Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Diving
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Diving pictogram.svg
Venue Georgia Tech Aquatic Center
Dates26 July 1996 (1996-07-26) through
2 August 1996 (1996-08-02)
No. of events4
Competitors122 from 39 nations
  1992
2000  

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, from 26 July to 2 August, comprising a total of 122 divers from 39 nations. [1]

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
3 m springboard
details
Xiong Ni
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Yu Zhuocheng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Mark Lenzi
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
10 m platform
details
Dmitri Sautin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Jan Hempel
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Xiao Hailiang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
3 m springboard
details
Fu Mingxia
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Irina Lashko
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Annie Pelletier
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
10 m platform
details
Fu Mingxia
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Annika Walter
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Mary Ellen Clark
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)3115
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1102
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0202
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0022
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0011
Totals (5 entries)44412

Participating nations

Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.

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  1. "Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 May 2020.[ permanent dead link ]

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