Carson Tyler, Josh Hedberg win U.S.' first men's diving medal at worlds in decade
Tyler, a Paris Olympian, and Hedberg, the individual platform national champion, rallied from a tie for sixth place after the first two lower-difficulty dives to reach the podium after six rounds in Singapore on Tuesday.
China's Cheng Zilong and Zhu Zifeng had their own rally for gold, erasing a 13.11-point deficit going into the final round. They overtook Nikita Shleikher and Ruslan Ternovoi, neutral athletes from Russia, by a score of 429.63 to 428.70.
Tyler and Hedberg totaled 410.70, taking bronze by 11.43 over a British duo.
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It marks the first U.S. medal in a men's diving event at worlds since 2015, when David Boudia earned platform silver and Michael Hixon took 1m springboard bronze.
The U.S. last won a men's synchro medal in 2009.
China swept the two men's and two women's synchro events at worlds for a fifth consecutive time.
Diving worlds continue with early morning finals through Sunday, live on Peacock.
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