Diving at the Summer Olympics

Diving at the Summer Olympics
Governing body FINA
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 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 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)   111215
 Armenia (ARM)   212
 Australasia (ANZ)   11
 Australia (AUS)   1111121042234345776791021
 Austria (AUT)   13223441241423122232321
 Azerbaijan (AZE)   112
 Bahamas (BAH)   11
 Barbados (BAR)   11
 Belarus (BLR)   523425
 Belgium (BEL)   1321116
 Bermuda (BER)   1213
 Bolivia (BOL)   11
 Brazil (BRA)   1322111111244314
 Bulgaria (BUL)   2113
 Canada (CAN)   121133122348976867610921
 Chile (CHI)   122
 China (CHN)   888781010128
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)   242
 Colombia (COL)   113221328
 Costa Rica (CRC)   11
 Cuba (CUB)   X2266537
 Czech Republic (CZE)   11
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)   2XXX11128
 Denmark (DEN)   54XXXXXXX2111
 Dominican Republic (DOM)   1233
 East Germany (GDR)   577946
 Ecuador (ECU)   112
 Egypt (EGY)   XXXXX147
 Finland (FIN)   2636XXXXXX1221122118
 France (FRA)   112XXXXXXX3211221612520
 Georgia (GEO)   212
 Germany (GER)   354XXX6781014812
 Great Britain (GBR)   163511XXXXXX65846654587101223
 Greece (GRE)   1158116
 Guatemala (GUA)   11
 Hong Kong (HKG)   22114
 Hungary (HUN)   XXXXX22332432214
 India (IND)   21
 Indonesia (INA)   132
 Iran (IRI)   11
 Israel (ISR)   XX2
 Italy (ITA)   1111XXXX342412432568821
 Jamaica (JAM)   11
 Japan (JPN)   1XXXXXX94333433122118
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)   552
 Kuwait (KUW)   212125
 Malaysia (MAS)   33494
 Mexico (MEX)   XXXXXXX3645663857571020
 Netherlands (NED)   4XXXXX2212211
 New Zealand (NZL)   1313
 North Korea (PRK)   4353336
 Norway (NOR)   34XX11211110
 Peru (PER)   X12
 Philippines (PHI)   222
 Poland (POL)   X532116
 Portugal (POR)   11
 Puerto Rico (PUR)   1212116
 Rhodesia (RHO)   X32
 Romania (ROU)   33433127
 Russia (RUS)   7791075
 Russian Empire (RU1)   11
 South Africa (RSA)   X1114
 South Korea (KOR)   X321244129
 Soviet Union (URS)   XXX12109111289
 Spain (ESP)   32332235542212
 Sri Lanka (SRI)   X12
 Sweden (SWE)   10341211XXXXXXX212322213112224
 Switzerland (SUI)   11XXXXX11213113
 Syria (SYR)   X12
 Tajikistan (TJK)   21
 Thailand (THA)   1223
 Turkey (TUR)   11
 Ukraine (UKR)   698995
 Unified Team (EUN)   71
 United States (USA)   7221410XXXXXXX12118117778710121124
 Unified Team of Germany (EUA)   X92
 Uruguay (URU)   11
 Venezuela (VEN)   X111131139
 West Germany (FRG)   X894466
 Yugoslavia (YUG)   123
 Zimbabwe (ZIM)   3212116
Nations   2910141418921212116242123252221293130404230292580
Divers   1039575371612869627259748283908267808195121157125136136 
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

See also

Notes

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

References

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