Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The diving competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 29 July to 11 August at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park.Diving page  of the 2012 Olympics website; retrieved 15 June 2012. It was one of four aquatic sports at the Games, along with swimming, water polo and synchronised swimming.

The 2012 Games had competitions in eight events (men and women events each of): 3m springboard, synchronised 3m springboard, 10m platform, and synchronised 10m platform.Diving Events page  from the 2012 Olympics website (www.london2012.com); retrieved 15 June 2012.

The diving had 136 athletes representing 25 countries.Qualification System – Games of the XXX Olympiad: Diving . Published by FINA in 2011-05; retrieved 15 June 2012. All divers must be at least 14 years old on or by 31 December 2012.

China was the most successful nation, topping the medal table with six golds and ten in total.

 Qualification

A nation could have no more than 16 divers qualify (up to eight males and eight females) and could enter up to two divers in individual events and one pair in synchronised events.

For the individual diving events, qualifiers were:
the top 12 finishers in each event from the 2011 World Championships,
the five continental champions in each event, and 
up to 18 semi-finalists from the 2012 Diving World Cup.

For the synchronised events (pairs), qualifiers were:
the top three finishers in each event from the 2011 World Championships, 
the top four from in each event the 2012 World Cup, and 
the host nation (Great Britain).

Note: Qualifying spots go to the nation – they are not tied to the individual diver who achieved the place/finish at the qualifying event. However, an individual diver may only qualify one spot for their nation.

Participating nations
Twenty-five nations competed in diving at the 2012 Olympics:London 2012 – Diving – Qualified National Federations/National Olympic Committees . Published by FINA on 27 April 2012; retrieved 15 June 2012.

2012 Olympic Games Diving Team  published by Diving Australia, retrieved 20 June 2012.

 FINA confirma los cupos para los proximos Juegos Olimpicos  (trans:FINA confirms spots for the next Olympic Games) published by FECNA on 21 June 2012; retrieved 21 June 2012.

 Biografien DSV-Team Olympische Spiele Wasserspringen  (trans: Biographies Germany Olympic Diving Team); published by the DSV on 13 June 2012, retrieved 20 June 2012.
BOA announce 12 British divers selected to TeamGB for London 2012. Published by British Swimming on 11 June 2012; retrieved 20 June 2012.

 OS-truppen nu fulltalig  (trans: Olympic Games-squad now complete); published by Svenska Simförbudnet on 18 June 2012, retrieved 20 June 2012.

 Subirats va a Londres (trans: Subirats will go to London) by Andreina Salas Guzmán, El Universal. Published on 21 June 2012; retrieved 21 June 2012.

Schedule
PPreliminaries½SemifinalFFinal
 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 11Event   ↓  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          

M = Morning session, A = Afternoon session, E = Evening session

Medalists
Medal table
1631102112431102402135010160022700110011 Total  8  8  8  24

Men
 Event Gold Silver Bronze3 m springboard10 m platformSynchronised 3 m springboardSynchronised 10 m platform

Women
 Event Gold Silver Bronze3 m springboard10 m platformSynchronised 3 m springboardSynchronised 10 m platform

 References 

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