FINA Diving World Cup

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FINA Diving World Cup
StatusActive
GenreSporting event
Date(s)Mid-year
FrequencyBiennial
CountryVarying
Inaugurated1979 (1979)

The FINA Diving World Cup is an international biennial diving competition that was first contested in The Woodlands, Texas in 1979. [1] The 2012 edition served as Diving's test event for the 2012 Olympics, [2] as well as the final qualifying event for Diving at those Games. [3] [4]

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Editions

NumberYearHost CityHost CountryEvents
1 1979 The Woodlands Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4
2 1981 Mexico City Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4
3 1983 The Woodlands Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4
4 1985 Shanghai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4
5 1987 Amersfoort Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4
6 1989 Indianapolis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6
7 1991 Winnipeg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6
8 1993 Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6
9 1995 Atlanta Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10
10 1997 Mexico City Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 10
11 1999 Wellington Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10
12 2000 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10
13 2002 Seville Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10
14 2004 Athens Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 8
15 2006 Changshu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 10
NumberYearHost CityHost CountryEvents
16 2008 Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 8
17 2010 Changzhou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 8
18 2012 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8
19 2014 Shanghai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9
20 2016 Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8
21 2018 Wuhan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 11
22 2021 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8
23 2022 Berlin Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9
24 2024 Xi'an Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9

Medals (1979–2022)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1346130225
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11221245
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11182251
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4171839
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4131936
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 44917
7Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 361322
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2121933
9Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 18615
10Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1225
11Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0347
12Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0235
13Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 0134
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0134
15Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0123
16Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0112
Flag of France.svg  France 0112
18Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0101
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 0101
20Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0022
21Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 0011
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0011
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 0011
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 0011
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0011
Totals (25 entries)175175174524

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