Penza, 8 August 2012. PenzaNews. Penza athlete Ilya Zakharov became the Olympic champion and won 3m springboard gold in London on Tuesday, August 7. This gold medal was the ninth for the Russian athletes at the Olympics in London and the first for sportsmen from the Penza region. Thus, Penza athletes have one gold, three silver and two bronze medals. According to the internet service “Penza-Sport,” Ilya Zakharov scored 555.90.

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Kai Qin from China took silver with 541.75, while his fellow countryman He Chong was forced to settle for bronze with 524.15.