Paris 2024 Olympics: Elena Bertocchi and Chiara Pellacani come close to achieving the feat

Possible, first medal for Italy fades by a few points.

Elena Bertocchi and Chiara Pellacani come close to the feat, which però evaporates by less than nine points. That was the outcome of the diving competition from the 3-meter springboard synchro at the Paris 2024 Olympics. In fact, the two athletes representing Italy finished in fourth place, with a score of 293.52. The bronze è went instead to the United Kingdom with Harper-Mew Jensen, close to the Azzurri but ahead: 302.58 for them.

The highest steps of the podium, however, brought no surprises. In fact, the gold è went to China, already a favorite before the race. The best of the lot thus proved to be Chang and Chen, who scored 337.68. Silver instead went to the United States, thanks to Bacon and Cook and their 314.64.

Elena Bertocchi, from Milan, class of 1994, won her first medal in diving at the very tender age of 7. At the international level she began to make a name for herself at the 2016 London Europeans, winning silver from the one-meter springboard. She later put five gold, three silver and one bronze medal in her trophy cabinet at the European diving championships. One of the golds was in 2018, when she competed on the 3-meter springboard right alongside Pellacani.

Chiara Pellacani è was born in Rome in 2002, but already since the 2015-2016 competitive season she has worn the colors of various Italian national teams. At the end of that season she won a silver, at the European Youth Diving Championships. For her, four medals at the World Championships (two silver and two bronze) and a bronze in the World Cup.