Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre platform explained

Event:Men's 10 metre platform diving
Games:2012 Summer
Venue:Aquatics Centre
Date:10–11 August
Competitors:32
Win Label:Winning total
Win Value:568.65 points
Nations:19
Gold:David Boudia
Goldnoc:USA
Silver:Qiu Bo
Silvernoc:CHN
Bronze:Tom Daley
Bronzenoc:GBR
Prev:2008
Next:2016

The men's 10 metre platform diving competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place on 10 and 11 August at the Aquatics Centre within the Olympic Park.

The gold medal was won by David Boudia from the United States. China's Qiu Bo won silver and Tom Daley of Great Britain took bronze.

Format

The competition involved three rounds:

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Friday 10 August 201219:00Preliminary
Saturday 11 August 201210:00
20:30
Semifinal
Final

Results

RankDiverNationPreliminarySemifinalFinal
PointsRankDive 1Dive 2Dive 3Dive 4Dive 5Dive 6Points[1] RankDive 1Dive 2Dive 3Dive 4Dive 5Dive 6Points[2]
439.15 18 88.20 86.40 94.3585.8082.8093.60 531.15 3 97.20 86.40 99.90 90.75 91.80 102.60 568.65
563.70 1 89.60 85.7594.05102.6094.3597.20563.55 1 91.20 94.50 92.40 93.6094.35 100.80 566.85
448.45 15 81.0086.4084.00 88.8091.8089.10 521.10 4 91.80* 86.40 92.75 98.05 97.20 90.75 556.95
4 449.05 14 81.60 86.95 79.20 81.0091.8093.60514.15 6 81.60 92.50 89.10 81.00 91.80 91.80 527.80
5 440.90 17 76.50 88.2086.4081.6079.2090.00501.90 9 76.50 88.20 86.40 96.90 82.50 97.20 527.70
6 532.15 2 81.60 94.05102.6094.3575.6093.60541.80 2 91.20 94.05 91.80 68.45 91.80 90.00 527.30
7 491.70 6 88.8087.4586.10 81.0074.2579.80497.4010 83.25 82.50 98.40 81.00 89.10 87.40 521.65
8 496.80 4 91.80 86.4079.2086.4086.40 88.80 519.00 5 97.20 86.40 77.55 64.80 88.20 92.50 506.65
9 480.90 8 76.80 83.2083.2589.1084.1590.00506.50 7 86.40 75.20 83.25 79.20 84.1597.20 505.40
10 525.05 3 76.80 90.65 89.2591.8074.2581.00503.75 8 80.00 83.25 66.50 97.20 77.55 91.80 496.30
11 452.75 11 72.00 86.40 81.6079.2079.2097.20495.60 12 76.50 86.40 81.60 79.20 74.25 95.40 493.35
12 481.65 7 78.40 77.70 82.8089.1089.1079.20496.30 11 72.00 88.80 82.80 79.20 56.1064.80 443.70
13 457.20 9 75.00 85.80 86.40 90.7574.25 70.20 482.40 13did not advance
14 495.85 5 85.80 91.20 36.30 86.1089.10 88.80 477.30 14 did not advance
15 451.35 12 76.80 86.40 88.8084.1536.7591.80464.70 15did not advance
16 445.60 16 81.30 37.40 72.0089.1089.1084.60453.8016 did not advance
17 450.60 13 68.8063.00 69.3078.4080.8579.20439.5517did not advance
18 453.50 10 72.0075.20 55.8083.2064.3586.40436.9518did not advance
19 434.95 19 did not advance
20 427.45 20 did not advance
21 420.60 21 did not advance
22 419.25 22 did not advance
23 412.45 23 did not advance
24 401.55 24 did not advance
25 375.30 25 did not advance
26 370.50 26 did not advance
27 370.25 27 did not advance
28 367.75 28 did not advance
29 363.90 29 did not advance
30 363.70 30 did not advance
31 350.05 31 did not advance
32 331.30 32 did not advance

*Daley was awarded a re-dive due to the audience's use of flash photography. His score before the challenge was 75.60.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: London 2012 10m platform men Results - Olympic diving. 2012-08-11. 2012-12-09. https://archive.today/20121209092004/www.london2012.com/diving/event/men-10m/phase=dvm002200/index.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Men's 10m Platform - Olympic Diving | London 2012 . 2013-01-03 . dead . https://archive.today/20130103181326/www.london2012.com/diving/event/men-10m/index.html?v=20120810-222523367 . 2013-01-03 .
  3. News: Daley - the teenager never out of the headlines. BBC Sport.