Canadian diver Mia Vallée won gold in the women’s one-metre springboard final on Friday for Canada’s 64th medal of the Commonwealth Games.
The 21-year-old from Kirkland, Que., topped the podium after amassing 291.85 points on five dives at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham, England.
Vallée’s best score came on her second dive — inward 2 ½ somersaults — to earn 65.10 points. She was coming off a bronze medal in the same event at the world championships in June.
Australia’s Brittany O’Brien claimed silver while finishing with 279.60 points. England’s Amy Rollinson rounded out the podium with bronze (272.00).
Calgary’s Margo Erlam finished ninth with 239.25 points.
Canada has won 18 gold, 22 silver and 24 bronze through eight days of competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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