FINA Diving World Cup

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FINA Diving World Cup
StatusActive
GenreSporting event
Date(s)Mid-year
FrequencyBiennial
CountryVarying
Inaugurated1979 (1979)

The FINA Diving World Cup is an international biennial diving competition that was first contested in The Woodlands, Texas in 1979.[1] The 2012 edition served as Diving's test event for the 2012 Olympics,[2] as well as the final qualifying event for Diving at those Games. Tom Daley (UK, b. 21 May 1994) is the youngest medallist at a FINA Diving World Cup. He was aged 13 years 277 days when he won bronze in the 10 m synchro competition in Beijing, China, on 22 February 2008.[3][4][5]

Editions[]

Number Year Host City Host Country Events
1 The Woodlands  United States 4
2 Mexico City  Mexico 4
3 The Woodlands  United States 4
4 Shanghai  China 4
5 Amersfoort  Netherlands 4
6 Indianapolis  United States 6
7 Winnipeg  Canada 6
8 Beijing  China 6
9 1995 Atlanta  United States 10
10 1997 Mexico City  Mexico 10
11 1999 Wellington  New Zealand 10
12 2000 Sydney  Australia 10
13 2002 Seville  Spain 10
14 2004 Athens  Greece 8
15 2006 Changshu  China 10
Number Year Host City Host Country Events
16 2008 Beijing  China 8
17 2010 Changzhou  China 8
18 2012 London  United Kingdom 8
19 2014 Shanghai  China 9
20 2016 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 8
21 2018 Wuhan  China 11
22 2021 Tokyo  Japan 8

Medals (1979–2021)[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)1265730213
2 Russia (RUS)11221245
3 United States (USA)10161945
4 Germany (GER)4141735
5 Canada (CAN)4131633
6 Great Britain (GBR)44917
7 Mexico (MEX)361322
8 Australia (AUS)2121731
9 Soviet Union (URS)18615
10 Malaysia (MAS)1225
11 Ukraine (UKR)0347
12 Japan (JPN)0224
13 East Germany (GDR)0134
 Italy (ITA)0134
15 Cuba (CUB)0123
16 Austria (AUT)0112
 France (FRA)0112
18 Jamaica (JAM)0101
 North Korea (PRK)0101
20 Spain (ESP)0022
21 Belarus (BLR)0011
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0011
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0011
 South Korea (KOR)0011
Totals (24 nations)166166163495

See also[]

  • FINA

References[]

  1. ^ "Structure [Diving]". fina.org. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  2. ^ "London 2012 – Diving test event". fina.org. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. ^ Glenday, Craig (2014). Guinness World Records 2014. pp. 260. ISBN 978-1-908843-15-9.
  4. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Test Events". Tokyo 2020 (Olympics). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. ^ "FINA – DIVING WORLD CUP 2020 – Information Bulletin" (PDF). fina.org. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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