During the competition, he scored a rare perfect 10 mark. After taking the silver in 1987, 1989 and 1995 and bronze in 1993, he had finally added a highboard gold to the European three-meter springboard gold he won in 1993. At the 2003 Arena Diving Champions Cup in Stockholm, Sweden, Hempel, now 32, was described as the man "who wrote diving history", citing the second best dive of all time in the Diving Champions Cup 3m finals performing a back 1 somersault with 3 twists in Vienna 1993, for a fantastic 87.36 points. Synchronized diving With Meyer, the synchronized pair continued to compete in the event at the World Championships, through at least 2001. They also competed separately on the men's 10 m platform. Hempel placed 4th at the 2001 Goodwill Games. Personal life Hempel is a father of two. In summer of 2022, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Sexual abuse allegations against coach In August 2022, Hempel revealed that his long-term coach Werner Langer sexually abused him over the course of 14 years. When he finally informed the German Swimming Association they relieved the coach from duty but did not make the reason public or bring criminal charges. See also Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's synchronized 10 metre platform References External links Profile Jan Hempel Detailed results 2000 Olympics 1971 births Living people German male divers Divers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic divers of East Germany Olympic divers of Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Divers from Dresden Olympic medalists in diving Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games 20th-century German people 21st-century German people