Diving at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Diving at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
LocationManchester, England
Dates25 to 27 July

Diving at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was the 17th appearance of Diving at the Commonwealth Games. Competition was held in Manchester, England, from 25 to 27 July 2002.[1]

The diving events were held at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.[2][3]

There were six medal events: three events for both men and women. Australia topped the medal table by virtue of winning three gold medals.[4][5]

Manchester Aquatics Centre during the Games
The diving facility

Medal table

  *   Host nation (England)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia3025
2 Canada2327
3 England*1326
Totals (3 entries)66618

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
1m springboard Alexandre Despatie
 Canada
Tony Ally
 England
Steven Barnett
 Australia
3m springboard Alexandre Despatie
 Canada
Tony Ally
 England
Robert Newbery
 Australia
10m platform Peter Waterfield
 England
Leon Taylor
 England
Alexandre Despatie
 Canada

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
1m springboard Irina Lashko
 Australia
Blythe Hartley
 Canada
Jane Smith
 England
3m springboard Irina Lashko
 Australia
Émilie Heymans
 Canada
Jane Smith
 England
10m platform Loudy Tourky
 Australia
Émilie Heymans
 Canada
Blythe Hartley
 Canada

Results

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Men's 1 metre springboard

Pos Athlete Time
1Canada Alexandre Despatie404.55
2England Tony Ally386.37
3Australia Steven Barnett382.65
4Australia Robert Newbery377.37
5Canada Philippe Comtois367.17
6England Mark Shipman349.86
7England Peter Waterfield359.94 (SF)
8Australia Matthew Lawrence Cooper332.79 (SF)
9Canada Jeff Liberty309.15 (SF)

Men's 3 metres springboard

Pos Athlete Time
1Canada Alexandre Despatie474.60
2England Tony Ally455.67
3Australia Robert Newbery441.84
4Canada Philippe Comtois437.25
5Australia Steven Barnett407.40
6Canada Jeff Liberty400.41
7England Peter Waterfield379.62
8Australia Mathew Helm376.98
9Malaysia Nor Aznizal Najib368.10
10England Mark Shipman366.39
11Malaysia Rosshari Sham Roslan297.69

Men's 10 metres platform

Pos Athlete Time
1England Peter Waterfield690.30
2England Leon Taylor689.82
3Canada Alexandre Despatie689.79
4Australia Robert Newbery680.97
5Australia Mathew Helm670.53
6Malaysia Nor Aznizal Najib576.66
7Canada Nicolas Leblanc536.22
8Malaysia Lap Bun Low498.96
9Canada Julio Abate486.99

Women's 1 metre springboard

Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Irina Lashko302.82
2Canada Blythe Hartley287.04
3England Jane Smith274.71
4Australia Rebecca Gilmore257.43
5Canada Émilie Heymans256.83
6Canada Melanie Rinaldi240.15
7Australia Liesl Ischia231.42 (SF)
8Bermuda Katura Horton-Perinchief219.72 (SF)
9New Zealand Anna Thomas214.38 (SF)
10England Sarah Soo204.72 (SF)

Women's 3 metres springboard

Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Irina Lashko594.51
2Canada Émilie Heymans574.23
3England Jane Smith556.38
4Canada Blythe Hartley547.98
5Australia Loudy Tourky526.59
6Malaysia Mun Yee Leong476.13
7Canada Melanie Rinaldi460.14
8England Sarah Soo442.98
9New Zealand Anna Thomas424.08
10Bermuda Katura Horton-Perinchief412.44

Women's 10 metres platform

Pos Athlete Time
1Australia Loudy Tourky538.65
2Canada Émilie Heymans527.79
3Canada Blythe Hartley490.17
4England Karen Smith461.76
5Canada Myriam Boileau460.62
6Malaysia Mun Yee Leong441.69
7Australia Rebecca Gilmore431.43
8New Zealand Charlotte Glynan406.26
9Australia Nicole Boukaram395.76
10England Stacie Powell388.41

References

  1. ↑ "Medal Standings Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "'Stage set for Manchester to lay on feast of sport'". The Times. 25 July 2002. p. 36 – via Times Digital Archive.
  3. ↑ "What's on in England's biggest sporting event for more than half a century". Fleetwood Weekly New. 2 January 2002. p. 29. Retrieved 14 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and diving (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and diving (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Statistics". BBC. 2 August 2002. Retrieved 7 March 2026.