Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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Diving
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Diving pictogram.svg
Venue White City Stadium
DatesJuly 14, 1908 (1908-07-14) through
July 24, 1908 (1908-07-24)
No. of events2
Competitors39 from 9 nations
  1904
1912  

At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, two diving events were contested, both for men only. The competition was held on Tuesday July 14, 1908 and Friday July 24, 1908. While the competitive events were restricted to men only, an exhibition was performed by two women on July 18. [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 1908 Official Report as high diving and fancy diving. [3] The high diving event included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the fancy diving included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.

EventGoldSilverBronze
3 m springboard
details
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Albert Zürner  (GER)Flag of the German Empire.svg  Kurt Behrens  (GER)US flag 45 stars.svg  George Gaidzik  (USA)
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Gottlob Walz  (GER)
10 m platform
details
Flag of Sweden.svg  Hjalmar Johansson  (SWE)Flag of Sweden.svg  Karl Malmström  (SWE)Flag of Sweden.svg  Arvid Spångberg  (SWE)

Participating nations

A total of 39 divers from 9 nations competed at the London Games:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany 1113
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1113
3US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 0011
Totals (3 entries)2237

Notes

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1908 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. IOC medals database
  3. Cook, pp. 305-6.

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