China's Chen Ruolin retained her Olympic title in the women's 10 meter platform on Thursday, demolishing the field with an exhibition of exquisite diving.
Chen, 19, won gold with a massive 58-point cushion as the real drama unfolded below her.
"I'm very relaxed. It's like it's not the Olympic Games. I feel no high pressure, I'm relaxed," Chen said afterwards.
"I feel very pleased to have another gold medal for China."
Brittany Broben of Australia won what was effectively a last-round dive-off for silver with just six points separating the next five competitors going into their final attempts.
"Please don't pinch me because I never want to wake up. It's amazing," the 16-year-old said.
"Anything is possible. My first ever diving competition was four years ago and now I have a silver medal."
Pandelela Rinong Pamg of Malaysia held her nerve for bronze.
"I feel very proud and happy because I just won a medal for Malaysia," said Pamg. "It's really an honour. It's a great, great thing for Malaysia."
China's Hu Yadan, the world silver medalist, nailed the top dive of the competition in round four with 89.10, and followed it up with a final 86.40 but due to earlier mistakes she was out of the running and finished ninth.
