| Diving at the Games of the X Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | LA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium |
| Dates | 8 August 1932 through 13 August 1932 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 28 from 9 nations |
| Diving at the 1932 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, four diving events were organized, two for men, and two for women. The competitions were held from Monday, 8 August 1932 to Saturday, 13 August 1932. [1]
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee, [2] and appeared on the 1932 Official Report as springboard diving and high diving, respectively. [3] The platform events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, but, from now on, the springboard events were reduced to dives from the 3 metre board. [4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |  Michael Galitzen (USA) | Harold Smith (USA) | Richard Degener (USA) |
| 10 m platform | Harold Smith (USA) | Michael Galitzen (USA) | Frank Kurtz (USA) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Georgia Coleman (USA) | Katherine Rawls (USA) | Jane Fauntz (USA) |
| 10 m platform | Dorothy Poynton (USA) | Georgia Coleman (USA) | Marion Roper (USA) |
A total of 28 divers (17 men and 11 women) from nine nations (men from seven nations – women from seven nations) competed at the Los Angeles Games:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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