Diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics
At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, four diving events were contested. For the first time, women competed in diving at the Olympic Games. The competitions were held from Saturday July 6, 1912 to Monday July 15, 1912.
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Medal summary
The events are labelled as 10 metre platform, 3 metre springboard and plain high diving by the International Olympic Committee,[1] and appeared on the 1912 Official Report as Plain and Variety Diving combined, Spring-board Diving and High (plain) Diving.[2] The high diving events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the springboard diving included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
3 metre springboard |
Paul Günther (GER) | Hans Luber (GER) | Kurt Behrens (GER) |
10 metre platform |
Erik Adlerz (SWE) | Albert Zürner (GER) | Gustaf Blomgren (SWE) |
Plain high diving |
Erik Adlerz (SWE) | Hjalmar Johansson (SWE) | John Jansson (SWE) |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
10 metre platform |
Greta Johansson (SWE) | Lisa Regnell (SWE) | Isabelle White (GBR) |
Participating nations
A total of 57 divers (43 men and 14 women) from 10 nations (men from 9 nations - women from 3 nations) competed at the Stockholm Games:
- Austria (1) (men:0 women:1)
- 23x15px Canada (2) (men:2 women:0)
- Finland (6) (men:6 women:0)
- Germany (4) (men:4 women:0)
- Great Britain (3) (men:2 women:1)
- Italy (1) (men:1 women:0)
- Norway (3) (men:3 women:0)
- 23x15px Russia (1) (men:1 women:0)
- Sweden (34) (men:22 women:12)
- United States (2) (men:2 women:0)
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Notes
- ↑ IOC medals database
- ↑ Swedish Olympic Committee, pp. 993-4.
References
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