South Korea Wins Silver in Women's Synchronized Springboard, Bronze in Men's Platform at Asian Games

South Korean divers Kim Su-ji (Ulsan City Sports Council) and Kim Na-hyun (Gangwon State Office) have combined to win a valuable silver medal in the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

The pairing of Kim Su-ji and Kim Na-hyun finished in second place with a total of 254.70 points across five dives in the final held at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre today (27th).

The gold medal went to China's Chen Yiwen and Chen Jia, who scored 328.56 points, while Malaysia's Ong Ker Ying and Li Ya Qing claimed the bronze with 243.72 points.

Kim Su-ji and Kim Na-hyun got off to a smooth start, tying for 46.80 points in both their first dive (forward dive, difficulty 2.0) and second dive (inward dive, difficulty 2.0) to place second.

Cruising along by adding 59.40 points in their third dive (back 2 1/2 somersaults, difficulty 3.0), the duo stumbled slightly in their fourth dive (reverse 2 1/2 somersaults), managing only 44.10 points.

However, they secured the silver medal with a clean performance in the final fifth dive (forward 2 1/2 somersaults with 1 twist), earning 57.60 points.

Kim Na-hyun, who partnered with Moon Na-yun (Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Office) the previous day to win a bronze medal in the synchronized 10-meter platform, picked up her second medal of the competition.

Kim Su-ji, a leading figure in South Korean diving, also announced a promising start by claiming a silver medal in her first event of the competition.

This marks the first time Kim Su-ji has won a silver medal at the Asian Games.

Previously, Kim Su-ji won bronze medals in the women's 1-meter springboard at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games, and in both the 1-meter springboard and synchronized 3-meter springboard at the 2022 Hangzhou Games.


Good news of another bronze medal followed in the men's event held shortly after.

Represented by Shin Jung-hwi (KSPO & COCO) and Kim Young-taek (Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Office), the South Korean national team scored a total of 375.90 points across six dives in the men's synchronized 10-meter platform final at the same venue to take the bronze medal.

The gold was captured by China's Yang Hao and Lian Junjie, who posted an overwhelming score of 465.54 points.

Malaysia's Bertrand Rhodict Anak Lises and Enrique Harold (Malaysia's Enrique Harold and Elvis Priestley) took the silver medal with 377.52 points.

The pair of Shin Jung-hwi and Kim Young-taek tied for second place with 48.00 points in their first dive (back dive), but slipped to fourth after scoring 46.20 points in the second dive (reverse dive) and 65.28 points in the third dive (back 2 1/2 somersaults with 1 1/2 twists).

However, they bounced back to third place by earning 67.50 points in their fourth dive (forward 3 1/2 somersaults), and climbed to second by securing 70.08 points in their fifth dive (inward 3 1/2 somersaults, difficulty 3.2).

Although Shin Jung-hwi and Kim Young-taek scored a high 78.84 points in their final sixth dive (back 2 1/2 somersaults with 2 1/2 twists) and yielded the silver medal to the Malaysian duo by a mere 1.62 points, they successfully held off a chasing Japan (366.60 points) to secure third place.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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