And yet Sautin's first Olympic medal was a bronze, at the 1992 Games in Barcelona. Moreover, he won it wearing somebody else's trunks.
"I left mine in my room," Sautin told Rossiyskaya Gazeta. "While others were sleeping between training sessions, I would explore the Olympic village and wander around Barcelona. I was just a kid, born in the Soviet Union and had seen nothing else. Needless to say, I was dizzy with everything I saw. To cut a long story short, in the rush to prepare for the start, I forgot my trunks at the hotel. I was saved by the Mexican Fernando Platas, who himself came only in the 17th position. We later became friends. He is now the Mexican sports minister."
At the World Championships in Kazan, Sautin is ready to return to the springboard, to take part in the Masters tournament. Dmitry is always prepared to try new things. For example, for the fun of it, he has tried his hand at a new discipline, synchronized diving, together with the young athlete Diana Chapliyeva.