Diving at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships

These are the results of the diving competition at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships, which took place in West Berlin, West Germany.

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States 2 1 2 5
2  Soviet Union 2 0 1 3
3  East Germany 0 3 0 3
4  Italy 0 0 1 1

Medal summary

Men

Event GoldSilverBronze
3 m springboard
 Phil Boggs (USA)
913.95
 Falk Hoffmann (GDR)
873.33
 Giorgio Cagnotto (ITA)
845.51
10 m platform
 Greg Louganis (USA)
844.11
 Falk Hoffmann (GDR)
836.76
 Vladimir Aleynik (URS)
813.62

Women

Event GoldSilverBronze
3 m springboard
 Irina Kalinina (URS)
691.43
 Cynthia Potter (USA)
643.22
 Jennifer Chandler (USA)
637.41
10 m platform
 Irina Kalinina (URS)
412.71
 Martina Jäschke (GDR)
384.09
 Melissa Briley (USA)
364.74