Diving at the 1951 Asian Games

Diving at the 1951 Asian Games
Venue	National Stadium Swimming Pool
Dates	10–11 March 1951
Competitors	5 from 2 nations
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Diving was contested from 10 March to 11 March 1951 at the 1951 Asian Games in National Stadium Swimming Pool, New Delhi, India.

Only two countries entered the competition. The host nation India won both gold medals, Iran finished second in medal table by winning one silver and one bronze. ^[1]

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
3 m springboard	K. P. Thakkar   India	Ashu Dutt   India	Taghi Askari   Iran
10 m platform	K. P. Thakkar   India	Taghi Askari   Iran	T. T. Dand   India

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	India  (IND)	2	1	1	4
2	Iran  (IRN)	0	1	1	2
Totals (2 entries)		2	2	2	6

Participating nations

A total of 5 athletes from 2 nations competed in diving at the 1951 Asian Games:

•   India  (3)
•   Iran  (2)

References

1. "Diving - Medallists from previous Asian Games - Men - Individual". incheon2014ag. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

External links

• Results
• Report of the first Asian Games held at New Delhi