Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center |
| Dates | 26 July 1996 through 2 August 1996 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 122 from 39 nations |
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| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, from 26 July to 2 August, comprising a total of 122 divers from 39 nations.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 3 m springboard |
Xiong Ni China
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Yu Zhuocheng China
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Mark Lenzi United States
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| 10 m platform |
Dmitri Sautin Russia
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Jan Hempel Germany
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Xiao Hailiang China
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Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 3 m springboard |
Fu Mingxia China
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Irina Lashko Russia
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Annie Pelletier Canada
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| 10 m platform |
Fu Mingxia China
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Annika Walter Germany
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Mary Ellen Clark United States
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participating nations
Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.
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See also
- Diving at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Diving at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Diving at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
References
- ^ "Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
Sources
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 December 2006.
- The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games - Volume III: The Competition Results (pdf) (in English and French). Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-169-X. OCLC 36994823. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
