Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, five diving events were contested. The women's 3 metre springboard competition was added to the Olympic programme. The competitions were held from Monday, August 22, 1920 to Monday, August 29, 1920
Medal summary
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard, 10 metre platform and plain high diving by the International Olympic Committee,[1] and appeared on the 1920 Official Report (dated from 1957) as plongeons variés, plongeons de haut vol variés or plongeons ordinaires, and plongeons du tremplin, respectively.[2] The men's high diving and 10 metre platform events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the women's 10 metre platform were performed from 8 metre and 4 metre platforms; the springboard events included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard |
 Louis Kuehn (USA) |
Clarence Pinkston (USA) |
Louis Balbach (USA) |
| 10 metre platform |
Clarence Pinkston (USA) |
 Erik Adlerz (SWE) |
Harry Prieste (USA) |
| Plain high diving |
Arvid Wallman (SWE) |
Nils Skoglund (SWE) |
John Jansson (SWE) |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard |
Aileen Riggin (USA) |
Helen Wainwright (USA) |
Thelma Payne (USA) |
| 10 metre platform |
 Stefanie Clausen (DEN) |
 Beatrice Armstrong (GBR) |
Eva Olliwier (SWE) |
Participating nations
A total of 53 divers (35 men and 18 women) from 14 nations (men from 13 nations - women from 6 nations) competed at the Antwerp Games:
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Australia (1) (men:0 women:1) -
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Belgium (3) (men:3 women:0) -
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Brazil (1) (men:1 women:0) -
Canada (1) (men:1 women:0) - Denmark (5) (men:3 women:2)
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Finland (3) (men:3 women:0) -
France (1) (men:1 women:0) - Great Britain (5) (men:3 women:2)
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Italy (1) (men:1 women:0) -
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Japan (1) (men:1 women:0) -
Norway (4) (men:2 women:2) - Sweden (12) (men:8 women:4)
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Switzerland (1) (men:1 women:0) - United States (14) (men:7 women:7)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Notes
- ↑ IOC medals database
- ↑ Belgian Olympic Committee, pp. 128-9, 133.
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
- Belgian Olympic Committee (1957). "Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 - Official Report" (pdf). Retrieved 2006-12-23.
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