The
diving competitions at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.46 ...
featured eight events
. It was one of four aquatic sports at the Games, along with
swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
,
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with th ...
, and
synchronised swimming
Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédératio ...
.
The events were men's and women's versions each of: 3m springboard, synchronised 3m springboard, 10m platform, and synchronised 10m platform.
The diving competitions featured up to 136 athletes. All divers had to be at least 14 years old on or by 31 December 2020.
For the ninth consecutive Games, China dominated the medal table, and for the fifth occasion in that period were denied a clean sweep of diving golds by a single event; in this case, the 10 metre synchronised men's event won by Great Britain's
Tom Daley
Tom or TOM may refer to:
* Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name)
Characters
* Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head''
* Tom Beck, a character ...
and
Matty Lee
Matthew Lee (born 5 March 1998) is a British diver and Olympic gold medallist. Adept in both individual and synchronised diving, and across both 3-metre springboard and platform, Lee won the gold medal in 10-metre platform at the 2015 Europ ...
. This was the second consecutive Games that Great Britain denied China the sweep, after
Jack Laugher
Jack David Laugher ( ; born 30 January 1995) is a British diver competing for Great Britain and England. A specialist on springboard, he competes in individual springboard events, and in synchronised events with Chris Mears, Daniel Goodfell ...
and
Chris Mears denied them in 2016. The United States took third in the medal table, completing a repeat of the top 3 nations from Rio.
Qualification
A nation can have no more than 16 divers qualify (up to eight males and eight females) and can enter up to two divers in individual events and one pair in synchronized events.
For the individual diving events, qualifiers will be:
*the top 12 finishers in each event from the
2019 World Championships;
*the five continental champions in each event;
*the top 18 from the 2020 FINA Diving World Cup; and
*additional competitors from the 2020 FINA Diving World Cup until the maximum quota is reached.
For the synchronized events (pairs), qualifiers will be:
*the top three finishers in each event from the 2019 World Championships;
*the top four in each event at the 2020 World Cup; and
*the host nation (
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
).
Note: Qualifying spots will 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 might only qualify one spot for their nation.
Participating nations
The following nations have won quota places for the diving competitions. Qualification is as yet incomplete.
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Schedule
Medalists
Medal table
Men
Women
See also
*
Diving at the 2018 Asian Games
*
Diving at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
The diving competitions at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Queensland was held from 10 to 14 April at the
Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. A total of ten events was contested (five for men and five for women).
Schedule
Medal ...
*
Diving at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
*
Diving at the 2019 Pan American Games
References
External links
Results bookResults book (Archived Link)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diving At The 2020 Summer Olympics
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
2020 Summer Olympics events
Diving competitions in Japan
International aquatics competitions hosted by Japan
Olympics
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...