Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics
The diving competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 29 July to 11 August at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park.[1] It was one of four aquatic sports at the Games, along with swimming, water polo and synchronised swimming.
| Diving at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
.jpg) The Aquatics Centre | |
| Venue | Aquatics Centre |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 July – 11 August |
| Competitors | 136 from 25 nations |
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| 3 m springboard | men | women | ||
| 10 m platform | men | women | ||
| Synchronized 3 m springboard |
men | women | ||
| Synchronized 10 m platform |
men | women | ||
The 2012 Games had competitions in eight events (men and women events each of): 3m springboard, synchronised 3m springboard, 10m platform, and synchronised 10m platform.[2]
The diving had 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:
- the top 12 finishers in each event from the 2011 World Championships,
- the five continental champions in each event, and
- up to 18 semi-finalists from the 2012 Diving World Cup.
For the synchronised events (pairs), qualifiers were:
- the top three finishers in each event from the 2011 World Championships,
- the top four from in each event the 2012 World Cup, and
- the host nation (Great Britain).[3]
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]
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Schedule
| P | Preliminaries | ½ | Semifinal | F | Final |
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
Medalists
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  United States |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Russia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Mexico |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Canada |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Malaysia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Ilya Zakharov Russia (RUS) |
Qin Kai China (CHN) |
He Chong China (CHN) |
| 10 m platform |
David Boudia United States (USA) |
Qiu Bo China (CHN) |
Tom Daley Great Britain (GBR) |
| Synchronised 3 m springboard |
Luo Yutong and Qin Kai China (CHN) |
Ilya Zakharov and Evgeny Kuznetsov Russia (RUS) |
Troy Dumais and Kristian Ipsen United States (USA) |
| Synchronised 10 m platform |
Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan China (CHN) |
Iván García and Germán Sánchez Mexico (MEX) |
David Boudia and Nicholas McCrory United States (USA) |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Wu Minxia China (CHN) |
He Zi China (CHN) |
Laura Sánchez Mexico (MEX) |
| 10 m platform |
Chen Ruolin China (CHN) |
Brittany Broben Australia (AUS) |
Pandelela Rinong Malaysia (MAS) |
| Synchronised 3 m springboard |
He Zi and Wu Minxia China (CHN) |
Kelci Bryant and Abigail Johnston United States (USA) |
Jennifer Abel and Émilie Heymans Canada (CAN) |
| Synchronised 10 m platform |
Chen Ruolin and Wang Hao China (CHN) |
Paola Espinosa and Alejandra Orozco Mexico (MEX) |
Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion Canada (CAN) |
References
- ↑ Diving page Archived 2012-09-05 at Archive.today of the 2012 Olympics website; retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ↑ Diving Events page Archived 2012-08-07 at the Wayback Machine from the 2012 Olympics website (www.london2012.com); retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Qualification System – Games of the XXX Olympiad: Diving Archived 2012-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. Published by FINA in 2011-05; retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ↑ London 2012 – Diving – Qualified National Federations/National Olympic Committees Archived 2012-07-11 at the Wayback Machine. Published by FINA on 27 April 2012; retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ↑ 2012 Olympic Games Diving Team published by Diving Australia, retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ↑ (in Spanish) FINA confirma los cupos para los proximos Juegos Olimpicos Archived 2012-06-25 at the Wayback Machine (trans:FINA confirms spots for the next Olympic Games) published by FECNA on 21 June 2012; retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ (in German) Biografien DSV-Team Olympische Spiele Wasserspringen (trans: Biographies Germany Olympic Diving Team); published by the DSV on 13 June 2012, retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ↑ BOA announce 12 British divers selected to TeamGB for London 2012. Published by British Swimming on 11 June 2012; retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ↑ (in Swedish) OS-truppen nu fulltalig Archived 2012-07-15 at the Wayback Machine (trans: Olympic Games-squad now complete); published by Svenska Simförbudnet on 18 June 2012, retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ↑ (in Spanish) Subirats va a Londres (trans: Subirats will go to London) by Andreina Salas Guzmán, El Universal. Published on 21 June 2012; retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ "Olympic sport competition schedule".