| Diving at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 24 – 17 July |
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| 2005 FINA World Championships | ||
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| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | ||
| Free | women | |
| Duet | ||
| Free | women | |
| Team | ||
| Free | women | |
| Combination | women | |
| Water polo | ||
| Tournament | men | women |
The diving competition at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 17 to July 24.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 |  Canada (CAN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1 m springboard | Alexandre Despatie 489.69 | Xu Xiang 445.68 | Wang Feng 445.56 |
| 3 m springboard | Alexandre Despatie 813.60 | Troy Dumais 752.76 | He Chong 730.77 |
| 10 m platform | Hu Jia 698.01 | José Guerra 691.14 | Gleb Galperin 656.19 |
| 3 m springboard synchro | He Chong Wang Feng 384.42 | Tobias Schellenberg Andreas Wels 364.59 | Justin Dumais Troy Dumais 360.27 |
| 10 m platform synchro | Dmitry Dobroskok Gleb Galperin 392.88 | Yang Jinghui Hu Jia 374.79 | Peter Waterfield Leon Taylor 367.95 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1 m springboard | Blythe Hartley (CAN) 325.65 | Wu Minxia (CHN) 299.70 | Heike Fischer (GER) 299.46 |
| 3 m springboard | Guo Jingjing (CHN) 645.54 | Wu Minxia (CHN) 619.05 | Tania Cagnotto (ITA) 591.27 |
| 10 m platform | Laura Ann Wilkinson (USA) 564.87 | Loudy Tourky (AUS) 551.25 | Jia Tong (CHN) 550.98 |
| 3 m springboard synchro | Li Ting (CHN) Guo Jingjing (CHN) 349.80 | Ditte Kotzian (GER) Conny Schmalfuss (GER) 319.05 | Olena Fedorova (UKR) Kristina Ishchenko (UKR) 308.82 |
| 10 m platform synchro | Jia Tong (CHN) Yuan Peilin (CHN) 351.60 | Chantelle Newbery (AUS) Loudy Tourky (AUS) 334.89 | Meaghan Benfeito (CAN) Roseline Filion (CAN) 328.80 |
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