# Diving at the Summer World University Games

Diving has been one of the compulsory sports at the Summer World University Games since its inception at the 1961 Summer Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria. However, the sport was not present in the 1975 and 1989 editions.

## Summary

| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Winner | Second | Third |
| II | 1961 | Sofia | Bulgaria | Great Britain | Japan | West Germany |
| III | 1963 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | West Germany | Japan | Brazil |
| IV | 1965 | Budapest | Hungary | United States | Poland | United Kingdom |
| V | 1967 | Tokyo | Japan | United States | Japan | Mexico |
| VI | 1970 | Turin | Italy | Soviet Union | Italy | United States |
| VII | 1973 | Moscow | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | United States |
| IX | 1977 | Sofia | Bulgaria | Soviet Union | United States | Cuba |
| X | 1979 | Mexico City | Mexico | Soviet Union | China | Cuba |
| XI | 1981 | Bucharest | Romania | China | Soviet Union | United States |
| XII | 1983 | Edmonton | Canada | China | United States | Soviet Union |
| XIII | 1985 | Kobe | Japan | China | United States | Soviet Union |
| XIV | 1985 | Zagreb | Yugoslavia | China | United States | Soviet Union |
| XVI | 1991 | Sheffield | Great Britain | China | North Korea | United States |
| XVII | 1993 | Buffalo | United States | China | Canada | Germany |
| XVIII | 1995 | Fukuoka | Japan | China | Germany | United States |
| XIX | 1997 | Messina | Italy | China | Hungary | United States |
| XX | 1999 | Palma | Spain | China | Russia | Cuba |
| XXI | 2001 | Beijing | China | China | Mexico | Ukraine |
| XXII | 2003 | Daegu | South Korea | China | North Korea | Mexico |
| XXIII | 2005 | İzmir | Turkey | China | Mexico | Russia |
| XXVIV | 2007 | Bangkok | Thailand | China | Mexico | Russia |
| XXV | 2009 | Belgrade | Serbia | China | Mexico | Russia |
| XXVI | 2011 | Shenzhen | China | China | Mexico | Russia |
| XXVII | 2013 | Kazan | Russia | China | Russia | Australia |
| XXVIII | 2015 | Gwangju | South Korea | China | Russia | Canada |
| XXIX | 2017 | Taipei | Chinese Taipei | North Korea | Russia | Mexico |
| XXX | 2019 | Napoli | Italy | China | Mexico | Russia |
| XXXI | 2021 | Chengdu | China | China | South Korea | Japan |
| XXXII | 2025 | Berlin | Germany | | | |

## Events

| Event | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 91 | 93 | 95 | 97 | 99 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 07 | 09 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | Years |
| Men's 10 m platform | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 28 |
| Men's 3 m springboard | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 28 |
| Women's 10 m platform | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 28 |
| Women's 3 m springboard | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 28 |
| Men's 1 m springboard | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
| Women's 1 m springboard | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
| Men's 3 m synchronized springboard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 |
| Women's 3 m synchronized springboard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 |
| Men's 10 m synchronized platform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 |
| Women's 10 m synchronized platform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 |
| Mixed's 3 m synchronized springboard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | 3 |
| Mixed's 10 m synchronized platform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | 3 |
| Men's teams | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Women's teams | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Mixed team | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | 4 |

## Medal table

Last updated after the 2021 Summer Universiade
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 147 | 66 | 32 | 245 |
| 2 | Mexico (MEX) | 17 | 31 | 20 | 68 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 12 | 32 | 46 | 90 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 12 | 20 | 19 | 51 |
| 5 | Soviet Union (URS) | 12 | 13 | 11 | 36 |
| 6 | North Korea (PRK) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 7 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 8 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 |
| 9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 12 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| 13 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 15 | 15 | 31 |
| 16 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 17 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 21 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 27 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (30 entries) | Totals (30 entries) | 234 | 234 | 232 | 700 |