The United States sent 12 athletes to compete in the diving competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. 2008 was the first time since 2006 that the U.S. has competed in all diving events at full capacity.Team USA: USA Diving Announces 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Nominees Diving events ran from August 10 to August 23. The U.S. team however did not win a medal in any of the events.
U.S. Diving Team
- Head Coach: John Wingfield
- Men's team
- Troy Dumais (3 m springboard)
- Chris Colwill (3 m springboard, synchronized 3 m springboard)
- Jevon Tarantino (synchronized 3 m springboard)
- David Boudia (10 m platform, synchronized 10 m platform)
- Thomas Finchum (10 m platform, synchronized 10 m platform)
- Women's team
- Nancilea Underwood Foster (3 m springboard)
- Christina Loukas (3 m springboard)
- Kelci Bryant (synchronized 3 m springboard)
- Ariel Rittenhouse (synchronized 3 m springboard)
- Laura Wilkinson (10 m platform)
- Haley Ishimatsu (10 m platform, synchronized 10 m platform)
- Mary Beth Dunnichay (synchronized 10 m platform)Team USA: USA Diving Announces 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Nominees (July 7, 2008)
2008 Olympic Diving Medal Winners
| Men's Diving | |||||||
| Event | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m Springboard | He Chong - China | Alexandre Despatie - Canada | Qin Kai - China | ||||
| 10 m Platform | Matthew Mitcham - Australia | Zhou Luxin - China | Gleb Galperin - Russia | ||||
| Synchronized 3 m Springboard | China | Russia | Ukraine | ||||
| Synchronized 10 m Platform | China | Germany | Russia | ||||
| Women's Diving | |||||||
| Event | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m Springboard | Guo Jingjing - China | Julia Pakhalina - Russia | Wu Minxia - China | ||||
| 10 m Platform | Chen Ruolin - China | Emilie Heymans - Canada | Wang Xin - China | ||||
| Synchronized 3 m Springboard | China | Russia | Germany | ||||
| Synchronized 10 m Platform | China | Australia | Mexico | ||||
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References
Fast Facts
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Fact:
U.S. divers competed in all four events
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136 total athletes eligible to compete (68 men, 68 women)Beijing 2008: FINA - Diving
