Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Diving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place from August 10 to August 23. These events were held at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre, a special venue built for the Olympics. Divers from many countries came together to compete in exciting events, showing off their skills in jumping from high platforms or boards into the water. The Olympics is a special event where athletes from around the world meet to compete in many different sports, and diving is one of the popular ones that many people enjoy to watch.

Competition format

Divers from both men and women competed in four main events in Beijing: 3-meter springboard synchronized, 10-meter platform synchronized, 3-meter springboard, and 10-meter platform.

In individual events, divers first went through preliminaries, then semifinals, and finally finals. Divers were randomly placed in the preliminaries, and the top 18 scores moved on to the semifinals. From there, the top 12 scores advanced to the final competition.

Competition schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

Qualifying criteria

Each country could send up to 2 divers for each individual event and up to 1 team for each synchronized event. The places for each event were given out based on the results of qualifying competitions.

Competition	Date	Venue	Individual Diving	Synchronized Diving
FINA World Championships	March 17 - April 1, 2007	Melbourne	12	3
FINA Diving World Cup	February 19–25, 2008	Beijing	22	4
Host nation	-	-	-	China
TOTAL			34	8

Participating countries

Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing had athletes from many countries around the world. Here are some of the countries that took part:

• Australia with 9 athletes
• Austria with 3 athletes
• Belarus with 4 athletes
• Brazil with 4 athletes
• Canada with 11 athletes
• China with 9 athletes
• Colombia with 3 athletes
• Cuba with 5 athletes
• Finland with 1 athlete
• France with 2 athletes
• Germany with 9 athletes
• Great Britain with 10 athletes
• Greece with 1 athlete
• Hungary with 2 athletes
• Italy with 8 athletes
• Japan with 2 athletes
• Malaysia with 4 athletes
• Mexico with 7 athletes
• North Korea with 4 athletes
• Philippines with 2 athletes
• Romania with 2 athletes
• Russia with 10 athletes
• South Africa with 1 athlete
• South Korea with 1 athlete
• Spain with 2 athletes
• Sweden with 2 athletes
• Ukraine with 8 athletes
• United States with 12 athletes
• Venezuela with 1 athlete

Medal summary

Diving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place from August 10 to August 23 at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	7	1	3	11
2	Australia	1	1	0	2
3	Russia	0	3	2	5
4	Canada	0	2	0	2
5	Germany	0	1	1	2
6	Mexico	0	0	1	1
	Ukraine	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		8	8	8	24

Qualification summary

Nation	Synchronized Diving				Individual Diving				Total
	Men's 3m	Men's 10m	Women's 3m	Women's 10m	Men's 3m	Men's 10m	Women's 3m	Women's 10m	Quotas	Athletes
Australia	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	12	9
Austria					1		1	1	3	3
Belarus					1	2	1		4	4
Brazil					1	2		1	4	4
Canada	1			1	2	2	2	2	10	10
China	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	12	10
Colombia		1			1	1	1		4	3
Cuba		1			2	2			5	5
Finland					1				1	1
France								2	2	2
Germany	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	12	14
Great Britain	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	10	10
Greece								1	1	1
Hungary							2		2	2
Italy			1		2	1	2	2	8	8
Japan					1			1	2	2
Malaysia						1	2	1	4	4
Mexico				1	1	2	2	2	8	7
North Korea				1		1		2	4	3
Philippines						1	1		2	2
Romania						1		1	2	2
Russia	1	1	1		2	2	2	1	10	10
South Africa							1		1	1
South Korea					1				1	1
Spain					1		1		2	2
Sweden							1	1	2	2
Ukraine	1		1		2	2	2	1	9	9
United States	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	12	12
Venezuela					1				1	1
Total: 29 NOCs	8	8	8	8	29	30	30	29	150	136