Chinese diver He Chong took the gold of men's 1-metre springboard event at the 15th edition of FINA Diving World Cup here on Wednesday.

The 19-year-old He, who grabbed the gold of 3m springboard synchronized event with Wang Feng at 2005 World Aquatic Championships in Montreal, Canada, firmly held the first place on Wednesday since the first dive.

Although he didn't performed well in the fourth round while executing a reverse two-and-a-half somersault and earned 72 points, his lowest score tonight, He convinced the judges with his last two dives, one receiving 90.00 points and the other 96.90 points. He took the gold with a total score of 505.65 points.

"I didn't spend much time training on the 1m springboard, so I think I performed well enough tonight," said He.

He's teammate Luo Yutong came in second at 445.55 points and Chris Colwill from the United States grabbed the bronze with a total score of 423.85 points.

Earlier, Olympic champion Guo Jingjing of China grabbed the hosts' first gold at the World Cup in the women's one-metre springboard.

Editor: Donald