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Diving
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue Sydney International Aquatic Centre
Date22–30 September 2000
No. of events8
Competitors157 from 42 nations
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized variants for each of the traditional events. The competition took place at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre, from 22 to 30 September, comprising a total of 157 divers from 42 nations. [1]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Xiong Ni
  China
Fernando Platas
  Mexico
Dmitri Sautin
  Russia
10 m platform
details
Tian Liang
  China
Hu Jia
  China
Dmitri Sautin
  Russia
Synchronized 3 m springboard
details
  Xiong Ni
and Xiao Hailiang ( CHN)
  Dmitri Sautin
and Alexandre Dobroskok ( RUS)
  Robert Newbery
and Dean Pullar ( AUS)
Synchronized 10 m platform
details
  Dmitri Sautin
and Igor Lukashin ( RUS)
  Hu Jia
and Tian Liang ( CHN)
  Jan Hempel
and Heiko Meyer ( GER)

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Fu Mingxia
  China
Guo Jingjing
  China
Dörte Lindner
  Germany
10 m platform
details
Laura Wilkinson
  United States
Li Na
  China
Anne Montminy
  Canada
Synchronized 3 m springboard
details
  Vera Ilina
and Yulia Pakhalina ( RUS)
  Fu Mingxia
and Guo Jingjing ( CHN)
  Ganna Sorokina
and Olena Zhupina ( UKR)
Synchronized 10 m platform
details
  Li Na
and Sang Xue ( CHN)
  Émilie Heymans
and Anne Montminy ( CAN)
  Rebecca Gilmore
and Loudy Tourky ( AUS)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China (CHN)55010
2  Russia (RUS)2125
3  United States (USA)1001
4  Canada (CAN)0112
5  Mexico (MEX)0101
6  Australia (AUS)0022
  Germany (GER)0022
8  Ukraine (UKR)0011
Totals (8 entries)88824

Participating nations

Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2020.[ permanent dead link]

Sources