Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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Qualification Criteria

An NOC may qualify a maximum of two divers in each individual event, and one team in each synchronized event. Entry places will be allocated based on results at the FINA World Championships in 2007, and the FINA Diving World Cup in 2008. The divers only earn qualification spots for their country, not the divers themselves. [1]

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Qualification summary

NationSynchronized DivingIndividual DivingTotal
Men's
3m
Men's
10m
Women's
3m
Women's
10m
Men's
3m
Men's
10m
Women's
3m
Women's
10m
QuotasAthletes
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 11112222129
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11133
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 12144
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 12144
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1122221010
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 111122221210
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 111143
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 12255
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 111
Flag of France.svg  France 222
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 111122221214
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 111112121010
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 111
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 222
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1212288
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1122
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 12144
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1122287
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 11243
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1122
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1122
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11122211010
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 111
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 111
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1122
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1122
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 11222199
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 111122221212
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 111
Total: 29 NOCs888829303029150136

Men's 3m Synchronized Diving

CompetitionDateVenueQualifiers
FINA World Championships [2] Mar 17 - Apr 1, 2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FINA Diving World Cup February 19–25, 2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Host nationFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
TOTAL8

Men's 10m Synchronized Diving

CompetitionDateVenueQualifiers
FINA World Championships [3] Mar 17 - Apr 1, 2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
FINA Diving World Cup February 19–25, 2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Host nationFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
TOTAL8

Women's 3m Synchronized Diving

CompetitionDateVenueQualifiers
FINA World Championships [4] Mar 17 - Apr 1, 2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
FINA Diving World Cup February 19–25, 2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Host nationFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
TOTAL8

Women's 10m Synchronized Diving

CompetitionDateVenueQualifiers
FINA World Championships [5] Mar 17 - Apr 1, 2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
FINA Diving World Cup February 19–25, 2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Host nationFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
TOTAL8

Men's 3m Individual Diving

CompetitionDateVenueQualifiers
FINA World Championships [6] Mar 17 - Apr 1, 2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qin Kai
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexandre Despatie
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Sautin
Flag of Japan.svg Ken Terauchi
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Dobroskok
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg He Chong
Flag of the United States.svg Troy Dumais
Flag of Brazil.svg César Castro
Flag of Ukraine.svg Dmytro Lysenko
Flag of Belarus.svg Siarhei Kuchmasau
Flag of Cuba.svg Jorge Betancourt
Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Marconi
FINA Diving World Cup February 19–25, 2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Flag of Mexico.svg Yahel Castillo
Flag of Germany.svg Pavlo Rozenberg
Flag of Ukraine.svg Illya Kvasha
Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Colwill
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Wels
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Uran Salazar
Flag of Austria.svg Constantin Blaha
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Mitcham
Flag of Finland.svg Joona Puhakka
Flag of Italy.svg Tommaso Marconi
Flag of Cuba.svg Jorge Pupo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Reuben Ross
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Illana
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Benjamin Swain
Flag of Venezuela.svg Ramon Fumado
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Robertson
Flag of South Korea.svg Son Seung Chel
TOTAL29

Men's 10m Individual Diving

CompetitionDateVenueQualifiers
FINA World Championships [7] Mar 17 - Apr 1, 2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Flag of Russia.svg Gleb Galperin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Lüxin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Yue
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitriy Dobroskok
Flag of Mexico.svg Rommel Pacheco
Flag of Cuba.svg Jose Guerra Oliva
Flag of Malaysia.svg Bryan Nickson Lomas
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexandre Despatie
Flag of Belarus.svg Vadim Kaptur
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Waterfield
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Riley McCormick
Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Dell'Uomo
FINA Diving World Cup February 19–25, 2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Flag of Germany.svg Sascha Klein
Flag of the United States.svg David Boudia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Mitcham
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Uran Salazar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thomas Daley
Flag of Ukraine.svg Anton Zakharov
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kostyantyn Milyayev
Flag of Cuba.svg Jeinkel Aguirre
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Newbery
Flag of Mexico.svg Germán Sánchez
Flag of North Korea.svg Kim Chon Man
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Finchum
Flag of Brazil.svg Hugo Parisi
Flag of Brazil.svg Cassius Duran
Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandr Varlamau
Flag of the Philippines.svg Rexel Ryan Fabriga
Flag of Romania.svg Constantin Popovici
Flag of Germany.svg Norman Becker
TOTAL30

Women's 3m Individual Diving

CompetitionDateVenueQualifiers
FINA World Championships [8] Mar 17 - Apr 1, 2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guo Jingjing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Minxia
Flag of Italy.svg Tania Cagnotto
Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Lindberg
Flag of Russia.svg Yuliya Pakhalina
Flag of the United States.svg Nancilea Marie Foster
Flag of Germany.svg Katja Dieckow
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Blythe Hartley
Flag of Mexico.svg Laura Sánchez
Flag of the United States.svg Kelci Marie Bryant
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pozdnyakova
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Briony Cole
FINA Diving World Cup February 19–25, 2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sharleen Stratton
Flag of Ukraine.svg Olena Fedorova
Flag of Hungary.svg Nora Barta
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jennifer Abel
Flag of Belarus.svg Darya Romenskaya
Flag of Germany.svg Ditte Kotzian
Flag of Austria.svg Veronika Kratochwil
Flag of the Philippines.svg Sheila Mae Perez
Flag of Colombia.svg Diana Pineda Zuleta
Flag of Italy.svg Maria Marconi
Flag of South Africa.svg Jenna Louise Dreyer
Flag of Mexico.svg Jashia Luña
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jodie McGroarty
Flag of Malaysia.svg Elizabeth Jimie
Flag of Hungary.svg Gyongyver Kormos
Flag of Malaysia.svg Leong Mun Yee
Flag of Ukraine.svg Miriya Voloshchenko
Flag of Spain.svg Jenifer Benitez
TOTAL30

Women's 10m Individual Diving

CompetitionDateVenueQualifiers
FINA World Championships [9] Mar 17 - Apr 1, 2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Ruolin
Flag of Germany.svg Christin Steuer
Flag of the United States.svg Laura Ann Wilkinson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Émilie Heymans
Flag of France.svg Claire Febvay
Flag of Mexico.svg Paola Espinosa
Flag of Austria.svg Anja Richter
Flag of Germany.svg Annett Gamm
Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Marocchi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melissa Wu
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Roseline Filion
FINA Diving World Cup February 19–25, 2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Loudy Wiggins
Flag of Japan.svg Mai Nakagawa
Flag of Mexico.svg Tatiana Ortiz
Flag of the United States.svg Haley Ishimatsu
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stacie Powell
Flag of Ukraine.svg Iuliia Prokopchuk
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brooke Graddon
Flag of Romania.svg Ramona Ciobanu
Flag of North Korea.svg Kim Un Hyang
Flag of Italy.svg Tania Cagnotto
Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Perunina
Flag of North Korea.svg Hong In Sun
Flag of Brazil.svg Juliana Veloso
Flag of Malaysia.svg Pandelela Rinong
Flag of Sweden.svg Elina Eggers
Flag of France.svg Audrey Labeau
Flag of Greece.svg Eftychia Pappa-Papavasilopoulou
TOTAL29

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