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