Diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Plunge for distance

Men's platform diving at the Games of the III Olympiad
William Dickey
Venue	Forest Park
Date	September 5, 1904
Competitors	5 from 1 nation
Medalists
William Dickey   United States Edgar Adams   United States Leo Goodwin   United States

Plunge for distance was an underwater diving event held as part of the diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, September 5, 1904. It was the first time diving events were held at the Olympics. Five divers competed. ^[1]

Plunge for distance was a diving long jump. Competitors dove into the pool from a standing position and their attained distance was measured after either 60 seconds passed or their head broke the surface, whichever came first. ^[2] Plunge for distance did not appear in any subsequent Olympic Games.

Results

Place	Diver	Nation	Width (m)
	William Paul Dickey	United States	19.05
	Edgar Adams	United States	17.526
	Leo Budd Goodwin	United States	17.37
4	Newman Samuels	United States	16.764
5	Charles Pyrah	United States	13.97

See also

• History of swimming

References

• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2006.
• International Olympic Committee Sports - Swimming

1. "St. Louis 1904 Swimming 4x50y Freestyle Relay Men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
2. Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book Of Olympic Lists . Great Britain: Aurum Press Ltd. pp.  300. ISBN   9781845137731.