# 2012 FINA Diving World Series

The 2012 FINA Diving World Series was the 2012 edition of the FINA Diving World Series. The divers who participated were the current world and olympic champions and runners-up, the top 8 divers in the world rankings and along with some wild cards from either the host nation or from certain countries which had previously qualified athletes for the World Series. This World Series was made up by four legs hosted in different cities: 1st leg Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 2nd leg Beijing, China; 3rd leg Moscow, Russia; and 4th leg Tijuana, Mexico.

## Overall medal tally

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 27 | 5 | 2 | 34 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 |

## Dubai leg
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |

### Medal summary
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 metre springboard details | Chong He (CHN) | Ilya Zakharov (RUS) | Kai Qin (CHN) |
| 10 metre platform details | Bo Qiu (CHN) | Thomas Daley (GBR) | David Boudia (USA) |
| Synchronized 3 metre springboard details | Kai Qin (CHN) Yutong Luo (CHN) | Yahel Castillo (MEX) Julián Sánchez (MEX) | Illya Kvasha (UKR) Oleksiy Prygorov (UKR) |
| Synchronized 10 metre platform details | Yuan Cao (CHN) Yanquan Zhang (CHN) | Oleksandr Gorshkovozov (UKR) Oleksandr Bondar (UKR) | Victor Minibaev (RUS) Ilya Zakharov (RUS) |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 metre springboard details | Minxia Wu (CHN) | Zi He (CHN) | Tania Cagnotto (ITA) |
| 10 metre platform details | Ruolin Chen (CHN) | Paola Espinosa (MEX) | Pandelela Rinong Pamg (MAS) |
| Synchronized 3 metre springboard details | Zi He (CHN) Minxia Wu (CHN) | Christina Loukas (USA) Kassidy Cook (USA) | Anna Pysmenska (UKR) Olena Fedorova (UKR) |
| Synchronized 10 metre platform details | Ruolin Chen (CHN) Wang Hao (CHN) | Pandelela Rinong Pamg (MAS) Mun Yee Leong (MAS) | Meaghan Benfeito (CAN) Roseline Filion (CAN) |

## Beijing leg
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |

### Medal summary
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 metre springboard details | Chong He (CHN) | Kai Qin (CHN) | Julián Sánchez (MEX) |
| 10 metre platform details | Bo Qiu (CHN) | Thomas Daley (GBR) | Peter Waterfield (GBR) |
| Synchronized 3 metre springboard details | Kai Qin (CHN) Yutong Luo (CHN) | Illya Kvasha (UKR) Oleksiy Prygorov (UKR) | Stephan Feck (GER) Patrick Hausding (GER) |
| Synchronized 10 metre platform details | Yuan Cao (CHN) Yanquan Zhang (CHN) | Thomas Daley (GBR) Peter Waterfield (GBR) | Patrick Hausding (GER) Sascha Klein (GER) |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 metre springboard details | He Zi (CHN) | Minxia Wu (CHN) | Tania Cagnotto (ITA) |
| 10 metre platform details | Ruolin Chen (CHN) | Hu Yadan (CHN) | Pandelela Rinong Pamg (MAS) |
| Synchronized 3 metre springboard details | Zi He (CHN) Minxia Wu (CHN) | Keici Bryant (USA) Abigail Johnston (USA) | Jennifer Abel (CAN) Emilie Heymans (CAN) |
| Synchronized 10 metre platform details | Ruolin Chen (CHN) Wang Hao (CHN) | Paola Espinosa (MEX) Alejandra Orozco (MEX) | Meaghan Benfeito (CAN) Roseline Filion (CAN) |

## Moscow leg
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |

### Medal summary
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 metre springboard details | Chong He (CHN) | Evgeny Kuznetsov (RUS) | Ilya Zakharov (RUS) |
| 10 metre platform details | Lin Yue (CHN) | Thomas Daley (GBR) | David Boudia (USA) |
| Synchronized 3 metre springboard details | Evgeny Kuznetsov (RUS) Ilya Zakharov (RUS) | Kristian Ipsen (USA) Troy Dumais (USA) | Oleksandr Gorshkovozov (UKR) Oleg Kolodiy (UKR) |
| Synchronized 10 metre platform details | Patrick Hausding (GER) Sascha Klein (GER) | Nicholas McCrory (USA) David Boudia (USA) | Ilya Zakharov (RUS) Victor Minibaev (RUS) |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 metre springboard details | He Zi (CHN) | Minxia Wu (CHN) | Tania Cagnotto (ITA) |
| 10 metre platform details | Ruolin Chen (CHN) | Iulia Prokopchuk (UKR) | Hu Yadan (CHN) |
| Synchronized 3 metre springboard details | Zi He (CHN) Minxia Wu (CHN) | Tania Cagnotto (ITA) Francesca Dallape (ITA) | Keici Bryant (USA) Abigail Johnston (USA) |
| Synchronized 10 metre platform details | Ruolin Chen (CHN) Wang Hao (CHN) | Meaghan Benfeito (CAN) Roseline Filion (CAN) | Pandelela Rinong Pamg (MAS) Mun Yee Leong (MAS) |

## Tijuana leg
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |

### Medal summary
#### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 metre springboard details | Kai Qin (CHN) | Ilya Zakharov (RUS) | Matthieu Rosset (FRA) |
| 10 metre platform details | Thomas Daley (GBR) | David Boudia (USA) | Sascha Klein (GER) |
| Synchronized 3 metre springboard details | Kai Qin (CHN) Yutong Luo (CHN) | Christopher Mears (GBR) Nicholas Robinson-Baker (GBR) | Stephan Feck (GER) Patrick Hausding (GER) |
| Synchronized 10 metre platform details | David Boudia (USA) Nick McCrory (USA) | Ivan García (MEX) Germán Sánchez (MEX) | Peter Waterfield (GBR) Thomas Daley (GBR) |

#### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 metre springboard details | Zi He (CHN) | Tania Cagnotto (ITA) | Christina Loukas (USA) |
| 10 metre platform details | Paola Espinosa (MEX) | Meaghan Benfeito (CAN) | Nora Subschinski (GER) |
| Synchronized 3 metre springboard details | Zi He (CHN) Minxia Wu (CHN) | Christina Loukas (USA) Kassidy Cook (USA) | Katja Dieckow (GER) Uschi Freitag (GER) |
| Synchronized 10 metre platform details | Ruolin Chen (CHN) Wang Hao (CHN) | Paola Espinosa (MEX) Alejandra Orozco (MEX) | Sarah Barrow (GBR) Tonia Couch (GBR) |