Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, two diving events were contested, both for men only.
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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 1908 Official Report as high diving and fancy diving[2]. The high diving event included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the fancy diving included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 metre springboard details |
 Albert ZürnerGermany (GER) |
Kurt Behrens Germany (GER) |
 George GaidzikUnited States (USA) |
| Gottlob Walz Germany (GER) |
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| 10 metre platform details |
 Hjalmar JohanssonSweden (SWE) |
Karl Malmström Sweden (SWE) |
Arvid Spångberg Sweden (SWE) |
[edit] Participating nations
A total of 39 divers from 9 nations competed at the London Games:
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Belgium (1)
Canada (1)
Finland (2)- Germany (5)
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Italy (1)- Sweden (10)
- United States (2)
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sweden |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | United States |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ IOC medals database
- ^ Cook, pp. 305-6.
[edit] References
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). Diving 1908. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on 2006-05-20.
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