Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Diving
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueAquatics Centre
Dates29 July – 11 August
Competitors136 from 25 nations
Diving at the
2012 Summer Olympics

3 m springboard   men   women
10 m platform   men   women
Synchronized
3 m springboard
  men   women
Synchronized
10 m platform
  men   women

The diving competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 29 July to 11 August at the Aquatics Centre within the Olympic Park.[1] It was one of four aquatic sports at the Games, along with swimming, water polo and synchronised swimming.

The 2012 Games featured competitions in eight events (men and women events each of): 3m springboard, synchronised 3m springboard, 10m platform, and synchronised 10m platform.[2]

The diving featured 136 athletes representing 25 countries.[3] All divers must be at least 14 years old on or by 31 December 2012.[3]

China was the most successful nation, topping the medal table with six golds and ten in total.

Qualification

A nation could have no more than 16 divers qualify (up to eight males and eight females) and could enter up to two divers in individual events and one pair in synchronised events.[3]

For the individual diving events, qualifiers were:

For the synchronised events (pairs), qualifiers were:

Note: Qualifying spots go to the nation – they are not tied to the individual diver who achieved the place/finish at the qualifying event. However, an individual diver may only qualify one spot for their nation.

Participating nations

Twenty-five nations competed in diving at the 2012 Olympics:[4]

Schedule

PPreliminaries ½Semifinal FFinal
Date → Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31 Wed 1 Fri 3 Sat 4 Sun 5 Mon 6 Tue 7 Wed 8 Thu 9 Fri 10 Sat 11
Event ↓ A A A A A A E E M E E M E E M E
Men's 3 m springboard P ½ F
Men's 10 m platform P ½ F
Men's synchronized 3 m springboard F
Men's synchronized 10 m platform F
Women's 3 m springboard P ½ F
Women's 10 m platform P ½ F
Women's synchronized 3 m springboard F
Women's synchronized 10 m platform F
M = Morning session, A = Afternoon session, E = Evening session

Medalists

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China63110
2 United States1124
3 Russia1102
4 Mexico0213
5 Australia0101
6 Canada0022
7 Great Britain0011
Malaysia0011
Total 8 8 8 24

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
Ilya Zakharov
 Russia
Qin Kai
 China
He Chong
 China
10 m platform
David Boudia
 United States
Qiu Bo
 China
Tom Daley
 Great Britain
Synchronised 3 m springboard
Luo Yutong
and Qin Kai
 China
Ilya Zakharov
and Evgeny Kuznetsov
 Russia
Troy Dumais
and Kristian Ipsen
 United States
Synchronised 10 m platform
Cao Yuan
and Zhang Yanquan
 China
Iván García
and Germán Sánchez
 Mexico
David Boudia
and Nicholas McCrory
 United States

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
Wu Minxia
 China
He Zi
 China
Laura Sánchez
 Mexico
10 m platform
Chen Ruolin
 China
Brittany Broben
 Australia
Pandelela Rinong
 Malaysia
Synchronised 3 m springboard
He Zi
and Wu Minxia
 China
Kelci Bryant
and Abigail Johnston
 United States
Jennifer Abel
and Émilie Heymans
 Canada
Synchronised 10 m platform
Chen Ruolin
and Wang Hao
 China
Paola Espinosa
and Alejandra Orozco
 Mexico
Meaghan Benfeito
and Roseline Filion
 Canada

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
  1. Diving page of the 2012 Olympics website (www.london2012.com); retrieved 2012-06-15.
  2. Diving Events page from the 2012 Olympics website (www.london2012.com); retrieved 2012-06-15.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Qualification System – Games of the XXX Olympiad: Diving. Published by FINA in 2011-05; retrieved 2012-06-15.
  4. London 2012 – Diving – Qualified National Federations/National Olympic Committees. Published by FINA on 2012-04-27; retrieved 2012-06-15.
  5. 2012 Olympic Games Diving Team published by Diving Australia, retrieved 2012-06-20.
  6. (Spanish) FINA confirma los cupos para los proximos Juegos Olimpicos (trans:FINA confirms spots for the next Olympic Games) published by FECNA on 2012-06-21; retrieved 2012-06-21.
  7. (German) Biografien DSV-Team Olympische Spiele Wasserspringen (trans: Biographies Germany Olympic Diving Team); published by the DSV on 2012-06-13, retrieved 2012-06-20.
  8. BOA announce 12 British divers selected to TeamGB for London 2012. Published by British Swimming on 2012-06-11; retrieved 2012-06-20.
  9. (Swedish) OS-truppen nu fulltalig (trans: Olympic Games-squad now complete); published by Svenska Simförbudnet on 2012-06-18, retrieved 2012-06-20.
  10. (Spanish) Subirats va a Londres (trans: Subirats will go to London) by Andreina Salas Guzmán, El Universal. Published on 2012-06-21; retrieved 2012-06-21.

Coordinates: 51°32′25″N 0°00′38″W / 51.5402°N 0.0106°W / 51.5402; -0.0106

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