Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification
| Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| List of divers | ||||
| Qualification | ||||
| 3 m springboard | men | women | ||
| 10 m platform | men | women | ||
| Synchronized 3 m springboard |
men | women | ||
| Synchronized 10 m platform |
men | women | ||
This article details the qualifying phase for diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 136 athletes coming from the different nations; each has been allowed to enter not more than 16 divers (up to eight males and eight females) with only two in individual events and a pair in synchronized events.[1]
Summary
For individual diving, the top twelve from the 2015 World Championships, the five continental champions and the eighteen semifinalists at the 2016 Diving World Cup will achieve a quota spot. For the pairs events, the top three from the world championships, the top four from the world cup and the hosts qualify.[1]
| Nation | Synchronized diving | Individual diving | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 3 m | Men's 10 m | Women's 3 m | Women's 10 m | Men's 3 m | Men's 10 m | Women's 3 m | Women's 10 m | Quotas | Athletes | |
 Australia | X | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |||
 Austria | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 Belarus | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
 Brazil | X | X | X | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
 Canada | X | X | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | ||
 China | X | X | X | X | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 |
 Colombia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||
 Croatia | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 Egypt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||
 France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||
 Germany | X | X | X | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | |
 Great Britain | X | X | X | X | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
 Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 Ireland | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 Italy | X | X | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||
 Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 Japan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
 Malaysia | X | X | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||
 Mexico | X | X | X | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | |
 Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 North Korea | X | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
 Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 Russia | X | X | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | ||
 South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 South Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
 Ukraine | X | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||
 United States | X | X | X | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | |
 Venezuela | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Total: 29 NOCs | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 146 | 136 |
FINA final list - 10 July 2016 [2]
Timeline
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 European Diving Championships | June 9–14, 2015 | Rostock |
| 2015 Pan American Games | July 10–13, 2015 | Toronto |
| 2015 World Aquatics Championships | July 24 – August 9, 2015 | Kazan |
| 2015 Asian Diving Cup | September 4–6, 2015 | Kuala Lumpur |
| Oceania Championships | December 12–13, 2015 | Melbourne |
| 2016 FINA Diving World Cup | February 19–24, 2016 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Re-allocation of unused quota | June 16–24, 2016 | — |
Synchronized diving
Men's 3 m synchronized springboard
| Competition | Places | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| FINA World Championships | 3 | China Russia Great Britain |
| FINA Diving World Cup | 4 | Germany Mexico Italy United States |
| Host nation | 1 | Brazil |
| Total | 8 |
Men's 10 m synchronized platform
| Competition | Places | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| FINA World Championships | 3 | China Mexico Russia |
| FINA Diving World Cup | 4 | Germany Great Britain United States Ukraine |
| Host nation | 1 | Brazil |
| Total | 8 |
Women's 3 m synchronized springboard
| Competition | Places | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| FINA World Championships | 3 | China Canada Australia |
| FINA Diving World Cup | 4 | Italy Malaysia Great Britain Germany |
| Host nation | 1 | Brazil |
| Total | 8 |
Women's 10 m synchronized platform
| Competition | Places | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|
| FINA World Championships | 3 | China Canada North Korea |
| FINA Diving World Cup | 4 | Malaysia Great Britain United States Mexico |
| Host nation | 1 | Brazil |
| Total | 8 |
Individual diving
Men's 3 m springboard
For the individual events, any one diver can only gain 1 quota place per event for their NOC.
Men's 10 m platform
For the individual events, any one diver can only gain 1 quota place per event for their NOC.
Women's 3 m springboard
For the individual events, any one diver can only gain 1 quota place per event for their NOC.
^ 1. South Africa was awarded a quota place through the continental qualifier, but later declined, as SASCOC made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered.[3]
Women's 10 m platform
For the individual events, any one diver can only gain 1 quota place per event for their NOC.
References
- 1 2 "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Diving" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "Final List Divers Rio 2016". FINA. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ "SASCOC will not be considered continental qualification" (PDF). SASCOC. Retrieved 27 December 2015.