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Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held from 22 to 30 September 2000 at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre.

For the first time in Olympic history, the synchronized events for both men and women were officially included in the program.

Medal Table[]

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China China 5 5 0 10
2 Russia Russia 2 1 2 5
3 United States United States 1 0 0 1
4 Canada Canada 0 1 1 2
5 Mexico Mexico 0 1 0 1
6 Australia Australia 0 0 2 2
Germany Germany 0 0 2 2
8 Ukraine Ukraine 0 0 1 1

Medalists[]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3m springboard Xiong Ni
China
Fernando Platas
Mexico
Dmitri Saoutine
Russia
10m platform Tian Liang
China
Hu Jia
China
Dmitri Saoutine
Russia
Synchronized 3m springboard Xiao Hailiang
Xiong Ni
China
Alexandre Dobroskok
Dmitri Saoutine
Russia
Robert Newbery
Dean Pullar
Australia
Synchronized 10m platform Igor Loukachine
Dmitri Saoutine
Russia
Hu Jia
Tian Liang
China
Jan Hempel
Heiko Meyer
Germany

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3m springboard Fu Mingxia
China
Guo Jingjing
China
Doerte Lindner
Germany
10m platform Laura Wilkinson
United States
Li Na
China
Anne Montminy
Canada
Synchronized 3m springboard Vera Ilina
Ioulia Pakhalina
Russia
Fu Mingxia
Guo Jingjing
China
Ganna Sorokina
Olena Zhupina
Ukraine
Synchronized 10m platform Li Na
Sang Xue
China
Emilie Heymans
Anne Montminy
Canada
Rebecca Gilmore
Loudy Tourky
Australia

Statistics[]

  • There were 157 total athletes from 42 countries.
  • Sheila Mae Perez was the youngest participant with 14 years and 292 days.
  • David Pichler was the oldest participant with 32 years and 27 days.
  • Fernando Platas of Mexico was the only diver chosen to be the flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
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