Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics

The diving competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held from 27 July to 10 August 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.[1][2] A total of 136 divers, with an equal distribution between men and women, competed across eight medal events (four per gender in both individual and synchronized) at these Games, the same amount as Tokyo 2020.[3]

Diving
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueParis Aquatic Centre
Dates27 July – 10 August 2024
No. of events8 (4 men, 4 women)
Competitors136 from 32 nations
← 2020
2028 →

For the first time, Chinese divers swept all of the available events, winning a record eight gold medals.[4] Great Britain won no golds for the first time since 2012, but a national record five medals, the only team other than China to win more than two, to finish in second place in the table for the third successive Games.

Qualification

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136 diving quota places, with an equal split between men and women, were available for Paris 2024; NOCs can enter a maximum of two divers each in the men's and women's individual events and a gender-based pair in the synchronized events, respecting a sixteen-member (eight per gender) country limit.[3] To be eligible for the Games, all divers had to be 14 years old and above on or before December 31, 2023; and had to have participated in various international meets approved by World Aquatics.[5][6]

Individual events

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The qualification spots for each of the individual springboard and platform diving events (both men and women) had been attributed as follows:[5]

  • 2023 World Championships – The top twelve finalists of each individual event obtained a quota place for their NOC at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, scheduled for July 14 to 30, in Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Continental Qualification Tournaments – The winners of each individual event obtained a quota place for their NOC at one of the five continental meets (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) approved by World Aquatics.
  • 2024 World Championships – Twelve highest-ranked divers eligible for qualification obtained a quota place for their NOC in each individual event at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, scheduled for February 2 to 18, in Doha, Qatar, respecting the two-member country limit and without surpassing the total quota of 136.
  • Reallocation – Additional spots had been entitled to the eligible divers placed thirteenth and above in their corresponding individual events, respecting the two-member country limit, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships until they attained the total quota of 136.
  • Host nation – As the host country, France reserved four men's and four women's spots to be distributed in each of the individual diving events.

Synchronized events

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Each synchronized diving event featured eight teams from their respective NOCs, composed of the following:[5]

  • 3: the top three (or the medal-winning) pairs at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, from July 14 to 30, in Fukuoka, Japan
  • 4: the top four pairs vying for qualification at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, from February 2 to 18, in Doha, Qatar
  • 1: reserved for the host country France

Competition schedule

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Legend
P Preliminary round ½ Semi-finals F Final
Schedule[7]
Event ↓ / Date → Sat 27 Mon 29 Wed 31 Fri 2 Mon 5 Tue 6 Wed 7 Thu 8 Fri 9 Sat 10
Men's
Men's 3 m springboard P ½ F
Men's 10 m platform P ½ F
Men's 3 m synchronized springboard F
Men's 10 m synchronized platform F
Women's
Women's 3 m springboard P ½ F
Women's 10 m platform P ½ F
Women's 3 m synchronized springboard F
Women's 10 m synchronized platform F

Participating nations

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136 divers from 32 NOCs qualified.

Medal summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (France)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China82111
2  Great Britain0145
3  Mexico0112
  North Korea0112
5  Australia0101
  Japan0101
  United States0101
8  Canada0011
Totals (8 entries)88824

Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
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Xie Siyi
  China
Wang Zongyuan
  China
Osmar Olvera
  Mexico
10 m platform
details
Cao Yuan
  China
Rikuto Tamai
  Japan
Noah Williams
  Great Britain
Synchronized 3 m springboard
details
  China
Wang Zongyuan
Long Daoyi
  Mexico
Juan Celaya
Osmar Olvera
  Great Britain
Anthony Harding
Jack Laugher
Synchronized 10 m platform
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  China
Yang Hao
Lian Junjie
  Great Britain
Tom Daley
Noah Williams
  Canada
Rylan Wiens
Nathan Zsombor-Murray

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Chen Yiwen
  China
Maddison Keeney
  Australia
Chang Yani
  China
10 m platform
details
Quan Hongchan
  China
Chen Yuxi
  China
Kim Mi-rae
  North Korea
Synchronized 3 m springboard
details
  China
Chen Yiwen
Chang Yani
  United States
Sarah Bacon
Kassidy Cook
  Great Britain
Yasmin Harper
Scarlett Mew Jensen
Synchronized 10 m platform
details
  China
Chen Yuxi
Quan Hongchan
  North Korea
Kim Mi-rae
Jo Jin-mi
  Great Britain
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix
Lois Toulson

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Paris 2024 – Diving". Paris 2024. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ Iannaconi, Emily (14 September 2022). "Diving at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b Meng, Lingcheng (3 September 2022). "How to qualify for diving at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  4. ^ McNamara, Paul; Chan, Mike (2024-08-11). "Paris Olympics: table tennis, diving sweeps as China beat medal forecast in race with US". South China Morning Post.
  5. ^ a b c "Paris 2024 – Diving Info". World Aquatics. 5 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Diving" (PDF). World Aquatics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Competition Schedule – Diving". Paris 2024. pp. 30–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.