Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre platform

Men's 10 metre platform
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Sammy Lee  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Bruce Harlan  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Joaquín Capilla  Mexico

The men's 10 metre platform, also reported as highboard diving, was one of four diving events on the diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme.

The competition was held on Tuesday August 3, on Wednesday August 4, and on Thursday August 5. It split into two sets of dives:

  1. Compulsory dives
    Divers performed four pre-chosen dives (from different categories) – a running straight header forward, straight somersault backward, running straight mollberg (gainer) reverse somersault, and armstand with forward cut through.
  2. Facultative dives
    Divers performed four dives of their choice (from different categories and different from the compulsory).

Twenty-five divers from 15 nations competed.

Results

RankDiverPoints
1st, gold medalist(s) Sammy Lee (USA)130.05
2nd, silver medalist(s) Bruce Harlan (USA)122.30
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Joaquín Capilla (MEX)113.52
4 Lennart Brunnhage (SWE)108.62
5 Peter Heatly (GBR)105.29
6 Thomas Christiansen (DEN)105.22
7 Raymond Mulinghausen (FRA)103.01
8 George Athans (CAN)100.91
9 Rolf Stigersand (NOR)97.93
10 Zouheir Shourbagi (SYR)97.81
11 Louis Marchant (GBR)96.11
12 Kamal Ali Hassan (EGY)95.33
13 Diego Mariscal (MEX)95.14
14 Gustavo Somohano (MEX)91.98
15 Franz Worisch (AUT)90.05
16 Haroldo Mariano (BRA)90.00
17 Wilhelm Lippa (AUT)89.04
18 Gordon Ward (GBR)88.96
19 Ilmari Niemeläinen (FIN)87.82
20 Guy Hernandez (FRA)87.46
21 Geoff Mandy (RSA)86.00
22 Rauf Abdul Seoud (EGY)85.85
23 Willy Rist (SUI)81.78
24 Mohamed Allam (EGY)77.92
25 Ernst Strupler (SUI)77.67

References

  • sports-reference.com
  • Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (1951). "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948" (pdf). Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948. pp. pp.637–9. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  • Herman de Wael (2001-01-26). "Diving - men's platform (London 1948)". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
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