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Basics

There are eight diving events in the Olympics.

Four are individual:

  • Men's and women's springboard (or 3-meter springboard)
  • Men's and women's platform (or 10-meter platform)

The other four are team events that debuted at the 2000 Sydney Games:

  • Men's and women's synchronized springboard
  • Men's and women's synchronized platform. 

At the Olympics, each individual diving competition features a preliminary round, a semifinal, and a final; the synchronized events are final only.



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