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Diving
at the Games of the Olympiad
Diving – Paris 2024.svg
Venue Paris Aquatic Centre
Dates 27 July – 10 August 2024
No. of events 8 (4 men, 4 women)
Competitors 136 from 32 nations
← 2020
2028 →

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.

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 respectiveNOCs, 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

Legend
P Preliminary round ½ Semifinals F Final
Schedule
Event ↓ / Date → Sat 27 Mon 29 Wed 31 Fri 2 Mon 5 Tue 6 Wed 7 Thu 8 Fri 9 Sat 10
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
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 entries) 8 8 8 24

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Xie Siyi
 China
Wang Zongyuan
 China
Osmar Olvera
 Mexico
10 m platform
details
Cao Yuan
 China
Rikuto Tamai
 Japan
Noah Williams
 Great Britain
Synchronized 3 m springboard
details
 China
Wang Zongyuan
Long Daoyi
 Mexico
Juan Celaya
Osmar Olvera
 Great Britain
Anthony Harding
Jack Laugher
Synchronized 10 m platform
details
 China
Yang Hao
Lian Junjie
 Great Britain
Tom Daley
Noah Williams
 Canada
Rylan Wiens
Nathan Zsombor-Murray

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Chen Yiwen
 China
Maddison Keeney
 Australia
Chang Yani
 China
10 m platform
details
Quan Hongchan
 China
Chen Yuxi
 China
Kim Mi-rae
 North Korea
Synchronized 3 m springboard
details
 China
Chen Yiwen
Chang Yani
 United States
Sarah Bacon
Kassidy Cook
 Great Britain
Yasmin Harper
Scarlett Mew Jensen
Synchronized 10 m platform
details
 China
Chen Yuxi
Quan Hongchan
 North Korea
Kim Mi-rae
Jo Jin-mi
 Great Britain
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix
Lois Toulson

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Saltos en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 para niños


  • 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
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