Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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| Diving at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |
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| File:Diving pictogram.svg | |
| Venue | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium |
| Dates | 6 August 1928 through 11 August 1928 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 61 from 17 nations |
| Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
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| File:Diving pictogram.svg | ||
| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
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, 6 August 1928 to Saturday, 11 August 1928.[1]
Medal summary
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee,[2] and appeared on the 1928 Official Report as fancy diving and high diving, respectively.[3] 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.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
File:US flag 48 stars.svg Pete Desjardins (USA) | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Michael Galitzen (USA) | File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1953).svg Farid Simaika (EGY) |
| 10 m platform |
File:US flag 48 stars.svg Pete Desjardins (USA) | File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1953).svg Farid Simaika (EGY) | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Michael Galitzen (USA) |
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Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
File:US flag 48 stars.svg Helen Meany (USA) | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Dorothy Poynton (USA) | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Georgia Coleman (USA) |
| 10 m platform |
File:US flag 48 stars.svg Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston (USA) | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Georgia Coleman (USA) | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Laura Sjöqvist (SWE) |
Participating nations
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:
- File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (1) (men:1 women:0)
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (2) (men:1 women:1)
- File:Flag of Canada (1921–1957).svg Canada (1) (men:1 women:0)
- File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia (2) (men:2 women:0)
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (1) (men:0 women:1)
- File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1953).svg Egypt (2) (men:2 women:0)
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (2) (men:1 women:1)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (4) (men:3 women:1)
- File:Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Germany (9) (men:5 women:4)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain (7) (men:4 women:3)
- File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy (3) (men:3 women:0)
- File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (1) (men:1 women:0)
- File:Flag of Mexico (1916–1934).svg Mexico (1) (men:1 women:0)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (7) (men:3 women:4)
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (8) (men:5 women:3)
- File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (1) (men:1 women:0)
- File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States (9) (men:4 women:5)
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1953).svg Egypt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ↑ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 November 2006.
- ↑ Netherlands Olympic Committee (1928). "The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928 - Official Report, p. 747" (PDF). Amsterdam J. H. de Bussy, Ltd. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
