Diving competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 10 to 13 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House).[1] Due to naming rights the arena were known as the latter for the duration of the games. Due to Pan American Games being scheduled to be held roughly around the same time as the 2015 World Aquatics Championships scheduled for Kazan, Russia, the diving begin on the day of the opening ceremony (when events are traditionally not held on the day of the ceremony).[2] A total of eight diving events were held: four each for men and women.[3]
| Diving at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Diving pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House |
| Dates | July 10–13 |
| No. of events | 8 (4 men, 4 women) |
| Competitors | 58 from 13 nations |
«2011 2019» | |
The winners of the four individual competitions, will qualify their country a quota place for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. If the host nation of the Olympics (Brazil) wins the event, the runner up will qualify instead.[4]
Competition schedule edit
The following is the competition schedule for the diving competitions:[5]
| P | Preliminaries | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Fri 10 | Sat 11 | Sun 12 | Mon 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 3 metre springboard | P | F | |||
| Men's 10 metre platform | P | F | |||
| Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard | F | ||||
| Men's synchronized 10 metre platform | F | ||||
| Women's 3 metre springboard | P | F | |||
| Women's 10 metre platform | P | F | |||
| Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard | F | ||||
| Women's synchronized 10 metre platform | F | ||||
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  Canada* | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 |  Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Colombia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Medalists edit
Men's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard[6] |
Rommel Pacheco Mexico
|
Jahir Ocampo Mexico
|
Philippe Gagné Canada
|
| 10 metre platform[7] |
Iván García Mexico
|
Víctor Ortega Colombia
|
Jonathan Ruvalcaba Mexico
|
| Synchronized 3 metre springboard[8] |
Mexico Jahir Ocampo Rommel Pacheco |
Canada Philippe Gagné François Imbeau-Dulac |
United States Cory Bowersox Zachary Nees |
| Synchronized 10 metre platform[9] |
Cuba Jeinkler Aguirre José Guerra |
Canada Philippe Gagné Vincent Riendeau |
Colombia Víctor Ortega Juan Guillermo Rios |
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard[10] |
Jennifer Abel Canada
|
Pamela Ware Canada
|
Dolores Hernández Mexico
|
| 10 metre platform[11] |
Paola Espinosa Mexico
|
Roseline Filion Canada
|
Meaghan Benfeito Canada
|
| Synchronized 3 metre springboard[12] |
Mexico Paola Espinosa Dolores Hernández |
Canada Jennifer Abel Pamela Ware |
United States Deidre Freeman Maren Taylor |
| Synchronized 10 metre platform[13] |
Canada Meaghan Benfeito Roseline Filion |
Brazil Ingrid de Oliveira Giovanna Pedroso |
Mexico Paola Espinosa Alejandra Orozco |
Qualification edit
A total of 60 divers qualified to compete at the games. Each nation might enter a team of up to eight divers (six if not competing in synchronized events). A maximum of two divers per country could be entered in the individual events, and one team in the synchronized events. Nations must submit the names of the divers they want entered by April 15, 2015. If the total number of divers exceeds 60, then Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA) will use the world rankings, and finishes in tournaments to determine the competing athletes.[14]
Qualification summary/Participating countries edit
| Nation | Synchronized Diving | Individual Diving | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 3m |
Men's 10m |
Women's 3m |
Women's 10m |
Men's 3m |
Men's 10m |
Women's 3m |
Women's 10m |
Athletes | |
| Brazil |
X | X | X | X | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Canada |
X | X | X | X | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
 Chile |
X | X | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Colombia |
X | X | X | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Cuba |
X | X | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||
 Dominican Republic |
1 | 1 | |||||||
 Ecuador |
1 | 1 | |||||||
 Jamaica |
1 | 1 | |||||||
| Mexico |
X | X | X | X | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
 Peru |
X | 2 | 2 | ||||||
 Puerto Rico |
X | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| United States |
X | X | X | X | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
 Venezuela |
X | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Total: 13 NOCs | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 60 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ Hogan, Bill (2013). "Dear President Coaracy & UANA Executive Committee Members" (PDF). uana-aquatics.org. Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Diving". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 Diving" (PDF). corporate.olympics.com.au. International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Men's 3 m Springboard Medalists (Individual)" (PDF). 11 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Men's 10 m Platform Medalists (Individual)" (PDF). 12 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Men's 3 m Springboard Medalists (Synchronised)" (PDF). 13 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Men's 10 m Platform Medalists (Synchronised)" (PDF). 13 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Women's 3 m Springboard Medalists (Individual)" (PDF). 12 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Women's 10 m Platform Medalists (Individual)" (PDF). 11 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Women's 3 m Springboard Medalists (Synchronised)" (PDF). 13 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Women's 10 m Platform Medalists (Synchronised)" (PDF). 13 January 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Qualification System Aquatics – Diving" (PDF). uana-aquatics.org. TO2015. Retrieved 29 November 2014.