At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, four diving events were contested. The men's plain high diving event was dropped from the Olympic program. The competitions were held from Monday, August 6, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.
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The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee[1], and appeared on the 1928 Official Report as fancy diving and high diving, respectively[2]. The platform events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the springboard events included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard |
Pete Desjardins United States (USA) |
Michael Galitzen United States (USA) |
Farid Simaika Egypt (EGY) |
| 10 metre platform |
Pete Desjardins United States (USA) |
Farid Simaika Egypt (EGY) |
Michael Galitzen United States (USA) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard |
Helen Meany United States (USA) |
Dorothy Poynton United States (USA) |
Georgia Coleman United States (USA) |
| 10 metre platform |
Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston United States (USA) |
Georgia Coleman United States (USA) |
Laura Sjöqvist Sweden (SWE) |
A total of 61 divers (38 men and 23 women) from 17 nations (men from 16 nations - women from 9 nations) competed at the Amsterdam Games:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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