Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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, August 22, 1920 to Monday, August 29, 1920
Medal summary
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard, 10 metre platform and plain high diving by the International Olympic Committee,[1] 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.[2] 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
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard |
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10 m platform |
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Plain high diving |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard |
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10 m platform |
Participating nations
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
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (4 nations) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Notes
- ↑ IOC medals database
- ↑ Belgian Olympic Committee, pp. 128-9, 133.
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
- Belgian Olympic Committee (1957). "Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 - Official Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2006-12-23.