Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics
| Diving at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp |
| Dates | 22 August 1920 through 29 August 1920 |
| No. of events | 5 |
| Competitors | 53 from 14 nations |
| Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
| Plain high diving | men | |
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, five diving events were contested. The women's 3 metre springboard competition was added to the Olympic programme. The competitions were held from Monday, 22 August 1920 to Monday, 29 August 1920.[1]
Medal summary
[edit]The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard, 10 metre platform and plain high diving by the International Olympic Committee,[2] and appeared on the 1920 Official Report (dated from 1957) as plongeons variés, plongeons de haut vol variés or plongeons ordinaires, and plongeons du tremplin, respectively.[3] The men's high diving and 10 metre platform events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the women's 10 metre platform were performed from 8 metre and 4 metre platforms; the springboard events included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
Men
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |  Louis Kuehn (USA) | Clarence Pinkston (USA) | Louis Balbach (USA) |
| 10 m platform | Clarence Pinkston (USA) |  Erik Adlerz (SWE) | Harry Prieste (USA) |
| Plain high diving | Arvid Wallman (SWE) | Nils Skoglund (SWE) | John Jansson (SWE) |
Women
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Aileen Riggin (USA) | Helen Wainwright (USA) | Thelma Payne (USA) |
| 10 m platform |  Stefanie Clausen (DEN) |  Beatrice Armstrong (GBR) | Eva Olliwier (SWE) |
Participating nations
[edit]A total of 53 divers (35 men and 18 women) from 14 nations (men from 13 nations - women from 6 nations) competed at the Antwerp Games:
Australia (1) (men:0 women:1)
Belgium (3) (men:3 women:0)
Brazil (1) (men:1 women:0)
Canada (1) (men:1 women:0)
Denmark (5) (men:3 women:2)
Finland (3) (men:3 women:0)
France (1) (men:1 women:0)
Great Britain (5) (men:3 women:2)
Italy (1) (men:1 women:0)
Japan (1) (men:1 women:0)
Norway (4) (men:2 women:2)
Sweden (12) (men:8 women:4)
Switzerland (1) (men:1 women:0)
United States (14) (men:7 women:7)
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ IOC medals database
- ^ Belgian Olympic Committee, pp. 128-9, 133.
References
[edit]- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 November 2006.
- Belgian Olympic Committee (1957). "Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 - Official Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2006.
