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Diving At The 2020 Summer Olympics
The Diving (sport), diving competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured eight events . It was one of four aquatic sports at the Games, along with Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics, swimming, Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics, water polo, and Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics, synchronised swimming. The events were men's and women's versions each of: 3m springboard, synchronised 3m springboard, 10m platform, and synchronised 10m platform. 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 were denied a clean sweep of diving golds by a single event; in this case, the 10 metre synchronised men's event won by Great Britain's Tom Daley and Matty Lee. This was the second consecutive Games that Great Britain denied China the sweep, after Jack Laugher and Chris Mears (diver) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
The is an indoor swimming pool in the Mori- Beach Park () in Tatsumi in the Kōtō ward in eastern Tokyo. Construction began in April 2017 and was completed in 2020. The total construction cost was 56.7 billion yen, ¥ (471 million Euro, €). The opening, scheduled for 22 March 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and took place on 23 July 2020 without an audience. The swimming hall was built for the 2020 Summer Olympics and can accommodate up to 12,000 spectators. The arena will also be used for swimming competitions at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. The swimming arena has two swimming pools and a pool for water diving. The roof was built on the ground and raised step by step to a height of 37 metres. It is 160 metres long, 130 metres wide and 10 metres thick. The roof weighs 7,000 tonnes. In the future, the Aquatics Centre will host hundreds of national, international and junior competitions every year. Furthermore, the citizens of Tokyo will also be able to use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard
The men's synchronized 3 metre springboard diving competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held on 28 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. It was the 6th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Olympic Games since the 2000 Summer Olympics. Competition format The competition was held in a single round, consisting of each pair performing six dives. Each dive was from a different group (forward, back, reverse, inward, and twisting). The first two dives were given a fixed degree of difficulty of 2.0, regardless of the dive performed. The other four dives were assigned a degree of difficulty based on somersaults, position, twists, approach, and entry. There was no limit to the degree of difficulty of dives; the most difficult dives calculated in the FINA rulebook (reverse 4 somersault in pike position and back 4 somersault in pike position) was 4.7, but competitors could attempt more difficult dives. Scoring was done by a panel of eleven judges, with fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Rüdiger
Lars Rüdiger (born 17 April 1996) is a German diver. With his partner Patrick Hausding, he won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard competition. He also won a bronze medal in the 3 m synchro springboard competition at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships The 2018 European Aquatics Championships took place in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Luss in the central belt of Scotland, from 3 to 12 August 2018. The championships were part of the first European Championships with other events happening in Scot .... References External links * 1996 births Living people German male divers Divers from Berlin Divers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic divers for Germany Olympic medalists in diving Olympic bronze medalists for Germany World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving 21st-century German people European Games competitors for Germany Divers at the 2023 Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Hausding
Patrick Hausding (born 9 March 1989) is a German diver. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with his teammate Lars Rüdiger, Hausding won a bronze medal in the men's synchronized 3 metre springboard competition. However, he did not repeat his bronze medal success in the men's 3 m springboard competition from the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, failing to proceed beyond the preliminary round in Tokyo, finishing 21st in a field of 29 divers. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, in addition to his bronze medal success in the men's 3 m springboard competition, Hausding competed in the men's synchronized 3 m springboard event with teammate Stephan Feck. They finished in 4th place. He also competed in the men's synchronized 10 m platform event with teammate Sascha Klein. They finished in 4th place. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 3 m springboard and the men's 10 m synchronised platform with Sascha Klein. Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Hixon
Michael Hixon (born July 16, 1994) is an American diver. He is a two-time Olympic medalist, having won the silver medal with Sam Dorman in the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the silver medal with Andrew Capobianco at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the same event. Early life and education Hixon was born on July 16, 1994, in Amherst, Massachusetts, to Mandy and David Hixon. He has an older brother, Matthew. Hixon's parents have both coached in American collegiate sports. His father was the head coach for the men's basketball team at Amherst College. His mother, an All-American diver at Ohio State University, helped foster his interest in diving after he joined her at a diving practice while she was a diving coach at Amherst College. Soon after, she became his personal coach, and he began entering competitions two years later. Growing up, Hixon was also involved in basketball, football, and lacrosse, but after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Capobianco
Andrew Capobianco (born October 13, 1999) is an American Olympic diver. Career In 2021 he qualified with his diving partner Michael Hixon for the U.S. Olympic Diving Team, to compete in the men's synchronised 3m springboard. Later during the Olympic Trials he also qualified for the 2020/2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the Individual 3m dive. At the Tokyo Olympics, Capobianco and Hixon won the silver medal in the men's synchronised 3m springboard, while Capobianco finished 10th out of 12 divers in the finals of the individual 3m springboard, from an original field of 29 in the competition. He participated at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, winning a bronze medal. Capobianco attended Holly Springs High School in Holly Springs, North Carolina. He attended and competed for Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Jian (diver)
Yang Jian (; born 10 June 1994) is a Chinese diver. Yang started practicing gymnastics on his parents' will at age of 4, and 5 years later took up diving. His desire for risky jumps quickly brought him the nickname “King of Difficulty” amongst teammates. He won gold in the 10m platform event at the 2014 FINA Diving World Cup. Shortly after his international debut, he became the first one in history to accomplish a dive with difficulty of 4.1 since the regulation was introduced and set a world record for a single jump to 123 points. But in the following year, Yang finished his first tour to the world championships due to knee injury with the unexpected 10th place. Another right heel injury during training in November 2018 forced him to take surgery and rest for a month. In 2021, Yang won a silver medal in the 10m platform event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cao Yuan
Cao Yuan (; born 7 February 1995) is a Chinese Diving (sport), diver and an Olympic gold medalist, having won three golds, one silver and one bronze in the Olympics. He has also won golds in diving at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, World Championships and FINA Diving World Cup, World Cups. Early life Cao Yuan was born on 7 February 1995 in Hunan province. Cao Yuan started diving at age 5. His mother wanted him to learn discipline so enrolled him in diving classes. His life motto is "Go your own way and see your own scenery. Be calm for life's ups and downs." Career He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's synchronized 10 metre platform, Men's synchronized 10-metre platform, winning the gold medal. He won the gold medal at Diving at the 2010 Asian Games, 2010 Asian Games in Men's 10-meter platform at the age of 15. Cao Yuan is the only diver in history to win 3 gold medals in a single World Diving Series event by win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Zongyuan
Wang Zongyuan (; born 24 October 2001) is a Chinese diver. Wang competed in the 2019 World Aquatics Championships and won gold in the 1 metre springboard. He also competed at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ... and won gold in the Men's 3m synchro event and the silver in the 3m springboard. References 2001 births Living people Chinese male divers World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic divers of China Divers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in diving Olympic gold medalists for China Olympic silver medalists for China 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xie Siyi
Xie Siyi (; born 28 March 1996) is a Chinese diver. He has won four gold medals at the World Championships and two Olympic gold medals. Career Xie's previous main event was 10m platform and his partner was Chen Aisen. However, due to a serious injury in 2012, he began focusing more on springboard. At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, he became a new world champion after winning the gold medal of 1m springboard. He also won a gold in 3m springboard at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest. In 2018, Xie took part in his first World Cup event held in Wuhan, and won a gold in the 3m synchro partnered with Cao Yuan, as well as a gold in the individual 3m event. At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, he again won gold in the 3m springboard event. Xie again partnered with Cao Yuan in the 3m synchro, and won gold with their last dive. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Xie won the gold in the 3m springboard event. He scored over 85 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Synchronized 10 Metre Platform
The women's 10 metre synchronized platform diving competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held on 27 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. It was the 6th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Olympic Games since the 2000 Summer Olympics. Competition format The competition was held in a single round, consisting of each pair performing five dives. Each dive must be from a different one of the six groups (forward, back, reverse, inward, twisting, and armstand). The first two dives were given a fixed degree of difficulty of 2.0, regardless of the dive performed. The other three dives were assigned a degree of difficulty based on somersaults, position, twists, approach, and entry. There was no limit to the degree of difficulty of dives; the most difficult dives calculated in the FINA rulebook (reverse 4 somersault in pike position and armstand reverse 4 somersault in pike position) were 4.8, but competitors could attempt more difficult dives. Scoring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Synchronized 3 Metre Springboard
The women's synchronized 3 metre springboard diving competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held on 25 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. It was the 6th appearance of the event, which had been held at every Olympic Games since the 2000 Summer Olympics. The medals for the competition were presented by Nicole Hoevertsz, Aruba; IOC Executive Board Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Dale Neuburger, United States; FINA Treasurer and a Gift Presenter. Competition format The competition was held in a single round, consisting of each pair performing five dives. Each dive was from a different group (forward, back, reverse, inward, and twisting). The first two dives were given a fixed degree of difficulty of 2.0, regardless of the dive performed. The other three dives were assigned a degree of difficulty based on somersaults, position, twists, approach, and entry. There was no limit to the degree of difficulty of dives; the most difficult dives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
