BEIJING - CHINA'S Guo Jinging became the most successful female diver in Olympic history here on Sunday as she leapt away from a top-class field to win the women's three-metre springboard gold medal.

Guo's triumph in front of her home fans meant she broke the record set by legendary Chinese diver Fu Minxia, who won five Olympic medals in her career.

And Guo, who has said she will retire after the Beijing Games, also made history by becoming the first diver to sweep both individual and synchro gold in two consecutive Olympic Games.

She had already the syncro title here after winning with partner Wu Minxia, who took the bronze medal in the individual event here Sunday.

Russia's Julia Pakhalina separated the two Chinese divers by taking the silver medal. -- AFP