Diving at the 2024 Summer Olympics facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Divingat the Games of the Olympiad
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| Venue | Paris Aquatic Centre |
| Dates | 27 July – 10 August 2024 |
| No. of events | 8 (4 men, 4 women) |
| Competitors | 136 from 32 nations |
The diving competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run from 27 July to 10 August 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre. A total of 136 divers, with an equal distribution between men and women, will compete across eight medal events (four per gender in both individual and synchronized) at these Games, the same amount as Tokyo 2020.
Chinese divers swept all of the available events, winning a record eight gold medals.
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Qualification
136 diving quota places, with an equal split between men and women, are available for Paris 2024; NOCs can enter a maximum of two divers each in the men's and women's individual events and a gender-based pair in the synchronized events, respecting a sixteen-member (eight per gender) country limit. To be eligible for the Games, all divers must be 14 years old and above on or before December 31, 2023; and must participate in various international meets approved by World Aquatics.
Individual events
The qualification spots for each of the individual springboard and platform diving events (both men and women) will be attributed as follows:
- 2023 World Championships – The top twelve finalists of each individual event will obtain a quota place for their NOC at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, scheduled for July 14 to 30, in Fukuoka, Japan.
- Continental Qualification Tournaments – The winners of each individual event will obtain a quota place for their NOC at one of the five continental meets (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) approved by World Aquatics.
- 2024 World Championships – Twelve highest-ranked divers eligible for qualification will obtain a quota place for their NOC in each individual event at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, scheduled for February 2 to 18, in Doha, Qatar, respecting the two-member country limit and without surpassing the total quota of 136.
- Reallocation – Additional spots will be entitled to the eligible divers placed thirteenth and above in their corresponding individual events, respecting the two-member country limit, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships until they attain the total quota of 136.
- Host nation – As the host country, France reserves four men's and four women's spots to be distributed in each of the individual diving events.
Synchronized events
Each synchronized diving event features eight teams from their respective NOCs, composed of the following:
- 3: the top three (or the medal-winning) pairs at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, scheduled for July 14 to 30, in Fukuoka, Japan
- 4: the top four pairs vying for qualification at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, scheduled for February 2 to 18, in Doha, Qatar
- 1: reserved for the host country France
Competition schedule
| P | Preliminary round | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event ↓ / Date → | Sat 27 | Mon 29 | Wed 31 | Fri 2 | Mon 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 | ||
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| Men's | ||||||||||||
| Men's 3 m springboard | P | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's 10 m platform | P | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Men's 3 m synchronized springboard | F | |||||||||||
| Men's 10 m synchronized platform | F | |||||||||||
| Women's | ||||||||||||
| Women's 3 m springboard | P | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Women's 10 m platform | P | ½ | F | |||||||||
| Women's 3 m synchronized springboard | F | |||||||||||
| Women's 10 m synchronized platform | F | |||||||||||
Participating nations
136 divers from 32 NOCs qualified.
Australia (9)
Austria (1)
Brazil (2)
Canada (5)
China (10)
Colombia (3)
Cuba (2)
Dominican Republic (3)
Egypt (4)
France (9) Host
Germany (9)
Great Britain (11)
Ireland (2)
Italy (8)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (5)
Latvia (1)
Malaysia (2)
Mexico (9)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (1)
North Korea (3)
Norway (1)
Poland (1)
Puerto Rico (1)
South Africa (1)
South Korea (6)
Spain (4)
Sweden (1)
Ukraine (9)
United States (11)
Uzbekistan (1)
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | China |
8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Great Britain |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Mexico |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| North Korea |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Canada |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 NOCs) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 3 m springboard |
Xie Siyi China |
Wang Zongyuan China |
Osmar Olvera Mexico |
| 10 m platform |
Cao Yuan China |
Rikuto Tamai Japan |
Noah Williams Great Britain |
| Synchronized 3 m springboard |
China Wang Zongyuan Long Daoyi |
Mexico Juan Celaya Osmar Olvera |
Great Britain Anthony Harding Jack Laugher |
| Synchronized 10 m platform |
China Yang Hao Lian Junjie |
Great Britain Tom Daley Noah Williams |
Canada Rylan Wiens Nathan Zsombor-Murray |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 3 m springboard |
Chen Yiwen China |
Maddison Keeney Australia |
Chang Yani China |
| 10 m platform |
Quan Hongchan China |
Chen Yuxi China |
Kim Mi-rae North Korea |
| Synchronized 3 m springboard |
China Chen Yiwen Chang Yani |
United States Sarah Bacon Kassidy Cook |
Great Britain Yasmin Harper Scarlett Mew Jensen |
| Synchronized 10 m platform |
China Chen Yuxi Quan Hongchan |
North Korea Kim Mi-rae Jo Jin-mi |
Great Britain Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix Lois Toulson |
See also
- Diving at the 2022 Asian Games
- Diving at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Diving at the 2023 European Games
- Diving at the 2023 Pan American Games
