Diving at the Summer Olympics

Governing body

Events

8 (men: 4; women: 4)

Games

1896	•	1900	•	1904	•	1908	•	1912	•	1920
1924	•	1928	•	1932	•	1936	•	1948	•	1952
1956	•	1960	•	1964	•	1968	•	1972	•	1976
1980	•	1984	•	1988	•	1992	•	1996	•	2000
2004	•	2008	•	2012	•	2016

Medalists

Diving was first introduced in the official programme of the Summer Olympic Games at the 1904 Games of St. Louis and has been an Olympic sport since. It was known as "fancy diving"^[1] for the acrobatic stunts performed by divers during the dive (such as somersaults and twists). This discipline of Aquatics, along with swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo, is regulated and supervised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA), the international federation (IF) for aquatic sports.

History

The first Olympic diving events were contested by men and consisted of a platform diving event ("fancy high diving") and also a plunge for distance event, which heralded victorious the diver who could reach the farthest underwater, while remaining motionless after a ground-level standing dive. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, men's springboard diving was added to the programme replacing the plunge for distance, regarded as uninteresting.^[2] Women's diving debut happened at the 1912 Summer Olympics in the platform event and was expanded to springboard diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics. A parallel platform diving event for men, called "plain high diving", was presented at the Games of the V Olympiad. No acrobatic moves were allowed, only a simple straight dive off the platform.^[3] It was last contested at the 1924 Summer Olympics after which it was merged with "fancy high diving" into one competition renamed "highboard diving" (or just "high diving").^[4]

By the time of the 1996 Summer Olympics, the diving events were exactly the same as in 1928. However, four years later in Sydney, the inclusion of a synchronized diving variant for the springboard and platform events elevated the list up to eight events.

Another important change to the sport occurred in the 1984 Summer Olympics, when China was first allowed to compete, ending the ban imposed upon them by FINA because of their nation's government. China has won many medals since then.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	49	42	44	135
2	China (CHN)	33	17	9	59
3	Sweden (SWE)	6	8	7	21
4	Russia (RUS)	4	8	6	18
5	Soviet Union (URS)	4	4	6	14
6	Italy (ITA)	3	4	2	9
7	Australia (AUS)	3	3	6	12
8	Unified Team of Germany (EUA)	3	1	0	4
9	Germany (GER)	2	8	10	20
10	East Germany (GDR)	2	2	3	7
11	Mexico (MEX)	1	6	6	13
12	Canada (CAN)	1	4	6	12
13	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	1	0	2
14	Denmark (DEN)	1	0	1	2
15	Greece (GRE)	1	0	0	1
16	Great Britain (GBR)	0	2	5	7
17	Unified Team (EUN)	0	2	1	3
18	Egypt (EGY)	0	1	1	2
19	France (FRA)	0	1	0	1
20	Ukraine (UKR)	0	0	2	2
21	Malaysia (MAS)	0	0	1	1
Total		114	114	116	344

Events

All events are named according to the International Olympic Committee labeling.^[5]

Event	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	Games
Current program
Men's 3 metre springboard	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	25
Men's 10 metre platform	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	26
Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	5
Men's synchronized 10 metre platform	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	5
Women's 3 metre springboard	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	23
Women's 10 metre platform	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	24
Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	5
Women's synchronized 10 metre platform	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	5
Past events
Men's plunge for distance	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Men's plain high diving	–	–	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Women's plain high diving^[6]	–	–	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3

Events	2	2	5	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	8	8	8	8

Nations

The numbers in each cell indicate the number of divers that nation sent to that Games.

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	Years
Argentina (ARG)														1						1	1	2		1					5
Armenia (ARM)																							2	1					2
Australasia (ANZ)				1																									1
Australia (AUS)						1	1	1		1	1	2	10	4	2	2	3	4	3	4	5	7	7	6	7	9	10		21
Austria (AUT)					1		3	2	2	3	4	4	1	2	4	1	4	2	3	1	2	2	2	3	2	3			21
Azerbaijan (AZE)																							1	1					2
Bahamas (BAH)																					1								1
Barbados (BAR)																					1								1
Belarus (BLR)																							5	2	3	4	2		5
Belgium (BEL)				1		3	2													1	1	1							6
Bermuda (BER)											1	2													1				3
Bolivia (BOL)																							1						1
Brazil (BRA)						1					3	2	2	1				1	1	1	1	1		2	4	4	3		14
Bulgaria (BUL)																			2			1	1						3
Canada (CAN)				1	2	1		1	3	3	1		2	2	3	4	8	9		7	6	8	6	7	6	10	9		21
Chile (CHI)											1		2																2
China (CHN)																				8	8	8	7	8	10	10	12		8
Chinese Taipei (TPE)																							2	4					2
Colombia (COL)														1	1	3	2							2	1	3	2		8
Costa Rica (CRC)																							1						1
Cuba (CUB)											X					2			2					6	6	5	3		7
Czech Republic (CZE)																								1					1
Czechoslovakia (TCH)							2	X		X				X		1	1	1	2										8
Denmark (DEN)						5	4	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	2				1										11
Dominican Republic (DOM)																1			2	3									3
East Germany (GDR)																5	7	7	9		4								6
Ecuador (ECU)																		1			1								2
Egypt (EGY)								X		X	X	X		X	1					4									7
Finland (FIN)				2	6	3	6	X		X	X	X	X	X	1	2	2			1	1			2	2	1			18
France (FRA)						1	12	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			3	2	1	1	2	2	1	6	1	2	5		20
Georgia (GEO)																							2	1					2
Germany (GER)			3	5	4			X	X	X												6	7	8	10	14	8		12
Great Britain (GBR)				16	3	5	11	X		X	X	X	X	X	6	5	8	4	6	6	5	4	5	8	7	10	12		23
Greece (GRE)																						1	1	5	8	1	1		6
Guatemala (GUA)																1													1
Hong Kong (HKG)																				2	2		1	1					4
Hungary (HUN)								X		X	X		X	X	2				2		3	3	2	4	3	2	2		14
India (IND)															2														1
Indonesia (INA)																	1							3					2
Iran (IRI)															1														1
Israel (ISR)												X	X																2
Italy (ITA)				1	1	1	1	X		X		X		X	3	4	2	4	1	2	4	3	2	5	6	8	8		21
Jamaica (JAM)																	1												1
Japan (JPN)						1		X	X	X		X	X	X	9	4	3	3		3	4	3	3	1	2	2	1		18
Kazakhstan (KAZ)																							5	5					2
Kuwait (KUW)																		2	1	2	1		2						5
Malaysia (MAS)																								3	3	4	9		4
Mexico (MEX)								X	X	X	X	X	X	X	3	6	4	5	6	6	3	8	5	7	5	7	10		20
Netherlands (NED)							4	X		X	X	X		X		2	2			1	2	2							11
New Zealand (NZL)																		1		3		1							3
North Korea (PRK)																						4	3	5	3	3	3		6
Norway (NOR)					3	4				X	X					1	1			2	1	1					1		10
Peru (PER)										X														1					2
Philippines (PHI)																								2		2			2
Poland (POL)														X		5	3		2		1	1							6
Portugal (POR)																				1									1
Puerto Rico (PUR)															1	2	1						2	1	1				6
Rhodesia (RHO)														X	3														2
Romania (ROU)																	3		3			4	3	3	1	2			7
Russia (RUS)																							7	7	9	10	7		5
Russian Empire (RU1)					1																								1
South Africa (RSA)											X											1			1	1			4
South Korea (KOR)														X	3	2				1	2		4	4		1	2		9
Soviet Union (URS)												X	X	X	12	10	9	11	12		8								9
Spain (ESP)							3										2	3	3	2	2	3	5	5	4	2	2		12
Sri Lanka (SRI)												X											1						2
Sweden (SWE)				10	34	12	11	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	3	1	1	2	2		24
Switzerland (SUI)						1	1	X		X	X	X		X			1				1	2	1	3	1				13
Syria (SYR)											X									1									2
Tajikistan (TJK)																							2						1
Thailand (THA)																		1					2	2					3
Turkey (TUR)																		1											1
Ukraine (UKR)																							6	9	8	9	9		5
Unified Team (EUN)																						7							1
United States (USA)			7	2	2	14	10	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12	11	8	11		7	7	7	8	7	10	12	11		24
Unified Team of Germany (EUA)														X	9														2
Uruguay (URU)																							1						1
Venezuela (VEN)												X						1		1		1	1	3	1	1	3		9
West Germany (FRG)												X				8	9	4		4	6								6
Yugoslavia (YUG)										1													2						3
Zimbabwe (ZIM)																			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		80
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
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	24

Notes

↑ "Aquatics - Diving". Sports. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
↑ Bill Bryson. "A City Under Starter's Orders". Olympics 2000 Sydney. The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
↑ "Aquatics - Diving". Summer Sports. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
↑ "Diving". The Sports Yellow Pages!!. ThinkQuest. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
↑ "Olympic medal winners". Athletes. International Olympic Committee.
↑ "Diving women's plain high medalists". Retrieved 2016-03-29.

References

"Olympic medal winners". Athletes. International Olympic Committee.
"Official Olympic Reports". Amateur Athletic Foundation.

Diving at the Summer Olympics

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