Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard

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Women's 3 metre springboard diving
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Stade Nautique d'Antwerp
Date29 August
Competitors4 from 1 nation
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Aileen Riggin US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Helen Wainwright US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Thelma Payne US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1924  

The women's 3 metre springboard was presented to the Olympic Games for the first time as one of five diving events on the diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, 29 August 1920. Four divers, all from the United States, competed. [1]

Results

The event was held on Monday, 29 August 1920.

Since there were only four entries, a direct final was competed.

PlaceDiverNationPointsScore
Gold medal icon.svg Aileen Riggin US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 9539.9
Silver medal icon.svg Helen Wainwright US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 9534.8
Bronze medal icon.svg Thelma Payne US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 12534.1
4 Aileen Allen US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 20489.8

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Women's Springboard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.