These are the results of the diving competition at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships, which took place in Perth, Western Australia.
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Medal summary
editMen
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1 m springboard |
Zhuocheng Yu (CHN) 417.54 |
 Troy Dumais (USA)415.74 |
Holger Schlepps (GER) 398.31 |
| 3 m springboard |
Dmitri Sautin (RUS) 746.79 |
Yilin Zhou (CHN) 694.92 |
Vassili Lisovski (RUS) 651.60 |
| 10 m platform |
Dmitri Sautin (RUS) 750.90 |
Tian Liang (CHN) 699.30 |
Jan Hempel (GER) 624.15 |
| 3 m springboard synchro |
Hao Xu (CHN) Zhuocheng Yu (CHN) 313.50 |
Alexander Mesch (GER) Holger Schlepps (GER) 308.28 |
Dean Pullar (AUS) Shannon Roy (AUS) 305.16 |
| 10 m platform synchro |
Tian Liang (CHN) Sun Shuwei (CHN) 326.34 |
Jan Hempel (GER) Michael Kühne (GER) 308.01 |
Igor Lukashin (RUS) Aleksandr Varlamov (RUS) 304.02 |
Women
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1 m springboard |
Irina Lashko (RUS) 296.07 |
Vera Ilyina (RUS) 288.06 |
Zhang Jing (CHN) 260.31 |
| 3 m springboard |
Yuliya Pakhalina (RUS) 544.62 |
Jingjing Guo (CHN) 518.76 |
Chantelle Michell (AUS) 515.07 |
| 10 m platform |
Olena Zhupina (UKR) 550.41 |
Yuyan Cai (CHN) 536.25 |
Li Chen (CHN) 519.45 |
| 3 m springboard synchro |
Irina Lashko (RUS) Yuliya Pakhalina (RUS) 282.30 |
Lang Rao (CHN) Rongjuan Li (CHN) 276.18 |
Tracy Bonner (USA) Kathy Pesek (USA) 263.91 |
| 10 m platform synchro |
Olena Zhupina (UKR) Svitlana Serbina (UKR) 278.28 |
Yuyan Cai (CHN) Li Chen (CHN) 276.54 |
Kristin Link (USA) Lindsay Long (USA) 265.47 |