Diving at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10 metre platform

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Men's 10 metre platform
at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Venue Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
Date25 March
Competitors10 from 4 nations
Winning score1085.60
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Matthew Helm  Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg   Peter Waterfield  Flag of England.svg  England
Bronze medal icon.svg   Alexandre Despatie  Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
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The men's 10 metre platform was part of the Diving at the 2006 Commonwealth Games program. The competition was held on 22 March 2006 at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Melbourne, Australia. [1] [2]

Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre Pool and sport complex in Melbourne (Australia)

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Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.

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Format

The competition was held in two rounds:

Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11).

DateStartRound
25 March11:27Preliminary
25 March20:31Finals

Results

Results: [3] [4] [5]

RankDiverPreliminaryFinalTotal Points
PointsRankPointsRank
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Matthew Helm  (AUS)532.202553.4011085.60
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  Peter Waterfield  (ENG)530.153500.3521030.50
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada.svg  Alexandre Despatie  (CAN)532.901484.0531016.95
4Flag of Australia.svg  Robert Newbery  (AUS)466.405524.054990.45
5Flag of Australia.svg  Matthew Mitcham  (AUS)492.054472.055964.10
6Flag of Malaysia.svg  Bryan Nickson  (MAS)430.606451.656882.25
7Flag of England.svg  Gareth Jones  (ENG)420.907427.057847.95
8Flag of Canada.svg  Wegadesk Gorup-Paule  (CAN)419.308369.108788.40
9Flag of Canada.svg  Kevin Geyson  (CAN)398.059366.259764.30
10Flag of England.svg  Callum Johnstone  (ENG)350.3010408.2510758.55

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References

  1. ↑ "Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre". m2006.thecgf.com/. Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Schedule". m2006.thecgf.com/. Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Diving - Preliminary results - Men's 10 metre platform - Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games". m2006.thecgf.com/.
  4. ↑ "Diving - Final results - Men's 10 metre platform - Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games". m2006.thecgf.com/.
  5. ↑ "Diving - Results summary - Men's 10 metre platform - Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games". m2006.thecgf.com/.
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