Diving at the Summer Olympics

Diving at the Summer Olympics
Diving at the Summer Olympics
IOC Discipline Code	DIV
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; 2020; 2024;
	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, synchronised swimming and water polo, is regulated and supervised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA), the international federation (IF) for aquatic sports.

Summary

Games	Year	Events	Best Nation
1
2
3	1904	2	United States
4	1908	2	Germany Sweden
5	1912	4	Sweden
6
7	1920	5	United States
8	1924	5	United States
9	1928	4	United States
10	1932	4	United States
11	1936	4	United States
12
13
14	1948	4	United States
15	1952	4	United States
16	1956	4	United States

Games	Year	Events	Best Nation
17	1960	4	United States
18	1964	4	United States
19	1968	4	United States
20	1972	4	Italy United States
21	1976	4	United States
22	1980	4	Soviet Union
23	1984	4	United States
24	1988	4	China
25	1992	4	China
26	1996	4	China
27	2000	8	China
28	2004	8	China
29	2008	8	China
30	2012	8	China
31	2016	8	China
32	2020	8	China

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 program 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 (2 men's and 2 women's events). 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 (4 men's and 4 women's events).

Another important change to the sport occurred at the 1984 Summer Olympics, when China first competed, after boycotting the previous games due to the political status of Taiwan.^[5] China has become the dominant diving power and accumulated 47 gold medals since 1984.

Medal table

Total medal count 1904–2020:^[6]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	49	46	46	141
2	China (CHN)	47	24	10	81
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	5	3	11
7	Australia (AUS)	3	3	8	14
8	United Team of Germany (EUA)	3	1	0	4
9	Germany (GER)	2	8	12	22
10	Great Britain (GBR)	2	3	8	13
11	East Germany (GDR)	2	2	3	7
12	Mexico (MEX)	1	7	7	15
13	Canada (CAN)	1	5	8	14
14	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	1	0	2
15	Denmark (DEN)	1	0	1	2
16	Greece (GRE)	1	0	0	1
17	Unified Team (EUN)	0	2	1	3
18	Egypt (EGY)	0	1	1	2
18	Malaysia (MAS)	0	1	1	2
20	France (FRA)	0	1	0	1
21	Ukraine (UKR)	0	0	2	2
22	ROC	0	0	1	1
Totals (22 entries)		130	130	131	391

Events

Men's

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	20	24	Games
Plunge for distance	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-	1
Plain high diving	–	–	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-	3
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	X	X	27
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	X	X	28
Synchronized 3 metre springboard	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	7
Synchronized 10 metre platform	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	7

Events	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Women's

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	20	24	Games
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
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
Synchronized 3 metre springboard	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	7
Synchronized 10 metre platform	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	7

Events	–	–	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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	20	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	9	7	23
Austria (AUT)					1		3	2	2	3	4	4	1	2	4	1	4	2	3	1	2	2	2	3	2	3		1		22
Azerbaijan (AZE)																							1	1						2
Bahamas (BAH)																					1									1
Barbados (BAR)																					1									1
Belarus (BLR)																							5	2	3	4	2	2		6
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	9	4	16
Bulgaria (BUL)																			2			1	1							3
Canada (CAN)				1	2	1		1	3	3	2		2	2	3	4	8	9		7	6	8	6	7	6	10	9	6	10	23
Chile (CHI)											1		2																	2
China (CHN)																				8	8	8	7	8	10	10	12	13	10	10
Chinese Taipei (TPE)																							2	4						2
Colombia (COL)														1	1	3	2							2	1	3	2	4	3	10
Costa Rica (CRC)																							1							1
Croatia (CRO)																												1		1
Cuba (CUB)											1					2			2					6	6	5	3			7
Czech Republic (CZE)																								1						1
Czechoslovakia (TCH)							2	2		3				1		1	1	1	2											8
Denmark (DEN)						5	4	1	1	2	3	2	1	2	2				1											11
Dominican Republic (DOM)																1			2	3									1	4
East Germany (GDR)																5	7	7	9		4									6
Ecuador (ECU)																		1			1									2
Egypt (EGY)								2		4	4	4		3	1					4								4	3	9
Finland (FIN)				2	6	3	6	2		1	1	3	1	1	1	2	2			1	1			2	2	1				18
France (FRA)						1	12	4	1	2	5	4	2	4			3	2	1	1	2	2	1	6	1	2	5	3	3	22
Georgia (GEO)																							2	1						2
Germany (GER)			3	5	4			9	2	11		4										6	7	8	10	14	8	8	9	15
Great Britain (GBR)				16	3	5	11	7		6	11	9	5	7	6	5	8	4	6	6	5	4	5	8	7	10	12	11	12	25
Greece (GRE)																						1	1	5	8	1	1			6
Guatemala (GUA)																1														1
Hong Kong (HKG)																				2	2		1	1						4
Hungary (HUN)										2	1		2	2	2				2		3	3	2	4	3	2	2	1		16
India (IND)															2															1
Indonesia (INA)																	1							3						2
Iran (IRI)															1															1
Ireland (IRL)											1																	1	2	3
Israel (ISR)												1	1																	2
Italy (ITA)				1	1	1	1	3		3		1		5	3	4	2	4	1	2	4	3	2	5	6	8	8	8	6	23
Jamaica (JAM)																	1											1	1	3
Japan (JPN)						1		1	4	5		2	4	5	9	4	3	3		3	4	3	3	1	2	2	1	3	11	20
Kazakhstan (KAZ)																							5	5						2
Kuwait (KUW)																		2	1	2	1		2							5
Malaysia (MAS)																								3	3	4	9	6	5	6
Mexico (MEX)								1	5	1	4	5	3	4	3	6	4	5	6	6	3	8	5	7	5	7	10	9	14	22
Netherlands (NED)							4	7		1	2	2		2		2	2			1	2	2						1	2	13
New Zealand (NZL)																		1		3		1						1	1	5
North Korea (PRK)																						4	3	5	3	3	3	2		7
Norway (NOR)					3	4				3	2					1	1			2	1	1					1		1	11
Peru (PER)										1														1						2
Philippines (PHI)																								2		2				2
Poland (POL)														1		5	3		2		1	1								6
Portugal (POR)																				1										1
Puerto Rico (PUR)															1	2	1						2	1	1			1	1	8
Rhodesia (RHO)														1	3															2
Romania (ROU)																	3		3			4	3	3	1	2				7
Russia (RUS)																							7	7	9	10	7	8		6
Russian Empire (RU1)					1																									1
Singapore (SGP)																													2	1
South Africa (RSA)											1	1										1			1	1		1	2	7
South Korea (KOR)														1	3	2				1	2		4	4		1	2	1	5	11
Soviet Union (URS)												11	11	7	12	10	9	11	12		8									9
Spain (ESP)							3										2	3	3	2	2	3	5	5	4	2	2		2	13
Sri Lanka (SRI)												1											1							2
Sweden (SWE)				10	34	12	11	8	1	3	3	4	2	4	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	3	1	1	2	2		1	25
Switzerland (SUI)						1	1	1		3	2	2		1			1				1	2	1	3	1				1	14
Syria (SYR)											1									1										2
Tajikistan (TJK)																							2							1
Thailand (THA)																		1					2	2						3
Turkey (TUR)																		1												1
Ukraine (UKR)																							6	9	8	9	9	7	6	7
Unified Team (EUN)																						7								1
United States (USA)			7	2	2	14	10	9	9	10	7	11	9	5	12	11	8	11		7	7	7	8	7	10	12	11	10	11	26
United Team of Germany (EUA)														7	9															2
Uruguay (URU)																							1							1
Venezuela (VEN)												1						1		1		1	1	3	1	1	3	2	1	11
West Germany (FRG)																8	9	4		4	6									6
Yugoslavia (YUG)										1													2							2
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	28	30	82
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	135	144
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	20

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. Archived from the original on 2007-04-01. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
↑ "Aquatics – Diving". Summer Sports. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2007-04-23. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
↑ "Diving". The Sports Yellow Pages!!. ThinkQuest. Archived from the original on 2005-11-04. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
↑ Wren, Christopher S. (9 January 1984). "'84 Olympic Effort a Great Leap Forward for China". The New York Times.
↑ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

References

"Olympic medal winners". Athletes. International Olympic Committee.
"RIO 2016 – DIVING – PARTICIPATING ATHLETES". Fina. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
"Official Olympic Reports". Amateur Athletic Foundation. Archived from the original on 2006-06-22.

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[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. Archived from the original on 2007-04-01. Retrieved 2007-01-22.

[3] "Aquatics – Diving". Summer Sports. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2007-04-23. Retrieved 2007-01-22.

[4] "Diving". The Sports Yellow Pages!!. ThinkQuest. Archived from the original on 2005-11-04. Retrieved 2007-01-22.

[5] Wren, Christopher S. (9 January 1984). "'84 Olympic Effort a Great Leap Forward for China". The New York Times.

[6] "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

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