| Diving at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Wembley Arena |
| Dates | 30 July 1948 through 5 August 1948 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 63 from 22 nations |
| Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, four diving events were contested. The competitions were held from Friday 30 July 1948 to Friday 6 August 1948. [1] [2]
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee, [3] and appeared on the 1948 Official Report as springboard diving and highboard diving, respectively. [4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |  Bruce Harlan (USA) | Miller Anderson (USA) | Sammy Lee (USA) |
| 10 m platform | Sammy Lee (USA) | Bruce Harlan (USA) |  Joaquín Capilla (MEX) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Vicki Draves (USA) | Zoe Ann Olsen (USA) | Patsy Elsener (USA) |
| 10 m platform | Vicki Draves (USA) | Patsy Elsener (USA) |  Birte Christoffersen (DEN) |
Australia (1)
Austria (4)
Brazil (3)
Canada (2)
Chile (1)
Cuba (1) Denmark (3)
Egypt (4)
Finland (1)
France (5)
Great Britain (11)
Hungary (1)
Ireland (1) Mexico (4)
Netherlands (2)
Norway (2)
South Africa (1)
Syria (1)
Sweden (3)
Switzerland (2) United States (7)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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