China's Lin Shan won the women's 1 metre springboard gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, turning consistency across five rounds into a winning total of 263.05 points at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre.
Long Yiping, also representing China, took silver with 254.25 after an error in the penultimate round changed the order at the top. Korea's Kim Su-ji won bronze on 245.05.
Women's 1m springboard medal results
- Lin Shan, China — 263.05 points
- Long Yiping, China — 254.25 points
- Kim Su-ji, Republic of Korea — 245.05 points
Hong Kong, China's Chan Tsz Ming finished just outside the medals. Kim secured bronze with stronger scores on her final two dives after sitting seventh following the opening round.
How Lin Shan won gold
Long led until the fourth round, when her forward three-and-a-half somersaults in tuck position did not land as planned. The dive carried a 3.0 degree of difficulty, so the mistake had a large effect on her total. Lin, meanwhile, avoided a major miss and moved into first place.
That is the central story of a springboard final: difficulty creates scoring potential, but execution and repeatability decide whether that potential becomes points. Lin did not describe her performance as technically perfect, yet her stable series was enough to win.
A medal upgrade from Hangzhou
Lin's victory moved her one step higher than at the Hangzhou Asian Games, where she won silver. The 25-year-old said after the final that the result was good but that she still saw areas of her execution that needed refinement.
Long was making her first Asian Games appearance. Her silver still completed a one-two finish for China, while Kim repeated her Hangzhou bronze-medal result.
Why the event was held in Tokyo
The 2026 Asian Games are branded Aichi-Nagoya, but some competitions are staged at venues elsewhere in Japan. The women's 1m springboard final took place at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre, a specialist facility capable of hosting international diving.
That location detail is useful for fans searching “Asian Games diving today”: the result belongs to Aichi-Nagoya 2026 even though the competition venue was in Tokyo.
What the scores mean
Diving totals combine judges' execution marks with each dive's degree of difficulty. A single weak round can swing the standings because every athlete performs only a small number of dives. Lin's 8.80-point winning margin reflected her steadier series rather than one overwhelmingly high-scoring attempt.
The outcome also demonstrated the depth of China's diving programme, with two athletes occupying the top two positions. Kim's bronze kept Korea on the podium in the event.
The results and athlete comments were verified from the Olympic Council of Asia's official report. The thumbnail is the OCA's real medal-ceremony photograph from this final; it is not generated, composited or taken from an unrelated event.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Asian Games women's 1m springboard gold?
China's Lin Shan won with 263.05 points.
Who won silver and bronze?
Long Yiping of China won silver with 254.25, and Korea's Kim Su-ji won bronze with 245.05.
Where was the diving final held?
The final was held at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre in Tokyo, Japan.
What changed the result?
Long Yiping's error in the penultimate round allowed the more consistent Lin Shan to move ahead and take gold.
