Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard

Women's 3 metre springboard diving
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Stade Nautique d'Antwerp
Date August 29
Competitors 4 from 1 nation
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Aileen Riggin  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Helen Wainwright  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Thelma Payne  United States

The women's 3 metre springboard was presented to the Olympic Games for the first time as one of five diving events on the diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, August 29, 1920.

Four divers all from the United States competed.

Results

Monday, August 29, 1920: Since there were only four entries, a direct final was competed.

Final

PlaceDiverPointsScore
1st, gold medalist(s) Aileen Riggin (USA)9539.9
2nd, silver medalist(s) Helen Wainwright (USA)9534.8
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Thelma Payne (USA)12534.1
4 Aileen Allen (USA)20489.8

References

  • Belgian Olympic Committee (1957). "Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 - Official Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
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