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 (up to eight males and eight females) 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

Event	Date	Venue
2019 European Diving Championships	TBD, 2019	Kyiv
2019 World Aquatics Championships	12–28 July, 2019	Gwangju
2019 Pan American Games	26 July–11 August, 2019	Lima
2019 Asian Diving Cup
Oceania Championships
2020 FINA Diving World Cup		Tokyo
Re-allocation of unused quota	June 4–12, 2020	—

Synchronized diving

Men's 3 m synchronized springboard

Competition	Places	Qualified teams
FINA World Championships	3
FINA Diving World Cup	4
Host nation	1	Japan
Total	8

Men's 10 m synchronized platform

Competition	Places	Qualified teams
FINA World Championships	3
FINA Diving World Cup	4
Host nation	1	Japan
Total	8

Women's 3 m synchronized springboard

Competition	Places	Qualified teams
FINA World Championships	3
FINA Diving World Cup	4
Host nation	1	Japan
Total	8

Women's 10 m synchronized platform

Competition	Places	Qualified teams
FINA World Championships	3
FINA Diving World Cup	4
Host nation	1	Japan
Total	8

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.

Competition	Places	Qualified divers
FINA World Championships	12
2019 European Diving Championships	1
Oceania Qualifying	1
African Qualifying	1
2019 Asian Diving Cup	1
2015 Pan American Games	1
FINA Diving World Cup	Up 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.

Competition	Places	Qualified divers
FINA World Championships	12
2019 European Diving Championships	1
Oceania Qualifying	1
African Qualifying	1
2019 Asian Diving Cup	1
2015 Pan American Games	1
FINA Diving World Cup	Up 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.

Competition	Places	Qualified divers
FINA World Championships	12
2019 European Diving Championships	1
Oceania Qualifying	1
African Qualifying	1
2019 Asian Diving Cup	1
2015 Pan American Games	1
FINA Diving World Cup	Up 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.

Competition	Places	Qualified divers
FINA World Championships	12
2019 European Diving Championships	1
Oceania Qualifying	1
African Qualifying	1
2019 Asian Diving Cup	1
2015 Pan American Games	1
FINA Diving World Cup	Up to 18
Re-allocation of unused quota
Total