Diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification


Qualification for diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics allocated a total of 136 quota spots, evenly divided between men and women. Each nation may enter not more than 16 divers with up to two in each individual event and a pair in each synchronized event. Athletes must be 14 years of age by the end of 2020 to compete.

Summary

For individual diving, the top twelve from the 2019 World Championships, the five continental champions and the eighteen semifinalists at the 2020 Diving World Cup will achieve a quota spot. For the pairs events, the top three from the world championships, the top four from the world cup and the hosts qualify. Additional quota places go to the next best finishers in the World Cup until the maximum number of divers is reached.

Timeline

Synchronized diving

Men's 3 m synchronized springboard

Men's 10 m synchronized platform

Women's 3 m synchronized springboard

Women's 10 m synchronized platform

Individual diving

Men's 3 m springboard

For the individual events, any one diver can only gain 1 quota place per event for their NOC.
CompetitionPlacesQualified divers
FINA World Championships12










2019 Pan American Games1
2019 European Diving Championships1
2019 Asian Diving Cup1
2019 Oceania Diving Championships1
2019 African Diving Qualifier1
FINA Diving World CupUp to 18
Re-allocation of unused quota
Total

Men's 10 m platform

For the individual events, any one diver can only gain 1 quota place per event for their NOC.
CompetitionPlacesQualified divers
FINA World Championships12










2019 Pan American Games1
2019 European Diving Championships1
2019 Asian Diving Cup1
2019 Oceania Diving Championships1
2019 African Diving Qualifier1
FINA Diving World CupUp to 18
Re-allocation of unused quota
Total

Women's 3 m springboard

For the individual events, any one diver can only gain 1 quota place per event for their NOC.
CompetitionPlacesQualified divers
FINA World Championships12










2019 Pan American Games1
2019 European Diving Championships1
2019 Asian Diving Cup1
2019 Oceania Diving Championships1
2019 African Diving Qualifier1
FINA Diving World CupUp to 18
Re-allocation of unused quota
Total

Women's 10 m platform

For the individual events, any one diver can only gain 1 quota place per event for their NOC.
CompetitionPlacesQualified divers
FINA World Championships12










2019 Pan American Games1
2019 European Diving Championships1
2019 Asian Diving Cup1
2019 Oceania Diving Championships1
2019 African Diving Qualifier1
FINA Diving World CupUp to 18
Re-allocation of unused quota
Total