Diving – Summer Games 2024

There are eight events on the Diving program: the three-meter springboard (individual and synchronized) and the ten-meter platform (also individual and synchronized), split across gender. The three-meter event uses a board that allows athletes to bounce and gain height, whilst divers jump from a fixed and rigid board for the high dive. Dives are scored out of ten based on several criteria, including how aesthetically pleasing they are, their complexity, the degree of difficulty, the type of movements attempted (somersaults, pikes, twists and so on) and how well the diver enters the water. The synchronicity between the two athletes is also considered in synchronized events.

Schedule


Session Code	Date	Type	Section Description
DIV01	27/7	Medal	W - Synchronised 3m Springboard
DIV02	29/7	Medal	M - Synchronised 10m Platform
DIV03	31/7	Medal	W - Synchronised 10m Platform
DIV04	02/8	Medal	M - Synchronised 3m Springboard
DIV05	05/8	Qual	W - 10m Platform Preliminary
DIV06	05/8	Qual	W - 10m Platform Semi-final
DIV07	06/8	Qual	M - 3m Springboard Preliminary
DIV08	06/8	Medal	W - 10m Platform Final
DIV09	07/8	Qual	M - 3m Springboard Semi-final
DIV10	07/8	Qual	W - 3m Springboard Preliminary
DIV11	08/8	Qual	W - 3m Springboard Semi-final
DIV12	08/8	Medal	M - 3m Springboard Final
DIV13	09/8	Qual	M - 10m Platform Preliminary
DIV14	09/8	Medal	W - 3m Springboard Final
DIV15	10/8	Qual	M - 10m Platform Semi-final
DIV16	10/8	Medal	M - 10m Platform Final

Records

Men's Platform Diving:

Individual Gold Medalist (Most Career Gold Medals): Greg Louganis (USA) - 1984 (Los Angeles) and 1988 (Seoul).

Highest Score in a Single Dive (A Record):

Matthew Mitcham (Australia) - 112.10 points for his final dive in the 2008 Beijing Summer Games.

Women's Platform Diving:

Individual Gold Medalist (Most Career Gold Medals):

Fu Mingxia (China) - 1992 (Barcelona) and 1996 (Atlanta).

Highest Score in a Single Dive (A Record):

Fu Mingxia (China) - 104.64 points in the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games.

Synchronized Diving:

Men's Synchronized 10m Platform (A Record): Cao Yuan and Chen Aisen (China) - 496.98 points in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Games.

Women's Synchronized 10m Platform (A Record):

Shi Tingmao and Wu Minxia (China) - 345.60 points in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Games.

Did you know that..

1. Oldest Games Sport: Diving is one of the oldest Games sports, with its origins traced back to the ancient Summer Games in Greece.

2. Platform Heights: In Games competitions, platform diving takes place from three different heights for men (10 meters) and women (10 meters), and three meters for both men and women.

3. Synchronized Diving: Synchronized diving was introduced to the Games in the year 2000. It involves two divers performing identical dives simultaneously.

4. Judging Criteria: Divers are judged on factors such as takeoff, flight, entry into the water, and overall execution. Each dive is scored by a panel of judges.

5. Degrees of Difficulty: Dives are assigned a degree of difficulty based on the complexity of the dive. The more difficult the dive, the higher the potential score.