Diving at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez |
Dates | 17–26 October 1968 |
No. of events | 4 |
Competitors | 81 from 21 nations |
Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
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3 m springboard | men | women |
10 m platform | men | women |
The diving competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City featured four events [1] . It was one of three aquatic sports at the Games, along with swimming, and water polo.
The events were men's and women's versions each of: 3m springboard and 10m platform.
The diving competitions featured up to 81 athletes.
H | Heats | F | Finals |
Date | Oct 17 | Oct 18 | Oct 19 | Oct 20 | Oct 21 | Oct 22 | Oct 23 | Oct 24 | Oct 25 | Oct 26 | ||||||||||
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Event | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A |
Men's 3m springboard | H | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
Men's 10m platform | H | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
Women's 3m springboard | H | F | ||||||||||||||||||
Women's 10m platform | H | F |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
The events are named according to the International Olympic Committee labelling, but they appeared on the official report as "springboard diving" and "high diving" (or "platform diving"), respectively. [2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard | Bernard Wrightson United States | Klaus Dibiasi Italy | Jim Henry United States |
10 m platform | Klaus Dibiasi Italy | Alvaro Gaxiola Mexico | Win Young United States |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard | Susanne Gossick United States | Tamara Pogozheva Soviet Union | Keala O'Sullivan United States |
10 m platform | Milena Duchková Czechoslovakia | Natalya Lobanova Soviet Union | Ann Peterson United States |
Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.
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At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex Swimming Pool, from 20 to 28 July, comprising 67 divers from 21 nations.
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympiapark Swimming Hall, from 27 August to 4 September, comprising 91 divers from 25 nations.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc, from 26 July to 4 August, comprising 100 divers from 31 nations.
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At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, four diving events were contested.
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, four diving events were contested.
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