| Diving at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad |
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| Venue | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center |
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| Dates | 7–20 August |
| Competitors | 136 from 29 nations |
| Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics  |
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| 10 m platform | men | women | ||
| Synchronized 3 m springboard |
men | women | ||
| Synchronized 10 m platform |
men | women | ||
The diving competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeirotook place from 7 to 20 August at Maria Lenk Aquatic Center in Barra da Tijuca.[1] It was one of four aquatic sports at the Games, along withswimming, water polo, and synchronised swimming.
The 2016 Games featured competitions in eight events (men and women events each of): 3m springboard, synchronised 3m springboard, 10m platform, and synchronised 10m platform.[2]
The diving competitions featured up to 136 athletes.[3] All divers had to be at least 16 years old on or by 31 December 2016.[4]
On Tuesday August 9, the water of the diving well turned dark green, originally thought to be caused by the heat and lack of wind in the venue. However, at the time a CNN photographer took a picture, an adjacent pool in the same location was not green.[5] Olympic officials later confirmed that the change in color was due to 160 litres of hydrogen peroxide having been mistakenly added to the pool during cleaning.
Qualification[edit]
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The Maria Lenk Aquatic Center‘s diving pool, during the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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The water of the diving pool turned a green colour[7]
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 synchronized events.[3]
For the individual diving events, qualifiers were:
- the top 12 finishers in each event from the 2015 World Championships,
- the five continental champions in each event, and
- up to 18 semi-finalists from the 2016 FINA Diving World Cup.
For the synchronized events (pairs), qualifiers were:
- the top three finishers in each event from the 2015 World Championships,
- the top four from in each event the 2016 World Cup, and
- the host nation (Brazil).[3]
Note: Qualifying spots went to the nation – they were not tied to the individual diver who achieved the place/finish at the qualifying event. However, an individual diver might only qualify one spot for their nation.
Participating nations[edit]
136 athletes represented 29 nations in Diving at the 2016 Olympics:[8]
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Schedule[edit]
All times are Brasília Time (UTC-3)
| Day | Time | Event |
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| Sunday 7 August | 16:00–17:15 | 3m Springboard Synchronized Women |
| Monday 8 August | 16:00–17:15 | 10m Platform Synchronized Men |
| Tuesday 9 August | 16:00–17:15 | 10m Platform Synchronized Women |
| Wednesday 10 August | 16:00–17:15 | 3m Springboard Synchronized Men |
| Friday 12 August | 15:30–18:30 | 3m Springboard Women (Preliminaries) |
| Saturday 13 August | 16:00–17:40 | 3m Springboard Women (Semifinal) |
| Sunday 14 August | 16:00–17:30 | 3m Springboard Women (Final) |
| Monday 15 August | 15:15–18:45 | 3m Springboard Men (Preliminaries) |
| Tuesday 16 August | 10:00–11:50 | 3m Springboard Men (Semifinal) |
| 18:00–20:10 | 3m Springboard Men (Final) | |
| Wednesday 17 August | 15:00–18:10 | 10m Platform Women (Preliminaries) |
| Thursday 18 August | 10:00–11:30 | 10m Platform Women (Semifinal) |
| 16:00–17:30 | 10m Platform Women (Final) | |
| Friday 19 August | 16:00–19:10 | 10m Platform Men (Preliminaries) |
| Saturday 20 August | 11:00–12:50 | 10m Platform Men (Semifinal) |
| 16:30–18:10 | 10m Platform Men (Final) |
Medalists[edit]
Medal table[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China |
7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  Great Britain |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  United States |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Italy |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Malaysia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Mexico |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Canada |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Australia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 |  Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Men[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 3 m springboard |
Cao Yuan China |
Jack Laugher Great Britain |
Patrick Hausding Germany |
| 10 m platform |
Chen Aisen China |
Germán Sánchez Mexico |
David Boudia United States |
| Synchronized 3 m springboard |
 Great Britain (GBR)Chris Mears Jack Laugher |
 United States (USA)Sam Dorman Michael Hixon |
 China (CHN)Cao Yuan Qin Kai |
| Synchronized 10 m platform |
China (CHN) Chen Aisen Lin Yue |
United States (USA) David Boudia Steele Johnson |
Great Britain (GBR) Tom Daley Daniel Goodfellow |
Women[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 3 m springboard |
Shi Tingmao China |
He Zi China |
Tania Cagnotto Italy |
| 10 m platform |
Ren Qian China |
Si Yajie China |
Meaghan Benfeito Canada |
| Synchronized 3 m springboard |
China (CHN) Shi Tingmao Wu Minxia |
 Italy (ITA)Tania Cagnotto Francesca Dallapé |
 Australia (AUS)Maddison Keeney Anabelle Smith |
| Synchronized 10 m platform |
China (CHN) Chen Ruolin Liu Huixia |
 Malaysia (MAS)Cheong Jun Hoong Pandelela Rinong |
 Canada (CAN)Meaghan Benfeito Roseline Filion |
Alex Infohub 