Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform

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Women's 10 metre platform diving
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Stade Nautique d'Antwerp
Dates24–29 August
Competitors15 from 6 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Stefanie Clausen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Silver medal icon.svg Beatrice Armstrong Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Eva Olliwier Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1912
1924  

The women's 10 metre platform was one of five diving events on the diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Wednesday, 24 August 1920 (first round) and on Montag, 29 August 1920 (final). Fifteen divers from six nations competed. [1]

Results

First round

Wednesday, 24 August 1920: The three divers who scored the smallest number of points in each group of the first round advanced to the final.

Group 1

RankDiverNationPointsScoreNotes
1 Beatrice Armstrong Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7158.0Q
2 Betty Grimes US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 13156.0Q
3 Stefanie Clausen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 15153.0Q
4 Ragnhild Larsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 16152.0
5 Karin Leiditz Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 20147.0
6 Selma Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 25143.0
7 Alice Lord US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 35118.5

Group 2

RankDiverNationPointsScoreNotes
1 Eva Olliwier Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6152.0Q
2 Aileen Riggin US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 15155.5Q
3 Isabelle White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 20148.5Q
4 Lily Beaurepaire Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 19147.5
5 Helen Meany US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 23145.0
6 Brynhild Berge Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 29140.5
7 Märta Adlerz Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 29136.5
8 Louise Petersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 34130.0

Final

Monday, 29 August 1920:

RankDiverNationPointsScore
Gold medal icon.svg Stefanie Clausen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6173.0
Silver medal icon.svg Beatrice Armstrong Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 10166.0
Bronze medal icon.svg Eva Olliwier Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11166.0
4 Isabelle White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 18158.5
5 Aileen Riggin US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 20157.0
6 Betty Grimes US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 30133.5

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References

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