Dumais sixth in diving

Ventura's Troy Dumais' quest for an Olympic medal ended with another sixth-place finish in the 3-meter springboard finals.
This was his third Olympics. He finished fourth in 3-meter synchronized in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He was sixth three times, in 3-meter springboard in 2000 and 2004 and in 3-meter synchronized in 2004 in Athens.
"I went after everything. I didn't hold anything back. I wasn't going to be tentative," said Dumais, a graduate of Buena High School. "My fifth dive is the only thing that bothered me tonight. I've trained really, really hard the past four years, and it's paid off with huge dividends. I did everything I could."
China won its sixth diving gold in six events as He Chong dominated the field with 572.90 points. Canada's Alexandre Despatie scored 536.65 points for silver, just ahead of China's Qin Kai, who won bronze at 530.10.
Dumais earned mark of 9.0 or better on four of his six dives, including earning 91.80 points with his third round dive. His fifth round dive only earned him 57.75 points.