Diving at the Summer Olympics

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Diving at the Summer Olympics
Diving pictogram.svg
IOC CodeDIV
Governing body World Aquatics
Events8 (men: 4; women: 4)
Summer Olympics

Diving was first introduced in the official programme of the Summer Olympic Games at the 1904 Games of St. Louis and has been an Olympic sport since. It was known as "fancy diving" [1] for the acrobatic stunts performed by divers during the dive (such as somersaults and twists). This discipline of Aquatics, along with swimming, synchronised swimming and water polo, is regulated and supervised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA), the international federation (IF) for aquatic sports.

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Summary

GamesYearEventsBest Nation
1
2
3 1904 2US flag 45 stars.svg  United States (1)
4 1908 2Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany (1)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (1)
5 1912 4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (2)
6
7 1920 5US flag 48 stars.svg  United States (2)
8 1924 5US flag 48 stars.svg  United States (3)
9 1928 4US flag 48 stars.svg  United States (4)
10 1932 4US flag 48 stars.svg  United States (5)
11 1936 4US flag 48 stars.svg  United States (6)
12
13
14 1948 4US flag 48 stars.svg  United States (7)
15 1952 4US flag 48 stars.svg  United States (8)
16 1956 4US flag 48 stars.svg  United States (9)
17 1960 4Flag of the United States.svg  United States (10)
18 1964 4Flag of the United States.svg  United States (11)
19 1968 4Flag of the United States.svg  United States (12)
20 1972 4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (1)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (13)
21 1976 4Flag of the United States.svg  United States (14)
22 1980 4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1)
23 1984 4Flag of the United States.svg  United States (15)
24 1988 4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (1)
25 1992 4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (2)
26 1996 4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (3)
27 2000 8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (4)
28 2004 8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (5)
29 2008 8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (6)
30 2012 8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (7)
31 2016 8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (8)
32 2020 8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (9)
33 2024 8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (10)

History

The first Olympic diving events were contested by men and consisted of a platform diving event ("fancy high diving") and also a plunge for distance event, which heralded victorious the diver who could reach the farthest underwater, while remaining motionless after a ground-level standing dive. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, men's springboard diving was added to the program replacing the plunge for distance, regarded as uninteresting. [2] Women's diving debut happened at the 1912 Summer Olympics in the platform event and was expanded to springboard diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics. A parallel platform diving event for men, called "plain high diving", was presented at the Games of the V Olympiad. No acrobatic moves were allowed, only a simple straight dive off the platform. [3] It was last contested at the 1924 Summer Olympics after which it was merged with "fancy high diving" into one competition renamed "highboard diving" (or just "high diving"). [4]

By the time of the 1996 Summer Olympics, the diving events were exactly the same as in 1928 (2 men's and 2 women's events). However, four years later in Sydney, the inclusion of a synchronized diving variant for the springboard and platform events elevated the list up to eight events (4 men's and 4 women's events).

Another important change to the sport occurred at the 1984 Summer Olympics, when China first competed, after boycotting the previous games due to the political status of Taiwan. [5] China has become the dominant diving power and accumulated 55 gold medals since 1984.

At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Chinese divers swept all of the available events, winning a record eight gold medals. The Chinese team also surpassed the United States in the all-time medal tally after this edition of the games.

Medal table

Total medal count 1904–2024: [6]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 55261192
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 494746142
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 68721
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 48618
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 44614
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 35311
7Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 34815
8Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 3104
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 281222
10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 241218
11Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2237
12Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 18817
13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 15915
14Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1102
15Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1012
16Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1001
17Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team 0213
18Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0112
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0112
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 0112
21Flag of France.svg  France 0101
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0101
23Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0022
24Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC (ROC)0011
Totals (24 entries)138138139415

Events

Men's

Women's

Nations

The numbers in each cell indicate the number of divers that nation sent to that Games.

Nation9600 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina   111215
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia   212
Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Australasia   11
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia   111112104223434577679109723
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria   132234412414231222323122
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan   112
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas   11
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados   11
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus   5234226
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium   1321116
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda   1213
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia   11
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil   132211111124439416
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria   2113
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada   121133222348976867610961023
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile   122
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China   88878101012131610
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei   242
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia   113221324310
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica   11
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia   11
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba   12266537
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic   11
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia   223111128
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark   5411232122111
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic   12314
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany   577946
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador   112
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt   2444314439
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland   26362113111221122118
Flag of France.svg  France   1124125424321122161253322
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia   212
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany   35492114678101488915
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain   1635117611957658466545871012111225
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece   1158116
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala   11
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong   22114
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary   2122223324322116
Flag of India.svg  India   21
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia   132
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran   11
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland   1123
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel   112
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy   1111331534241243256888623
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica   1113
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   114524594333433122131120
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan   552
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait   212125
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia   3349656
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico   15145343645663857571091422
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands   471222221221213
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand   131115
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea   43533327
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway   3432112111111
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru   112
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines   222
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland   1532116
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal   11
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico   121211118
Flag of Rhodesia.svg  Rhodesia   132
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania   33433127
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia   77910786
Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire   11
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore   21
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa   11111127
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea   1321244121511
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union   1111712109111289
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain   323322355422213
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka   112
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden   1034121181334242123222131122125
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland   1113221112131114
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria   112
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan   21
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand   1223
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey   11
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine   69899767
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team   71
Flag of the United States.svg  United States   7221410991071195121181177787101211101126
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany   792
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay   11
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela   1111131132111
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany   894466
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia   122
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe   3212116
Nations  29101414189212121162421232522212931304042302925283082
Divers  1039575371612869627259748283908267808195121157125136136135144 
Year9600 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24

See also

Notes

  1. "Aquatics – Diving". Sports. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
  2. Bill Bryson. "A City Under Starter's Orders". Olympics 2000 Sydney. The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 2007-04-01. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  3. "Aquatics – Diving". Summer Sports. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2007-04-23. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  4. "Diving". The Sports Yellow Pages!!. ThinkQuest. Archived from the original on 2005-11-04. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  5. Wren, Christopher S. (9 January 1984). "'84 Olympic Effort a Great Leap Forward for China". The New York Times.
  6. "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

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