NORTH Yorkshire diver Jack Laugher has bagged the third Olympic medal of his diving career with bronze this morning.
The 26-year-old, from Harrogate, clinched bronze for Great Britain in the men’s 3m springboard final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
Laugher, who first took up diving in Harrogate and is currently based in Leeds, won gold in the synchronized 3m springboard with Chris Mears at Rio 2016 and won silver in the individual 3m springboard five years ago.
Laugher claimed a place on the podium as Xie Siyi took top spot, with Chinese compatriot Wang Zongyuan finishing runner-up.
It was a consistent display from Laugher, who did not drop below 81 points in his six dives with a best of 96.9 from his forward four and a half somersaults tuck.
Fellow Briton James Heatly qualified in fourth place but was unable to recover from a disappointing first dive in the 12-strong final and finished ninth.
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