Diving at the Summer Olympics

Diving has been part of the Summer Olympic Games since 1904. It was first called "fancy diving" because divers did fun stunts like somersaults. Today, diving is one of the sports in the Aquatics group. This group also includes swimming, synchronised swimming, and water polo. The International Swimming Federation watches over all these water sports to keep them fair and safe.

Summary

Diving became an official part of the Summer Olympic Games in 1904, at the Games in St. Louis. Since then, it has been a regular Olympic sport. Back then, diving was called "fancy diving" because divers did cool flips and twists in the air before diving in.

Games	Year	Events	Best Nation
1
2
3	1904	2	United States (1)
4	1908	2	Germany (1)  Sweden (1)
5	1912	4	Sweden (2)
6
7	1920	5	United States (2)
8	1924	5	United States (3)
9	1928	4	United States (4)
10	1932	4	United States (5)
11	1936	4	United States (6)
12
13
14	1948	4	United States (7)
15	1952	4	United States (8)
16	1956	4	United States (9)
17	1960	4	United States (10)
18	1964	4	United States (11)
19	1968	4	United States (12)
20	1972	4	Italy (1)  United States (13)
21	1976	4	United States (14)
22	1980	4	Soviet Union (1)
23	1984	4	United States (15)
24	1988	4	China (1)
25	1992	4	China (2)
26	1996	4	China (3)
27	2000	8	China (4)
28	2004	8	China (5)
29	2008	8	China (6)
30	2012	8	China (7)
31	2016	8	China (8)
32	2020	8	China (9)
33	2024	8	China (10)

History

The first Olympic diving events were in 1904. Men competed in platform diving and a dive to see who could go farthest underwater. In 1908, men added springboard diving. Women began diving in 1912 with platform diving, and they added springboard diving in 1920.

Over time, new types of diving were added. In 2000, synchronized diving was introduced, adding more events. China became a top diving country in 1984 and has won many gold medals since then. At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Chinese divers won all the gold medals in diving events.

Medal table

See also: List of Olympic medalists in diving

Total medal count 1904–2024:

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	55	26	11	92
2	United States	49	47	46	142
3	Sweden	6	8	7	21
4	Russia	4	8	6	18
5	Soviet Union	4	4	6	14
6	Italy	3	5	3	11
7	Australia	3	4	8	15
8	United Team of Germany	3	1	0	4
9	Germany	2	8	12	22
10	Great Britain	2	4	12	18
11	East Germany	2	2	3	7
12	Mexico	1	8	8	17
13	Canada	1	5	9	15
14	Czechoslovakia	1	1	0	2
15	Denmark	1	0	1	2
16	Greece	1	0	0	1
17	Unified Team	0	2	1	3
18	Egypt	0	1	1	2
	Malaysia	0	1	1	2
	North Korea	0	1	1	2
21	France	0	1	0	1
	Japan	0	1	0	1
23	Ukraine	0	0	2	2
24	ROC (ROC)	0	0	1	1
Totals (24 entries)		138	138	139	415

Events

Men's

Diving at the Summer Olympics includes exciting events for men. Athletes compete in different ways to jump into the water from high boards or platforms. They are judged on how well they perform their dives.

Women's

Women also have their own diving events at the Olympics. They dive from the same heights as the men but compete separately. The goal is to perform beautiful dives and earn high scores from judges.

Nations

The table shows how many divers each country sent to the Olympic Games. Each number tells us how many people from that country jumped into the water to perform their dives.

Nation	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24	Years
Argentina														1						1	1	2		1							5
Armenia																							2	1							2
Australasia				1																											1
Australia						1	1	1		1	1	2	10	4	2	2	3	4	3	4	5	7	7	6	7	9	10	9	7	9	24
Austria					1		3	2	2	3	4	4	1	2	4	1	4	2	3	1	2	2	2	3	2	3		1		1	23
Azerbaijan																							1	1							2
Bahamas																					1										1
Barbados																					1										1
Belarus																							5	2	3	4	2	2			6
Belgium				1		3	2													1	1	1									6
Bermuda											1	2													1						3
Bolivia																							1								1
Brazil						1					3	2	2	1				1	1	1	1	1		2	4	4	3	9	4	2	17
Bulgaria																			2			1	1								3
Canada				1	2	1		1	3	3	2		2	2	3	4	8	9		7	6	8	6	7	6	10	9	6	10	5	23
Chile											1		2																		2
China																				8	8	8	7	8	10	10	12	13	16	10	11
Chinese Taipei																							2	4							2
Colombia														1	1	3	2							2	1	3	2	4	3	3	11
Costa Rica																							1								1
Croatia																												1			1
Cuba											1					2			2					6	6	5	3			2	8
Czech Republic																								1							1
Czechoslovakia							2	2		3				1		1	1	1	2												8
Denmark						5	4	1	1	2	3	2	1	2	2				1												11
Dominican Republic																1			2	3									1	3	5
East Germany																5	7	7	9		4										6
Ecuador																		1			1										2
Egypt								2		4	4	4		3	1					4								4	3	4	10
Finland				2	6	3	6	2		1	1	3	1	1	1	2	2			1	1			2	2	1					18
France						1	12	4	1	2	5	4	2	4			3	2	1	1	2	2	1	6	1	2	5	3	3	9	23
Georgia																							2	1							2
Germany			3	5	4			9	2	11		4										6	7	8	10	14	8	8	9	9	16
Great Britain				16	3	5	11	7		6	11	9	5	7	6	5	8	4	6	6	5	4	5	8	7	10	12	11	12	11	26
Greece																						1	1	5	8	1	1				6
Guatemala																1															1
Hong Kong																				2	2		1	1							4
Hungary										2	1		2	2	2				2		3	3	2	4	3	2	2	1			16
India															2																1
Indonesia																	1							3							2
Iran															1																1
Ireland											1																	1	2	2	4
Israel												1	1																		2
Italy				1	1	1	1	3		3		1		5	3	4	2	4	1	2	4	3	2	5	6	8	8	8	6	8	24
Jamaica																	1											1	1	1	4
Japan						1		1	4	5		2	4	5	9	4	3	3		3	4	3	3	1	2	2	1	3	11	5	21
Kazakhstan																							5	5							2
Kuwait																		2	1	2	1		2								5
Latvia																														1	1
Malaysia																								3	3	4	9	6	5	2	7
Mexico								1	5	1	4	5	3	4	3	6	4	5	6	6	3	8	5	7	5	7	10	9	14	9	23
Netherlands							4	7		1	2	2		2		2	2			1	2	2						1	2	1	14
New Zealand																		1		3		1						1	1		6
North Korea																						4	3	5	3	3	3	2		3	8
Norway					3	4				3	2					1	1			2	1	1					1		1	1	11
Peru										1														1							2
Philippines																								2		2					2
Poland														1		5	3		2		1	1								1	7
Portugal																				1											1
Puerto Rico															1	2	1						2	1	1			1	1	1	9
Rhodesia														1	3																2
Romania																	3		3			4	3	3	1	2					7
Russia																							7	7	9	10	7	8			6
Russian Empire					1																										1
Singapore																													2		1
South Africa											1	1										1			1	1		1	2	1	8
South Korea														1	3	2				1	2		4	4		1	2	1	5	6	12
Soviet Union												11	11	7	12	10	9	11	12		8										9
Spain							3										2	3	3	2	2	3	5	5	4	2	2		2	4	14
Sri Lanka												1											1								2
Sweden				10	34	12	11	8	1	3	3	4	2	4	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	3	1	1	2	2		1	1	26
Switzerland						1	1	1		3	2	2		1			1				1	2	1	3	1				1		14
Syria											1									1											2
Tajikistan																							2								1
Thailand																		1					2	2							3
Turkey																		1													1
Ukraine																							6	9	8	9	9	7	6	9	8
Unified Team																						7									1
United States			7	2	2	14	10	9	9	10	7	11	9	5	12	11	8	11		7	7	7	8	7	10	12	11	10	11	11	30
United Team of Germany														7	9																2
Uzbekistan																														1	1
Uruguay																							1								1
Venezuela												1						1		1		1	1	3	1	1	3	2	1		11
West Germany																8	9	4		4	6										6
Yugoslavia										1													2								2
Zimbabwe																			3	2	1	2	1	1							6
Nations			2	9	10	14	14	18	9	21	21	21	16	24	21	23	25	22	21	29	31	30	40	42	30	29	25	28	30		82
Divers			10	39	57	53	71	61	28	69	62	72	59	74	82	83	90	82	67	80	81	95	121	157	125	136	136	135	144
Year	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24