Osmar Olvera wins bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

PARIS.— The Mexican Osmar Olvera This Thursday, August 8, he added his second medal in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after his participation in the test of Dives in the category three-meter individual springboard.

On this occasion, the diver managed to win the medal bronze after adding a total of 500.40 points; falling behind the Chinese Xie Siyi and Wang Zongyuan, who won gold and silver, with scores of 543.60 and 530.20, respectively.

And it is at the Saint-Denis Aquatic Centre, Olvera started the test in great form and after two dives he was in second place, just three points behind first place Wang Zongyuan.

But the possibility of reaching a higher position on the podium disappeared. in the third jump when made a mistake by losing his balance when entering the water and receiving failing grades that sent him to third place.

The Mexican regained his form in his next three performances, including a fourth a jump that bordered on perfection and secured him bronze, but he was no longer able to catch up with the Chinese competitors.

However, the Olvera medal She is the second in this discipline in Paris 2024. The diver from Mexico City had won a silver medal along with Juan Celaya in the synchronized diving three meters a few days ago.

For Mexico, the bronze of Osmar Olvera This is the 17th medal in the Olympic Games in this discipline. Also, after the diver’s achievement, this discipline is confirmed as the top provider of medals for the country in history.

Osmar Olvera, who won the silver medal in the three-meter individual event at the Fukuoka World Championships, joins Paola Espinosa, Alejandra Orozco and Germán Sánchez as Mexican divers with two medals in diving at the Olympic Games.

Unlike them, Olvera achieved his two medals in a single edition of the Olympic Gamesand having just turned 20 last June, the future looks bright for the Aztec jumper.

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