Quan Hongchan of China opens with perfect 10, then wins gold on the 10-metre platform at Paris Olympics

Chinese diver Quan Hongchan scores perfect 10, wins gold in Olympic diving, setting off wild cheers.

Quan Hongchan of China not only won her second gold medal in diving at the Paris Olympics, she did it on Tuesday (August 6) with a perfect score of 10 on her first of five dives.

The dive was a forward 3 1/2 somersaults, hardly making a ripple and setting off wild cheers from Chinese fans as the seven judges all registered scores of 10.

“I believe scoring 10 is unbelievable," Quan said through an interpreter. "The feeling was super.”

The 17-year-old, a three-time world champion, said she had scored 10 three times before — including twice while winning gold in Tokyo.

Chen Yuxi of China took silver, a repeat of their finish three years ago in Japan. Kim Mi Rae of North Korea won bronze, adding to the silver medal she claimed earlier in women’s 10-meter synchronized, which was the country’s first medal ever in Olympic diving.

Quan scored 425.60 points on five dives, compared with 420.70 for Chen and 372.10 for Kim. Caeli McKay of Canada was fourth with 364.50 points.

The two Chinese women teamed up earlier to win the 10-metre synchronized.