Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics

At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, five diving events were contested. The competitions were held from Monday, July 14, 1924 to Sunday, July 20, 1924.[1]

Medal summary

The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard, 10 metre platform and plain high diving by the International Olympic Committee,[2] and appeared on the 1924 Official Report as plongeons du tremplin, plongeons de haut vol variés (men) or plongeons de haut vol ordinaires (women) and plongeons de haut vol ordinaires (men), respectively.[3] The high diving and 10 metre 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.

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 metre springboard
  Albert White (USA)  Pete Desjardins (USA)  Clarence Pinkston (USA)
10 metre platform
  Albert White (USA)  David Fall (USA)  Clarence Pinkston (USA)
Plain high diving
  Dick Eve (AUS)  John Jansson (SWE)  Harold Clarke (GBR)

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 metre springboard
  Elizabeth Becker (USA)  Aileen Riggin (USA)  Caroline Fletcher (USA)
10 metre platform
  Caroline Smith (USA)  Elizabeth Becker (USA)  Hjördis Töpel (SWE)

Participating nations

A total of 71 divers (45 men and 26 women) from 14 nations (men from 13 nations - women from 9 nations) competed at the Paris Games:

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 4 4 3 11
2 Australia 1 0 0 1
3 Sweden 0 1 1 2
4 Great Britain 0 0 1 1
Total 5 5 5 15

References

  1. ↑ "Diving at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  2. ↑ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
  3. ↑ Comité Olympique Français (1924). "Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade - Rapport Officiel, p. 443." (pdf). Retrieved 2006-12-28.
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