Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's plain high diving
The men's plain high diving, also reported as plongeons de haut vol ordinaires (English: regular high diving), was one of five diving events on the diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was actually held from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms. The competitors performed four times a forward plain dive: two from the 10 metre and two from the 5 metre platforms. The competition was held on Monday 14 July 1924, and Tuesday 15 July 1924. Twenty-five divers from ten nations competed.[1]
| Men's plain high diving at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Swimming Stadium Tourelles | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 14 July (semifinals) 15 July (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
| Plain high diving | men | |
Results
First round
The three divers who scored the smallest number of points in each group of the first round advanced to the final.
Group 1
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Eve |  | 13.5 | 157 | Q |
| 2 | Pete Desjardins | .svg.png){kind=small} | 13.5 | 155 | Q |
| 3 | Raymond Vincent |  | 17 | 155 | Q |
| 4 | Erik Adlerz |  | 17.5 | 151 | |
| 5 | Yrjö Valkama |  | 19.5 | 150 | |
| 6 | Albert Dickin |  | 25.5 | 141 | |
| 7 | Sven Palle Sørensen |  | 38 | 125 | |
| 8 | Albert Van Heymbeek | .svg.png){kind=small} | 41 | 118 | |
| 9 | Francisco Ortíz | .svg.png){kind=small} | 41.5 | 117 |
Group 2
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arvid Wallman | | 8.5 | 165 | Q |
| 2 | Clarence Pinkston | | 10 | 157 | Q |
| 3 | Albert Knight | | 12 | 156 | Q |
| 4 | Volmer Otzen | | 22 | 137 | |
| 5 | Georges Garreau | | 27 | 127 | |
| 6 | Hugo Koivuniemi | | 28 | 123 | |
| 7 | Henk Lotgering |  | 32.5 | 116 | |
| 8 | Antonio Tort | | 40 | 90 |
Group 3
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Clarke | | 9 | 162 | Q |
| 2 | Ben Thrash | | 17 | 146 | Q |
| 3 | John Jansson | | 17 | 144 | Q |
| 4 | Émile Dauvet | | 19.5 | 147 | |
| 5 | Herold Jansson | | 21 | 141 | |
| 6 | Jussi Elo | | 21.5 | 141 | |
| 7 | Santiago Ulio | | 36 | 102 | |
| 8 | Henk Hemsing | | 39 | 94 |
Final
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dick Eve | | 13.5 | 160 |
 | John Jansson | | 14.5 | 157 |
 | Harold Clarke | | 15.5 | 158 |
| 4 | Ben Thrash | | 23.5 | 145 |
| 5 | Raymond Vincent | | 26.5 | 144 |
| 6 | Pete Desjardins | | 28 | 141 |
| 7 | Albert Knight | | 31 | 137 |
| 8 | Arvid Wallman | | 31.5 | 136 |
| 9 | Clarence Pinkston | | 41 | 125 |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Plain High". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
Sources
- Comité Olympique Français (1924). "Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade - Rapport Officiel" (PDF). pp. p. 456. Archived from the original (pdf) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
- Herman de Wael (3 August 2003). "Diving 1924". Retrieved 29 December 2006.
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