| Diving at the 2019 Military World Games | |
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| Venues | Wuhan Sports Center Natatorium |
| Dates | 24–27 October |
Diving competitions at the 2019 Military World Games were held in Wuhan, China from 24 to 27 October 2019. [1] [2]
| Diving at the 2019 Military World Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venues | Wuhan Sports Center Natatorium |
| Dates | 24–27 October |
Diving competitions at the 2019 Military World Games were held in Wuhan, China from 24 to 27 October 2019. [1] [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Wang Zongyuan  China | Ma Depeng China | Oleg Kolodiy  Ukraine |
| 3 m springboard | Xie Siyi China | Wang Zongyuan China | Yury Naurozau  Belarus |
| 10 m platform | Lian Junjie China | Yuan Song China | Aleksandr Bondar  Russia |
| Synchronized 3 m springboard |  China (CHN)Wang Zongyuan Xie Siyi |  Ukraine (UKR)Oleg Kolodiy Oleksandr Gorshkovozov |  Italy (ITA)Tommaso Rinaldi Gabrile Auber |
| Synchronized 10 m platform | China (CHN) Lian Junjie Yang Hao |  Germany (GER)Lou Massenberg Timo Barthel |  Russia (RUS)Aleksandr Bondar Sergey Nazin |
| Men's team | China (CHN) Yuan Song Xie Siyi Yang Hao Peng Jianfeng Wang Zongyuan Ma Depeng Lian Junjie | Germany (GER) Timo Barthel Nico Herzog Lou Massenberg Frithjof Seidel |  Brazil (BRA)Isaac Souza Jackson Rondinelli |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 m springboard | Huang Xiaohui China | Chang Yani China | Kristina Ilinykh Russia |
| 3 m springboard | Huang Xiaohui China | Wei Ying China | Kristina Ilinykh Russia |
| 10 m platform | Si Yajie China | Lin Shan China | Kim Mi-rae  North Korea |
| Synchronized 3 m springboard | China (CHN) Wei Ying Huang Xiaohui | Russia (RUS) Kristina Ilinykh Iuliia Timoshinina | Germany (GER) Jana Lisa Rother Saskia Oettinghaus |
| Synchronized 10 m platform |  North Korea (PRK)Kim Mi-hwa Kim Mi-rae | Russia (RUS) Anna Chuinyshena Iuliia Timoshinina | Brazil (BRA) Tammy Galera Giovanna Pedroso |
| Women's team | China (CHN) Huang Xiaohui Wei Ying Si Yajie Yu Ouyang Hu Jiahan Lin Shan Chang Yani | Brazil (BRA) Giovanna Pedroso Tammy Galera Luana Lira Juliana Veloso | Russia (RUS) Iuliia Timoshinina Anna Chuinyshena Kristina Ilinykh |
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN)* | 11 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
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