| Diving at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium |
| Dates | 6 August 1928 through 11 August 1928 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 61 from 17 nations |
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Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, four diving events were contested. The men's plain high diving event was dropped from the Olympic program. The competitions were held from Monday, 6 August 1928 to Saturday, 11 August 1928. [1]
Medal summary
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee, [2] and appeared on the 1928 Official Report as fancy diving and high diving, respectively. [3] The platform events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the springboard events included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Pete Desjardins (
USA)
|
Michael Galitzen (
USA)
|
Farid Simaika (
EGY)
|
| 10 m platform |
Pete Desjardins (
USA)
|
Farid Simaika (
EGY)
|
Michael Galitzen (
USA)
|
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Helen Meany (
USA)
|
Dorothy Poynton (
USA)
|
Georgia Coleman (
USA)
|
| 10 m platform |
Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston (
USA)
|
Georgia Coleman (
USA)
|
Laura Sjöqvist (
SWE)
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Participating nations
A total of 61 divers (38 men and 23 women) from 17 nations (men from 16 nations - women from 9 nations) competed at the Amsterdam Games:
Australia (1) (men:1 women:0)
Austria (2) (men:1 women:1)
Canada (1) (men:1 women:0)
Czechoslovakia (2) (men:2 women:0)
Denmark (1) (men:0 women:1)-
Egypt (2) (men:2 women:0)
Finland (2) (men:1 women:1)
France (4) (men:3 women:1)
Germany (9) (men:5 women:4)
Great Britain (7) (men:4 women:3)
Italy (3) (men:3 women:0)
Japan (1) (men:1 women:0)
Mexico (1) (men:1 women:0)
Netherlands (7) (men:3 women:4)-
Sweden (8) (men:5 women:3)
Switzerland (1) (men:1 women:0)-
United States (9) (men:4 women:5)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |
Egypt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |
Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 November 2006.
- ^ Netherlands Olympic Committee (1928). "The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928 - Official Report, p. 747" (PDF). Amsterdam J. H. de Bussy, Ltd. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
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