| Diving at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Helsinki Swimming Stadium |
| Dates | 27 July 1952 through 2 August 1952 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 76 from 22 nations |
| Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, four diving events were contested. [1]
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee, [2] and appeared on the 1952 Official Report as springboard diving and high diving, respectively. [3]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard | David Browning  United States | Miller Anderson United States | Bob Clotworthy United States |
| 10 metre platform | Samuel Lee United States | Joaquín Capilla  Mexico | Günther Haase  Germany |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard | Pat McCormick United States | Madeleine Moreau  France | Zoe-Ann Olsen-Jensen United States |
| 10 metre platform | Pat McCormick United States | Paula Jean Myers United States | Juno Stover-Irwin United States |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Australia (2)
Austria (4)
Bermuda (1)
Brazil (2)
Ceylon (1)
Denmark (2)
Egypt (4)
Finland (3) France (4) Germany (4)
Great Britain (9)
Israel (1)
Italy (1)
Japan (2) Mexico (5)
Netherlands (2)
South Africa (1)
Soviet Union (11)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (2) United States (11)
Venezuela (1)
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