Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized variants for each of the traditional events. The competition took place at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre, from 22 to 30 September, comprising a total of 157 divers from 42 nations.

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 metre springboard
 Xiong Ni
China (CHN)
 Fernando Platas
Mexico (MEX)
 Dmitri Sautin
Russia (RUS)
10 metre platform
 Tian Liang
China (CHN)
 Hu Jia
China (CHN)
 Dmitri Sautin
Russia (RUS)
Synchronized
3 metre springboard
 Xiong Ni
and Xiao Hailiang
China (CHN)
 Dmitri Sautin
and Alexandre Dobroskok
Russia (RUS)
 Robert Newbery
and Dean Pullar
Australia (AUS)
Synchronized
10 metre platform
 Dmitri Sautin
and Igor Lukashin
Russia (RUS)
 Hu Jia
and Tian Liang
China (CHN)
 Jan Hempel
and Heiko Meyer
Germany (GER)

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 metre springboard
 Fu Mingxia
China (CHN)
 Guo Jingjing
China (CHN)
 Dörte Lindner
Germany (GER)
10 metre platform
 Laura Wilkinson
United States (USA)
 Li Na
China (CHN)
 Anne Montminy
Canada (CAN)
Synchronized
3 metre springboard
 Vera Ilina
and Ioulia Pakhalina
Russia (RUS)
 Fu Mingxia
and Guo Jingjing
China (CHN)
 Ganna Sorokina
and Olena Zhupina
Ukraine (UKR)
Synchronized
10 metre platform
 Li Na
and Sang Xue
China (CHN)
 Émilie Heymans
and Anne Montminy
Canada (CAN)
 Rebecca Gilmore
and Loudy Tourky
Australia (AUS)

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  China (CHN) 5 5 0 10
2  Russia (RUS) 2 1 2 5
3  United States (USA) 1 0 0 1
4  Canada (CAN) 0 1 1 2
5  Mexico (MEX) 0 1 0 1
6  Australia (AUS) 0 0 2 2
 Germany (GER) 0 0 2 2
8  Ukraine (UKR) 0 0 1 1

Participating nations

Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.

See also

References

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