Commonwealth Games 2014: England’s Jack Laugher settles for second best in 3m springboard final
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Your support makes all the difference.England’s Jack Laugher blew the chance to land his second Commonwealth gold in as many days after he was forced to accept silver in the men’s 3m springboard final.
The 19-year-old, who topped the podium on Wednesday night when he claimed the 1m title at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh, held a 13-point advantage heading into the last two dives. But he made a complete mess of his fifth dive, a forward four-and-a-half somersault, and finished 9.7 points behind Malaysia’s Ooi Tze Liang, who took the gold with 457.6. The bronze medal went to Laugher’s team-mate Oliver Dingley.
“It hurts a bit but if you had told me four years ago I’d end up with a gold and a silver medal at a Commonwealth Games I would have said you were lying,” Laugher said.
In the women’s 10m platform, 13-year-old Victoria Vincent of England finished 10th, while her team-mate Tonia Couch came fifth.
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