Diving at the Summer Olympics

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Diving

Diving was first introduced in the official programme of the Summer Olympic Games at the 1904 Games of St. Louis and has been an Olympic sport since. It was known as "fancy diving"[1] for the acrobatic stunts performed by divers during the dive (such as somersaults and twists). This discipline of Aquatics, along with swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo, is regulated and supervised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA), the international federation (IF) for aquatic sports.

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[edit] History

The first Olympic diving events were contested by men and consisted of a platform diving event ("fancy high diving") and also a plunge for distance event, which heralded victorious the diver who could reach the farthest underwater, while remaining motionless after a ground-level standing dive. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, men's springboard diving was added to the programme replacing the plunge for distance, regarded as uninteresting.[2] Women's diving debut happened at the 1912 Summer Olympics in the platform event and was expanded to springboard diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics. A parallel platform diving event for men, called "plain high diving", was presented at the Games of the V Olympiad. No acrobatic moves were allowed, only a simple straight dive off the platform.[3] It was last contested at the 1924 Summer Olympics after which it was merged with "fancy high diving" into one competition renamed "highboard diving" (or just "high diving").[4]

By the time of the 1996 Summer Olympics, the diving events were exactly the same as in 1928. However, four years later in Sydney, the inclusion of a synchronized diving variant for the springboard and platform events elevated the list up to eight events.

[edit] Events

All events are named according to the International Olympic Committee labeling.[5]

Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 Years
Men's 10 m platform     • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 24
Men's 3 m springboard     • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 23
Men's synchronized 10 m platform     • • 3
Men's synchronized 3 m springboard     • • 3
Plain high diving     • • • 3
Plunge for distance     • 1
Women's 10 m platform     • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 22
Women's 3 m springboard     • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 21
Women's synchronized 10 m platform     • • 3
Women's synchronized 3 m springboard     • • 3
Events     2 2 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8

[edit] Medal table

See also: List of Olympic medalists in diving
 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States United States (USA) 48 41 42 131
2 China China (CHN) 20 13 5 38
3 Sweden Sweden (SWE) 6 8 7 21
4 Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS) 4 4 6 14
5 Russia Russia (RUS) 3 4 4 11
6 Italy Italy (ITA) 3 4 2 9
7 Germany Germany (EUA) 3 1 0 4
8 Germany Germany (GER) 2 7 8 17
9 East Germany East Germany (GDR) 2 2 3 7
10 Australia Australia (AUS) 2 1 6 9
11 Mexico Mexico (MEX) 1 4 4 9
12 Canada Canada (CAN) 1 2 4 7
13 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1 1 0 2
14 Denmark Denmark (DEN) 1 0 1 2
15 Greece Greece (GRE) 1 0 0 1
16 Great Britain Great Britain (GBR) 0 2 4 6
17 Unified Team Unified Team (EUN) 0 2 1 3
18 Egypt Egypt (EGY) 0 1 1 2
19 France France (FRA) 0 1 0 1
20 Ukraine Ukraine (UKR) 0 0 1 1
West Germany West Germany (FRG) 0 0 1 1

[edit] Nations

Nation 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 Years
Argentina Argentina (ARG)     1 1 2 1 4
Armenia Armenia (ARM)     2 1 2
Australasia Australasia (ANZ)     1 4 2
Australia Australia (AUS)     ? X X X X X X X 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 7 7 6 7 18
Austria Austria (AUT)     X X X X X X X X X 4 1 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 20
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (AZE)     1 1 2
Bahamas Bahamas (BAH)     1 1
Barbados Barbados (BAR)     1 1
Belarus Belarus (BLR)     5 2 3 3
Belgium Belgium (BEL)     X X X 1 1 1 6
Bermuda Bermuda (BER)     X X 1 3
Bolivia Bolivia (BOL)     1 1
Brazil Brazil (BRA)     X X X X X 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 12
Bulgaria Bulgaria (BUL)     2 1 1 3
Canada Canada (CAN)     X X X X X X X X X 3 4 8 9 7 6 8 6 7 6 19
Chile Chile (CHI)     X X 2
China China (CHN)     8 8 8 7 8 10 6
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei (TPE)     2 4 2
Colombia Colombia (COL)     X 1 3 2 2 1 6
Costa Rica Costa Rica (CRC)     1 1
Cuba Cuba (CUB)     X 2 2 6 6 5
Czech Republic Czech Republic (CZE)     1 1
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (TCH)     ? X X X X 1 1 1 2 8
Denmark Denmark (DEN)     X X X X X X X X X 2 1 11
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (DOM)     1 2 3 3
East Germany East Germany (GDR)     5 7 7 9 4 6
Ecuador Ecuador (ECU)     1 1 2
Egypt Egypt (EGY)     ? X X X X X 1 4 7
Finland Finland (FIN)     X X X X X X X X X X 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 17
France France (FRA)     X X X X X X X X X 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 6 1 18
Georgia Georgia (GEO)     2 1 2
Germany Germany (GER)     X X X X X X 6 7 8 10 10
Great Britain Great Britain (GBR)     X X X X X X X X X X 6 5 8 4 6 6 5 4 5 8 7 21
Greece Greece (GRE)     X ? 1 1 5 8 5
Guatemala Guatemala (GUA)     1 1
Hong Kong Hong Kong (HKG)     2 2 1 1 4
Hungary Hungary (HUN)     X X X X X X 2 2 3 3 2 4 3 13
India India (IND)     2 1
Indonesia Indonesia (INA)     1 3 2
Iran Iran (IRI)     1 1
Israel Israel (ISR)     X X 2
Italy Italy (ITA)     X X X X X X X X 3 4 2 4 1 2 4 3 2 5 6 19
Jamaica Jamaica (JAM)     1 1
Japan Japan (JPN)     ? X X X X X X 9 4 3 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 16
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (KAZ)     5 5 2
Kuwait Kuwait (KUW)     2 1 2 1 2 5
Malaysia Malaysia (MAS)     3 3 2
Mexico Mexico (MEX)     X X X X X X X 3 6 4 5 6 6 3 8 5 7 5 18
Netherlands Netherlands (NED)     ? X X X X X X 2 2 1 2 2 11
New Zealand New Zealand (NZL)     1 3 1 3
North Korea North Korea (PRK)     4 3 5 3 4
Norway Norway (NOR)     X X X X 1 1 2 1 1 9
Peru Peru (PER)     X 1 2
Philippines Philippines (PHI)     2 1
Poland Poland (POL)     X 5 3 2 1 1 6
Portugal Portugal (POR)     1 1
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (PUR)     1 2 1 2 1 1 6
Rhodesia Rhodesia (RHO)     X 3 2
Romania Romania (ROU)     3 3 4 3 3 1 6
Russia Russia (RUS)     X 7 7 9 4
South Africa South Africa (RSA)     X ? X 1 1 4
South Korea South Korea (KOR)     X 3 2 1 2 4 4 7
Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS)     X X X 12 10 9 11 12 8 9
Spain Spain (ESP)     ? X 2 3 3 2 2 3 5 5 4 10
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (SRI)     X 1 2
Sweden Sweden (SWE)     X X X X X X X X X X X 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 3 1 1 22
Switzerland Switzerland (SUI)     X X X X X X X 1 1 2 1 3 1 13
Syria Syria (SYR)     X 1 2
Tajikistan Tajikistan (TJK)     2 1
Thailand Thailand (THA)     1 2 2 3
Turkey Turkey (TUR)     1 1
Ukraine Ukraine (UKR)     6 9 8 3
Unified Team Unified Team (EUN)     7 1
United States United States (USA)     X X X X X X X X X X X X 12 11 8 11 7 7 7 8 7 10 22
Germany Germany (EUA)     X 9 2
Uruguay Uruguay (URU)     1 1
Venezuela Venezuela (VEN)     X 1 1 1 1 3 1 7
West Germany West Germany (FRG)     X 8 9 4 4 6 6
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (YUG)     ? 3 1 2 3
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (ZIM)     3 2 1 2 1 1 6
Nations     2 9 13 >11 16 18 9 21 21 21 16 24 21 23 25 22 21 29 31 30 40 42 30  
Divers     10 39 74 >30 81 61 28 69 62 72 59 74 82 83 90 82 67 80 81 95 121 157 125  
Year 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 23

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Aquatics - Diving. Sports. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-01-21.
  2. ^ Bill Bryson. A City Under Starter's Orders. Olympics 2000 Sydney. The Sunday Times. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
  3. ^ Aquatics - Diving. Summer Sports. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
  4. ^ Diving. The Sports Yellow Pages!!. ThinkQuest. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
  5. ^ Olympic medal winners. Athletes. International Olympic Committee.

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