Diving at the 1983 Summer Universiade

The Diving competition in the 1983 Summer Universiade were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The men's 10 metre competition was marred by tragedy when Soviet diver Sergei Chalibashvili hit his head on the platform while attempting a reverse 3½ somersault in the tuck position, one of the most difficult dives in the sport; he died the next week without ever regaining consciousness. Future four-time Olympic champion Greg Louganis was preparing to climb the ladder to make his next dive when Chalibashvili was hurt; after thefatally injured Soviet was removed from the pool Louganis executed the very same dive.[1]

Medal overview

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's 3-Meter Springboard  Greg Louganis (USA)  Nikolay Droshin (URS)  Tan Liangde (CHN)
Men's Platform  Greg Louganis (USA)  Li Hongping (CHN)  Tong Hui (CHN)
Women's 3-Meter Springboard  Chen Shi (CHN)  Megan Neyer (USA)  Sylvie Bernier (CAN)
Women's Platform  Lu Wei (CHN)  Zhou Jihong (CHN)  Wendy Wyland (USA)

References

  1. ↑ Simon Burnton (March 28, 2012). "50 stunning Olympic moments No20: Greg Louganis's perfect dive 1988". The Guardian.
  • "Universiade: Diving Medalists". HickokSports.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012.
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