Olympic Diving

Diving has been a medal sport at the Summer Olympics since 1904.¹ There are four men's and four women's diving events.²

Fast Facts

1. Introduced in 1904¹
2. Women's events added in 1912³
3. Four men's events, four women's events²
4. Governed by the Federation Internationale de Natation⁴
5. 136 divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, diving events were held from August 10 to August 23, 2008, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.⁵⁶ China dominated the events, winning gold medals in seven of eight events and 11 of the 24 total medals available. Russia followed with five medals, while Australia, Canada and Germany each earned two.⁷

History

Individual men's diving events were introduced to the Summer Olympics in 1904.¹ Individual women's events were added in 1912.³ In 2000, two men's and two women's synchronized diving events were added.¹

Events

• 3 m springboard - men's & women's²
• 10 m platform - men's & women's²
• Synchronized diving 3 m springboard - men's & women's²
• Synchronized diving 10 m platform - men's & women's²

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