Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics

The diving competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured eight events[1] (postponed to 2021[2] due to the COVID-19 pandemic). It was one of four aquatic sports at the Games, along with swimming, water polo, and synchronised swimming.

Diving
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates25 July – 7 August 2021
No. of events8
Competitors136 from 30 nations
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The events were men's and women's versions each of: 3m springboard, synchronised 3m springboard, 10m platform, and synchronised 10m platform.[1]

The diving competitions featured up to 136 athletes. All divers had to be at least 14 years old on or by 31 December 2020.

For the ninth consecutive Games, China dominated the medal table, and for the fifth occasion in that period won gold in all but a single event; in this case, the 10 metre synchronised men's event won by Great Britain's Tom Daley and Matty Lee. This was the second consecutive Games that Great Britain denied China the sweep, after Jack Laugher and Chris Mears denied them in 2016. The United States took third in the medal table, completing a repeat of the top 3 nations from Rio. Again, as in Rio, China, Great Britain and the United States were also the only nations to medal in 3 or more events.

Qualification

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A nation can have no more than 16 divers qualify (up to eight males and eight females) and can enter up to two divers in individual events and one pair in synchronized events.

For the individual diving events, qualifiers will be:

  • the top 12 finishers in each event from the 2019 World Championships;
  • the five continental champions in each event;
  • the top 18 from the 2020 FINA Diving World Cup; and
  • additional competitors from the 2020 FINA Diving World Cup until the maximum quota is reached.

For the synchronized events (pairs), qualifiers will be:

  • the top three finishers in each event from the 2019 World Championships;
  • the top four in each event at the 2020 World Cup; and
  • the host nation (Japan).

Note: Qualifying spots will go to the nation; they are not tied to the individual diver who achieved the place/finish at the qualifying event. However, an individual diver might only qualify one spot for their nation.

Participating nations

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The following nations have won quota places for the diving competitions. Qualification is as yet incomplete.

Schedule

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Legend

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H Heats SF Semi-Finals F Finals
Date Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31 Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5 Aug 6 Aug 7
Event M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A
Men's 3m springboard H SF F
Men's 10m platform H SF F
Men's synchronized 3m springboard F
Men's synchronized 10m platform F
Women's 3m springboard H SF F
Women's 10m platform H SF F
Women's synchronized 3m springboard F
Women's synchronized 10m platform F

Medalists

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Medal table

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RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China75012
2  Great Britain1023
3  United States0213
4  Canada0101
5  Germany0022
6  Australia0011
  Mexico0011
  ROC0011
Totals (8 entries)88824
Games Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
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Xie Siyi
  China
Wang Zongyuan
  China
Jack Laugher
  Great Britain
10 m platform
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Cao Yuan
  China
Yang Jian
  China
Tom Daley
  Great Britain
Synchronized 3 m springboard
details
  China
Xie Siyi
Wang Zongyuan
  United States
Andrew Capobianco
Michael Hixon
  Germany
Patrick Hausding
Lars Rüdiger
Synchronized 10 m platform
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  Great Britain
Tom Daley
Matty Lee
  China
Cao Yuan
Chen Aisen
  ROC
Aleksandr Bondar
Viktor Minibaev

Women

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Shi Tingmao
  China
Wang Han
  China
Krysta Palmer
  United States
10 m platform
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Quan Hongchan
  China
Chen Yuxi
  China
Melissa Wu
  Australia
Synchronized 3 m springboard
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  China
Shi Tingmao
Wang Han
  Canada
Jennifer Abel
Mélissa Citrini-Beaulieu
  Germany
Lena Hentschel
Tina Punzel
Synchronized 10 m platform
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  China
Chen Yuxi
Zhang Jiaqi
  United States
Delaney Schnell
Jessica Parratto
  Mexico
Gabriela Agúndez
Alejandra Orozco

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Diving". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Schedule - Diving Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Diving Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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