Diving at the 2006 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Hamad Aquatic Centre |
Dates | 10–14 December |
Competitors | 62 from 13 nations |
Diving was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 10 to December 14. Men's and women's individual and synchronized events were held. All competition took place at the Hamad Aquatic Centre.
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.
The 2006 Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to 15, 2006 with 424 events in 39 sports featured in the games. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games.
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P | Preliminary | F | Final |
Event↓/Date → | 10th Sun | 11th Mon | 12th Tue | 13th Wed | 14th Thu | |||
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Men's 1 m springboard | P | F | ||||||
Men's 3 m springboard | P | F | ||||||
Men's 10 m platform | P | F | ||||||
Men's synchronized 3 m springboard | F | |||||||
Men's synchronized 10 m platform | F | |||||||
Women's 1 m springboard | F | |||||||
Women's 3 m springboard | P | F | ||||||
Women's 10 m platform | F | |||||||
Women's synchronized 3 m springboard | F | |||||||
Women's synchronized 10 m platform | F |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1 m springboard | Luo Yutong | Qin Kai | Ken Terauchi |
3 m springboard | He Chong | Luo Yutong | Ken Terauchi |
10 m platform | Lin Yue | Zhou Lüxin | Kim Chon-man |
Synchronized 3 m springboard | Wang Feng He Chong | Rossharisham Roslan Yeoh Ken Nee | Kwon Kyung-min Cho Kwan-hoon |
Synchronized 10 m platform | Lin Yue Huo Liang | Ri Jong-nam Kim Chon-man | Kwon Kyung-min Cho Kwan-hoon |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1 m springboard | Wu Minxia | He Zi | Elizabeth Jimie |
3 m springboard | Wu Minxia | He Zi | Leong Mun Yee |
10 m platform | Wang Xin | Chen Ruolin | Hong In-sun |
Synchronized 3 m springboard | Guo Jingjing Li Ting | Misako Yamashita Ryoko Nishii | Leong Mun Yee Elizabeth Jimie |
Synchronized 10 m platform | Jia Tong Chen Ruolin | Misako Yamashita Mai Nakagawa | Hong In-sun Choe Kum-hui |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Totals (5 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
A total of 62 athletes from 13 nations competed in diving at the 2006 Asian Games: [1]
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The women's synchronised 3 metre springboard diving competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha was held on 11 December at the Hamad Aquatic Centre.
The women's synchronised 10 metre platform diving competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha was held on 10 December at the Hamad Aquatic Centre.
"Diving Competition Schedule". Archived from the original on 2006-12-10.