Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Divingat the Games of the XXX Olympiad
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The Aquatics Centre
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| Venue | Aquatics Centre |
| Dates | 29 July – 11 August |
| Competitors | 136 from 25 nations |
| Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics  |
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| 3 m springboard | men | women | ||
| 10 m platform | men | women | ||
| Synchronized 3 m springboard |
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| Synchronized 10 m platform |
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Diving was one of the exciting water sports at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. These competitions happened from July 29 to August 11 at the Aquatics Centre. This venue was part of the big Olympic Park. Diving was one of four water sports, along with swimming, water polo, and synchronized swimming.
There were eight different diving events at the 2012 Games. Both men and women competed in four types of dives:
- 3-meter springboard
- Synchronized 3-meter springboard (two divers doing the same dive at the same time)
- 10-meter platform
- Synchronized 10-meter platform
A total of 136 divers from 25 countries took part. To compete, all divers had to be at least 14 years old by the end of 2012. China was the most successful country in diving. They won six gold medals and ten medals in total!
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How Divers Qualified for the Olympics
To join the Olympic diving events, countries had to qualify. Each country could send a maximum of 16 divers. This meant up to eight male and eight female divers. For each individual event, a country could have two divers. For synchronized events, they could have one pair.
Qualifying for Individual Events
Divers could qualify for individual events in a few ways:
- The top 12 divers from the 2011 World Championships in each event.
- The five champions from each continent in their events.
- Up to 18 divers who reached the semi-finals at the 2012 Diving World Cup.
Qualifying for Synchronized Events
For synchronized diving, pairs qualified like this:
- The top three pairs from the 2011 World Championships.
- The top four pairs from the 2012 World Cup.
- The host country, Great Britain, automatically got a spot.
It's important to know that these spots went to the country, not to a specific diver. However, one diver could only earn one spot for their country.
Countries That Competed
Twenty-five countries sent divers to the 2012 Olympics. Here are the nations that participated:
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Belarus 
Brazil 
Colombia 
Cuba 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Hungary 
Italy 
Japan 
Norway 
North Korea 
South Korea 
Spain 
Sweden 
Ukraine 
Venezuela Diving Competition Schedule
The diving events took place over several days. Here's a quick guide to the schedule:
| P | Preliminaries (first round) | ½ | Semifinal (second round) | F | Final (medal round) |
| Date → | Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Fri 3 | Sat 4 | Sun 5 | Mon 6 | Tue 7 | Wed 8 | Thu 9 | Fri 10 | Sat 11 | |||
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| Event ↓ | A | A | A | A | A | A | E | E | M | E | E | M | E | E | M | E |
| Men's 3 m springboard | P | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| Men's 10 m platform | P | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| Men's synchronized 3 m springboard | F | |||||||||||||||
| Men's synchronized 10 m platform | F | |||||||||||||||
| Women's 3 m springboard | P | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| Women's 10 m platform | P | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| Women's synchronized 3 m springboard | F | |||||||||||||||
| Women's synchronized 10 m platform | F | |||||||||||||||
Medal Winners
Here's a look at which countries and divers won medals at the 2012 London Olympics.
Medal Table by Country
This table shows how many gold, silver, and bronze medals each country won in diving.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China |
6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  United States |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Russia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Mexico |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Canada |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Malaysia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Men's Diving Medalists
These are the male divers who won medals in their events.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 3 m springboard |
Ilya Zakharov Russia |
Qin Kai China |
He Chong China |
| 10 m platform |
David Boudia United States |
Qiu Bo China |
Tom Daley Great Britain |
| Synchronised 3 m springboard |
Luo Yutong and Qin Kai China |
Ilya Zakharov and Evgeny Kuznetsov Russia |
Troy Dumais and Kristian Ipsen United States |
| Synchronised 10 m platform |
Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan China |
Iván García and Germán Sánchez  Mexico |
David Boudia and Nicholas McCrory United States |
Women's Diving Medalists
These are the female divers who won medals in their events.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 3 m springboard |
Wu Minxia China |
He Zi China |
Laura Sánchez Mexico |
| 10 m platform |
Chen Ruolin China |
Brittany Broben Australia |
Pandelela Rinong Malaysia |
| Synchronised 3 m springboard |
He Zi and Wu Minxia China |
Kelci Bryant and Abigail Johnston United States |
Jennifer Abel and Émilie Heymans  Canada |
| Synchronised 10 m platform |
Chen Ruolin and Wang Hao China |
Paola Espinosa and Alejandra Orozco Mexico |
Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion Canada |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Saltos en los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 2012 para niños
