Diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, four diving events were contested. For the first time, women competed in diving at the Olympic Games.
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[edit] Medal summary
The events are labelled as 10 metre platform, 3 metre springboard and plain high diving by the International Olympic Committee[1], and appeared on the 1912 Official Report as Plain and Variety Diving combined, Spring-board Diving and High (plain) Diving[2]. The high diving events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the springboard diving included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
[edit] Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 metre springboard |  Paul GüntherGermany (GER) |
Hans Luber Germany (GER) |
Kurt Behrens Germany (GER) |
| 10 metre platform |  Erik AdlerzSweden (SWE) |
Albert Zürner Germany (GER) |
Gustaf Blomgren Sweden (SWE) |
| Plain high diving | Erik Adlerz Sweden (SWE) |
Hjalmar Johansson Sweden (SWE) |
John Jansson Sweden (SWE) |
[edit] Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 10 metre platform | Greta Johansson Sweden (SWE) |
Lisa Regnell Sweden (SWE) |
 Isabella WhiteGreat Britain (GBR) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Germany |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ IOC medals database
- ^ Swedish Olympic Committee, pp. 993-4.
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on November 20, 2006.
- Swedish Olympic Committee; Erik Bergvall (December 1913). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 (pdf). Wahlström & Widstrand. Retrieved on December 23, 2006.
| Events at the 1912 Summer Olympics (Stockholm) |
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| Athletics • Baseball (demonstration) • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Tennis • Tug of war • Water polo • Wrestling |
| Diving at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in diving |
