The
diving competitions at the
2012 Olympic Games
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in
London
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took place from 29 July to 11 August at the
Aquatics Centre within the Olympic Park.
[Diving page](_blank)
of the 2012 Olympics website (www.london2012.com); retrieved 2012-06-15. It was one of four aquatic sports at the Games, along with
swimming
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,
water polo
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and
synchronised swimming
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.
The 2012 Games featured competitions in eight events (men and women events each of): 3m springboard, synchronised 3m springboard, 10m platform, and synchronised 10m platform.
The diving featured 136 athletes representing 25 countries.
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. Published by FINA
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in 2011-05; retrieved 2012-06-15. All divers must be at least 14 years old on or by 31 December 2012.
China
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was the most successful nation, topping the medal table with six golds and ten in total.
Qualification
A nation could have no more than 16 divers qualify (up to eight males and eight females) and could enter up to two divers in individual events and one pair in synchronised events.
For the individual diving events, qualifiers were:
*the top 12 finishers in each event from the
2011 World Championships,
*the five continental champions in each event, and
*up to 18 semi-finalists from the 2012 Diving World Cup.
For the synchronised events (pairs), qualifiers were:
*the top three finishers in each event from the 2011 World Championships,
*the top four from in each event the 2012 World Cup, and
*the host nation (
Great Britain
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).
Note: Qualifying spots go to the nation – they are not tied to the individual diver who achieved the place/finish at the qualifying event. However, an individual diver may only qualify one spot for their nation.
Participating nations
Twenty-five nations competed in diving at the 2012 Olympics:
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Subirats va a Londres
' (trans: ''Subirats will go to London'') by Andreina Salas Guzmán, ''El Universal''. Published on 2012-06-21; retrieved 2012-06-21.
Schedule
Medalists
Medal table
Men
Women
References
External links
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