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 | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Paris Aquatic Centre |
| Dates | 27 July – 10 August 2024 |
| No. of events | 8 (4 men, 4 women) |
| Competitors | 136 from 32 nations |
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
edit136 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
editThe 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
editEach synchronized diving event featured eight teams from their respective NOCs, composed of the following:[5]
Competition schedule
edit| P | Preliminary round | ½ | Semi-finals | F | Final |
| 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
edit136 divers from 32 NOCs qualified.
- Australia (9)
- Austria (1)
- Brazil (2)
- Canada (5)
- China (10)
- Colombia (3)
- Cuba (2)
- Dominican Republic (3)
- Egypt (4)
- France (9) Host
- Germany (9)
- Great Britain (11)
- Ireland (2)
- Italy (8)
- Jamaica (1)
- Japan (5)
- Latvia (1)
- Malaysia (2)
- Mexico (9)
- Netherlands (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- North Korea (3)
- Norway (1)
- Poland (1)
- Puerto Rico (1)
- South Africa (1)
- South Korea (6)
- Spain (4)
- Sweden (1)
- Ukraine (9)
- United States (11)
- Uzbekistan (1)
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (France)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| North Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Men's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Xie Siyi China |
Wang Zongyuan China |
Osmar Olvera Mexico |
| 10 m platform |
Cao Yuan China |
Rikuto Tamai Japan |
Noah Williams Great Britain |
| Synchronized 3 m springboard |
China Wang Zongyuan Long Daoyi |
Mexico Juan Celaya Osmar Olvera |
Great Britain Anthony Harding Jack Laugher |
| Synchronized 10 m platform |
China Yang Hao Lian Junjie |
Great Britain Tom Daley Noah Williams |
Canada Rylan Wiens Nathan Zsombor-Murray |
Women's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Chen Yiwen China |
Maddison Keeney Australia |
Chang Yani China |
| 10 m platform |
Quan Hongchan China |
Chen Yuxi China |
Kim Mi-rae North Korea |
| Synchronized 3 m springboard |
China Chen Yiwen Chang Yani |
United States Sarah Bacon Kassidy Cook |
Great Britain Yasmin Harper Scarlett Mew Jensen |
| Synchronized 10 m platform |
China Chen Yuxi Quan Hongchan |
North Korea Kim Mi-rae Jo Jin-mi |
Great Britain Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix Lois Toulson |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Paris 2024 – Diving". Paris 2024. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Paris 2024 – Diving Info". World Aquatics. 5 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Diving" (PDF). World Aquatics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Competition Schedule – Diving". Paris 2024. pp. 30–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.