Dmitry Ivanovich Sautin (born March 15, 1974, Voronezh) is a Soviet and Russian diver, two-time Olympic champion, and the only person in history to win eight Olympic diving medals. He is an Honored Master of Sports of Russia (2000) and a lieutenant colonel in the reserve of the Russian Armed Forces.
Sports achievements
Olympic Games (8 medals)
Two-time Olympic champion:
1996 — 10-meter platform,
2000 — 10-meter platform (synchronized diving) (with Igor Lukashin)
Two-time Olympic vice-champion:
2000 — 3-meter springboard (synchronized diving) (with Alexander Dobroskok),
2008 — 3-meter springboard (synchronized diving) (with Yuri Kunakov)
4-time Olympic bronze medalist:
1992 — 3-meter springboard,
2000 — 3-meter springboard and 10-meter platform
2004 — 3-meter springboard
Participant and medalist in five consecutive Olympic Games: 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008
The only Olympic medalist in all four modern diving events.
World Aquatics Championships (9 medals)
Five-time World Champion:
Rome 1994 — 10-meter platform,
Perth 1998 — 10-meter platform,
Perth 1998 — 3-meter springboard,
Fukuoka 2001 — 3-meter springboard,
Barcelona 2003 — 3-meter springboard (synchronized diving) (with Alexander Dobroskok)
Silver medalist at the 1994 World Championships in springboard diving
Three-time bronze medalist at the World Championships (2001, 2003, and 2007)
Other competitions
11-time European Champion in various disciplines (1993–2008):
1993 — 1 time
1995 — 1
1997 — 1
1999 — 1
2000 — 2
2002 — 2
2006 — 1
2008 — 2
4-time silver medalist at the European Championships (1991, 1993, 2000, and 2006)
2-time bronze medalist at the European Championships (1995 and 2010)
Multiple winner and medalist at the Russian Championships
Winner of the World Cup and Grand Prix competitions
Three-time winner of the Goodwill Games (1994, 1998, and 2001).