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Jamie Braidwood

Jack Laugher gutted after dive that was ‘nail in coffin moment’ for Olympics hopes

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A disappointed Jack Laugher said the emotions of the Olympics got the better of him after finishing seventh in the 3m springboard final. The four-time Olympic medallist, who won bronze alongside Anthony Harding in the synchronised event last week, was out of the running at the halfway stage and ended up well short of the podium, while teammate Jordan Houlden was fifth.

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