Beijing - Australia's Matthew Mitcham prevented China from making it eight victories out of eight in the diving events at the Beijing Games Saturday by taking gold in the men's 10-metre platform. Mitcham withheld the challenge of Zhou Luxin, who led going into the final round, to win with a total of 537.95 points. Zhou had to be satisfied with silver on 533.15 while Russia's Gleb Galperin claimed bronze with 525.80 points.
China's Huo Liang, the 2007 world champion, finished down in fourth.
The 20-year-old Mitcham, who advanced to the semi-finals with the second-highest points total, secured victory with a score of 112.10 on his final dive.
"It's going to take a while to sink in," said Mitcham. "My cheeks hurt from smiling, my face hurts from the chlorine, my legs are sore from jumping up and down. I'm in pain and I'm tired but I'm so happy."
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