Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, four diving events were contested.
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[edit] Medal summary
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee[1], and appeared on the 1948 Official Report as springboard diving and highboard diving, respectively[2].
[edit] Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 metre springboard |  Bruce HarlanUnited States (USA) |
Miller Anderson United States (USA) |
Samuel Lee United States (USA) |
| 10 metre platform | Samuel Lee United States (USA) |
Bruce Harlan United States (USA) |
 Joaquin Capilla PerezMexico (MEX) |
[edit] Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 metre springboard | Victoria Manalo Draves United States (USA) |
Zoe-Ann Olsen-Jensen United States (USA) |
Patricia Elsener United States (USA) |
| 10 metre platform | Victoria Manalo Draves United States (USA) |
Patricia Elsener United States (USA) |
 Birte Christoffersen-HansonDenmark (DEN) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Denmark (DEN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico (MEX) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ IOC medals database
- ^ The Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948, p. 637.
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
- 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. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
| Events at the 1948 Summer Olympics (London) |
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| Athletics • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Lacrosse (demonstration) • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
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