Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | men | women | ||
| 10 m platform | men | women | ||
| Synchronized 3 m springboard |
men | women | ||
| Synchronized 10 m platform |
men | women | ||
Diving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.
Competition format
The following events were contested by both men and women in Beijing:[1]
- 3m Springboard Synchronized
- 10m Platform Synchronized
- 3m Springboard
- 10m Platform
Individual events consisted of preliminaries, semifinals and finals. The order of divers in the preliminary round were determined by computerized random selection, during the Technical Meeting. The 18 divers with the highest scores in the preliminaries proceeded to the semifinals.
The semifinal consisted of the top 18 ranked divers from the preliminary competition and the final consisted of the top 12 ranked divers from the semifinal.[2]
Competition schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Day | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 | 14:30–15:40 | 3m Springboard Synchronized Women |
| Monday, August 11, 2008 | 14:30–15:40 | 10m Platform Synchronized Men |
| Tuesday, August 12, 2008 | 14:30–15:40 | 10m Platform Synchronized Women |
| Wednesday, August 13, 2008 | 14:30–15:40 | 3m Springboard Synchronized Men |
| Friday, August 15, 2008 | 13:30–16:30 | 3m Springboard Women (Preliminaries) |
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 | 20:00–21:40 | 3m Springboard Women (Semifinal) |
| Sunday, August 17, 2008 | 20:30–22:00 | 3m Springboard Women (Final) |
| Monday, August 18, 2008 | 19:00–22:30 | 3m Springboard Men (Preliminaries) |
| Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | 10:00–11:50 | 3m Springboard Men (Semifinal) |
| 20:30–22:10 | 3m Springboard Men (Final) | |
| Wednesday, August 20, 2008 | 19:00–22:10 | 10m Platform Women (Preliminaries) |
| Thursday, August 21, 2008 | 10:00–11:40 | 10m Platform Women (Semifinal) |
| 20:00–21:30 | 10m Platform Women (Final) | |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 | 19:00–22:45 | 10m Platform Men (Preliminaries) |
| Saturday, August 23, 2008 | 10:00–11:50 | 10m Platform Men (Semifinal) |
| 20:00–21:40 | 10m Platform Men (Final) |
Qualifying criteria
An NOC could enter up to 2 qualified divers in each individual event and up to 1 team in each synchronized event.
Qualifying places for each event were awarded as follows:
| Competition | Date | Venue | Individual Diving | Synchronized Diving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINA World Championships | March 17 - April 1, 2007 |  Melbourne | 12 | 3 |
| FINA Diving World Cup | February 19–25, 2008 |  Beijing | 22 | 4 |
| Host nation | - | - | - | China |
| TOTAL | 34 | 8 | ||
Medal summary
Medal table
Retrieved from Beijing Olympics 2008 Official Website.[3]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard |
He Chong China (CHN) |
Alexandre Despatie Canada (CAN) |
Qin Kai China (CHN) |
| 10 metre platform |
Matthew Mitcham Australia (AUS) |
Zhou Lüxin China (CHN) |
Gleb Galperin Russia (RUS) |
| Synchronized 3 metre springboard |
Wang Feng and Qin Kai China (CHN) |
Dmitri Sautin and Yuriy Kunakov Russia (RUS) |
Illya Kvasha and Oleksiy Prygorov Ukraine (UKR) |
| Synchronized 10 metre platform |
Lin Yue and Huo Liang China (CHN) |
Patrick Hausding and Sascha Klein Germany (GER) |
Gleb Galperin and Dmitriy Dobroskok Russia (RUS) |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard |
Guo Jingjing China (CHN) |
Yuliya Pakhalina Russia (RUS) |
Wu Minxia China (CHN) |
| 10 metre platform |
Chen Ruolin China (CHN) |
Émilie Heymans Canada (CAN) |
Wang Xin China (CHN) |
| Synchronized 3 metre springboard |
Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia China (CHN) |
Yuliya Pakhalina and Anastasia Pozdnyakova Russia (RUS) |
Ditte Kotzian and Heike Fischer Germany (GER) |
| Synchronized 10 metre platform |
Wang Xin and Chen Ruolin China (CHN) |
Briony Cole and Melissa Wu Australia (AUS) |
Paola Espinosa and Tatiana Ortiz Mexico (MEX) |
Qualification summary
| Nation | Synchronized Diving | Individual Diving | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 3m | Men's 10m | Women's 3m | Women's 10m | Men's 3m | Men's 10m | Women's 3m | Women's 10m | Quotas | Athletes | |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 |
 Austria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Belarus | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||
 Brazil | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | ||
| China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
 Colombia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||
 Cuba | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||
 Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 France | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
 Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
 Greece | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 Hungary | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
 Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||
 Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
 Malaysia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |||
 North Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||
 Philippines | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
 Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
 South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 South Korea | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
 Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | ||
 United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
 Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Total: 29 NOCs | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 150 | 136 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Olympic Diving Schedule". FINA. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ↑ "The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Diving Competition Format". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
- ↑ "Diving Medal Standings". Retrieved 2008-08-17.
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