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This is a list of the divers who will be participating at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan from 25 July to 7 August 2021. 147 divers are set to compete in the Games across 8 events. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The diving competitions featured up to 136 athletes. All divers had to be at least 14 years old on or by 31 December 2020. For the ninth consecutive Games, China dominated the medal table, and for the fifth occasion in that period won gold in all but a single event; in this case, the 10 metre synchronised men's event won by Great Britain's Tom ...
Women's diving debut happened at the 1912 Summer Olympics in the platform event and was expanded to springboard diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics. A parallel platform diving event for men, called "plain high diving", was presented at the Games of the V Olympiad. No acrobatic moves were allowed, only a simple straight dive off the platform. [3]
The 1924 Olympics were the first to use the standard 50-metre pool with marked lanes (a standard that remains to this day). In the freestyle, swimmers originally dove from the pool walls, but diving blocks were first incorporated at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The flip-turn was developed by the 1950s. Swimming goggles were first allowed in 1976.
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in diving. Current program. Men. 10 metre platform. Games Gold Silver Bronze 1904 St. Louis details: George Sheldon ...
Scoring a 57.00 score on her first dive to open up her Olympic semifinal competition Thursday, Vazquez nailed her forward 3½ somersaults for a 68.20 score on her second dive. Team Mexico and Tar ...
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This is a list of the divers who will be participating for their country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5–21, 2016. 136 divers are set to participate at the Games across four events.