| Diving at the 1962 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Senayan Swimming Stadium |
| Dates | 29 August – 1 September |
Diving was contested at the 1962 Asian Games in Senayan Swimming Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia from 29 August to 1 September 1962.
| Diving at the 1962 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Senayan Swimming Stadium |
| Dates | 29 August – 1 September |
Diving was contested at the 1962 Asian Games in Senayan Swimming Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia from 29 August to 1 September 1962.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Ryohei Okada  Japan | Kazuo Tahara Japan | Billy Gumulya  Indonesia |
| 10 m platform | Ryohei Okada Japan | Hiroshi Taniguchi Japan | Cho Chang-jae  South Korea |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Lanny Gumulya Indonesia | Sakuko Kadokura Japan | Kayoko Tomoe Japan |
| 10 m platform | Kayoko Tomoe Japan | Sakuko Kadokura Japan | Lanny Gumulya Indonesia |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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