RIO DE JANEIRO – Canadian diver Jennifer Abel finished just off the podium for a second time at the Rio Olympic Games.
The 24-year-old from Laval, Que., finished fourth in the individual three-metre springboard on Sunday, a week after narrowly missing the podium in the synchronized three metre with partner Pamela Ware.
Abel earned a total of 367.25 for her five dives in Sunday’s final, 5.5 points back of bronze medallist Tania Cagnotto of Italy.
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China’s Shi Tingmao won gold with 406.05 total points while He Zi, also of China, took silver with 387.9.
Ware of Greenfield Park, Que., in her first Olympic Games, placed seventh. The 23-year-old finished with 323.15 points.
Abel dominated the qualifying on Friday with a total of 373 points, 5.95 and 15.45 points more than China’s He and Tingmao, respectively, and finished third in the semifinals on Saturday.
Abel won gold in the individual springboard at the Pan American Games in Toronto last summer.
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