Diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Platform

The platform diving was a diving event held as part of the diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time diving events were held at the Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, 7 September 1904. Five divers from two nations competed.[1]

Men's platform diving
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueForest Park
Date7 September
Competitors5 from 2 nations
Medalists
George Sheldon  United States
Georg Hoffmann  Germany
Alfred Braunschweiger  Germany
Frank Kehoe  United States

Braunschweiger refused to dive-off for the bronze medal so it was originally only given to Kehoe. Nevertheless the IOC medal database nowadays also lists Braunschweiger as bronze medal winner.

Results

RankDiverNationScore
George Sheldon United States12.66
Georg Hoffmann Germany11.66
Alfred Braunschweiger Germany11.33
Frank Kehoe United States11.33
5Otto Hooff GermanyUnknown

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Springboard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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