Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre platform

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Men's 10 metre platform
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Diving pictogram.svg
VenueAlberca Olímpica Francisco Marquéz
Date24–25 October (Preliminary)
26 October (Finals)
Competitors35 from 17 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Klaus Dibiasi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Álvaro Gaxiola Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Bronze medal icon.svg Win Young Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1964
1972  

The men's 10 metre platform, also reported as high diving or platform diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the 14th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Olympic Games since the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Competition format

The competition was split into two phases:

  1. Preliminary round (24–25 October)
    Divers performed six compulsory dives with limited degrees of difficulty and one voluntary dives without limits. The twelve divers with the highest scores advanced to the final.
  2. Final (26 October)
    Divers performed three voluntary dives without limit of degrees of difficulty. The final ranking was determined by the combined score with the preliminary round.

Schedule

All times are Central Time Zone (UTC-6)

DateTimeRound
Thursday-Friday, 24–25 October 196817:00Preliminary
Saturday, 26 October 196817:00Final

Results

RankDiverNationPreliminaryFinal
PointsRankDive 1Dive 2Dive 3PointsRankTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Klaus Dibiasi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 108.04119.9220.0216.2056.141164.18
Silver medal icon.svg Álvaro Gaxiola Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 103.33216.0816.1018.9851.164154.49
Bronze medal icon.svg Win Young Flag of the United States.svg  United States 99.98415.3917.6820.8853.952153.93
4 Keith Russell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 101.38318.7211.0721.1750.965152.34
5 José Robinson Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 91.161118.0017.8216.6452.463143.62
6 Lothar Matthes Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 92.19714.7216.9017.9449.566141.75
7 Luis Niño Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 93.66614.1615.6617.6847.507141.16
8 Franco Cagnotto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 94.73515.0813.6815.4044.1610138.89
9 Mikhail Safonov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 91.431014.3015.6417.4047.348138.77
10 Vladimir Vasin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 91.91917.5215.8613.1146.499138.40
11 Tord Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 92.06812.6514.7411.7639.1512131.21
12 Bernd Wucherpfennig Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 89.661215.4115.848.5839.8311129.49
13 Włodzimierz Mejsak Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 89.4113Did not advance
14 Karl-Heinz Schwemmer Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 89.0014Did not advance
15 Donald Wagstaff Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 88.9915Did not advance
16 Viktor Pogozhev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 86.8916Did not advance
17 Richard Gilbert Flag of the United States.svg  United States 86.7017Did not advance
18 Klaus Konzorr Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 86.6918Did not advance
19 Waguih Aboul Seoud Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt 85.8919Did not advance
20 Rolf Sperling Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 85.5120Did not advance
21 Jakub Puchow Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 85.1421Did not advance
22 Jerzy Kowalewski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 85.0822Did not advance
23 Junji Yuasa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 84.1023Did not advance
24 Toshio Otsubo Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 83.1824Did not advance
25 Bob Eaton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 82.0925Did not advance
26 Yosuke Arimitsu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 81.7226Did not advance
27 Robin Baskerville Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 81.2327Did not advance
28 David Priestley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 80.3028Did not advance
29 José Ponce Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 80.0229Did not advance
30 Alberto Moreno Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 78.2830Did not advance
31 Song Jae-Ung Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea 77.3031Did not advance
32 Diego Heñao Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 74.0932Did not advance
33 Kenneth Sully Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 65.4133Did not advance
34 Jerry Anderson Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 65.1434Did not advance
35 Héctor Bas Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 47.9735Did not advance
- Edwin Barrundia Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala DNS-Did not advance

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References

  1. "Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics: Platform, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

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