Why was South Korea’s silver medal in women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard diving significant?

It was South Korea’s best performance in the event since 2002, when the synchronized 3m springboard was added to the Asian Games in Busan. South Korea had been shut out of medals in the next four editions before Kim Su-ji returned to the podium in 2023.

What medals did the top teams win in the women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard final?

China’s Chen Yiwen and Chen Jia won gold with 328.56 points. Malaysia’s Ker Ying Ong and Yiat Qing Lee took bronze with 243.72 points.

Divers win silver in women's synchronized event

Q: Who won silver in the women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard diving event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games?

Kim Su-ji and Kim Na-hyun won silver for South Korea. They scored 254.70 points after five attempts at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo.

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Kim Su-ji and Kim Na-hyun won silver in the women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard diving event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, giving South Korea its best result in the event since 2002. The pair scored 254.70 points at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo. China’s Chen Yiwen and Chen Jia won gold with 328.56 points, and Malaysia took bronze.

Key Facts

The women’s synchronized 3m event was added to the Asian Games in 2002 in Busan.
China has won every gold medal in the event since its debut.
Kim Su-ji won bronze in the event in 2023 with Park Ha-reum.
Kim Na-hyun also won bronze in the women’s synchronized 10m platform event on Saturday.
Chen Yiwen and Chen Jia finished first with 328.56 points, while Ker Ying Ong and Yiat Qing Lee of Malaysia finished third with 243.72 points.

By Yonhap

Published Sep 27, 2026 11:36 am KST

South Korea's Kim Su-ji, right, and Kim Na-hyun pose with their medals after winning silver in the women's synchronized 3m springboard final at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday. AP-Yonhap

Kim Su-ji and Kim Na-hyun teamed up for silver in the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard diving event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, South Korea's best performance in this event since 2002.

The two divers scored 254.70 points in their five attempts at Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo, finishing well behind China's Chen Yiwen and Chen Jia, who earned 328.56 points.

Ker Ying Ong and Yiat Qing Lee of Malaysia got the bronze with 243.72 points.

The women's synchronized 3m event was added to the Asian Games in 2002 in the South Korean host city of Busan, and China has won every gold medal since. This was Chen Yiwen's second straight gold.

In that inaugural year, the host country's Kang Min-kyung and Im Sung-young won silver. South Korea was shut out of medals over the next four editions of the Asian Games before Kim Su-ji won bronze with a different partner, Park Ha-reum, in 2023.

Kim Na-hyun has now bagged two medals in her Asian Games debut here, after winning bronze with Moon Na-hyun in the women's synchronized 10m platform event Saturday.

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