At the 1904 Summer Olympics, in St. Louis, diving debuted as an official two-event Olympic sport, exclusive for men. The competitions were held on Monday, September 5, 1904 and on Wednesday, September 6, 1904. It included the only Olympic appearance of the plunge for distance event.
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Platform |
George Sheldon United States (USA) |
Georg Hoffmann Germany (GER) |
Alfred Braunschweiger Germany (GER) |
Frank Kehoe United States (USA) |
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Plunge for distance |
William Dickey United States (USA) |
Edgar Adams United States (USA) |
Leo Joseph Goodwin United States (USA) |
A total of ten divers from two nations competed at the St. Louis Games:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
2 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
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