Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard

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Men's 3 metre springboard
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Diving pictogram.svg
VenueAlberca Olímpica Francisco Marquéz
Date19–20 October 1968
(Preliminary)
20 October 1968
(Final)
Competitors28 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Bernard Wrightson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Klaus Dibiasi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Jim Henry Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1964
1972  

The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the 13th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Olympic Games since the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Competition format

The competition was split into two phases:

  1. Preliminary round (19–20 October)
    Divers performed five compulsory dives with limited degrees of difficulty and two voluntary dives without limits. The twelve divers with the highest scores advanced to the final.
  2. Final (20 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
Saturday-Sunday, 19–20 October 196810:00-17:00Preliminary
Sunday, 20 October 196817:00Final

Results

RankDiverNationPreliminaryFinal
PointsRankDive 1Dive 2Dive 3PointsRankTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Bernard Wrightson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 102.95322.9621.2822.9667.201170.15
Silver medal icon.svg Klaus Dibiasi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 104.68217.8217.3619.8855.064159.74
Bronze medal icon.svg Jim Henry Flag of the United States.svg  United States 105.47115.1221.8415.6652.625158.09
4 Luis Nino De Rivera Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 99.13618.4817.9420.1656.583155.71
5 Franco Cagnotto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 95.92918.9018.7622.1259.782155.70
6 Keith Russell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 100.61415.6814.0021.4651.148151.75
7 Tord Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 99.58519.0416.2416.6451.927151.50
8 Donald Wagstaff Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 97.84719.2417.4215.6852.346150.18
9 Mikhail Safonov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 92.771212.0417.3618.8548.259141.02
10 Ulrich Reff Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 95.421112.0416.5216.1044.6610140.08
11 Vladimir Vasin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 95.731014.5611.4817.8243.8611139.59
12 Pentti Koskinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 95.99816.3316.528.9641.8112137.80
13 José Robinson Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 91.4513Did not advance
14 Jorge Telch Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 90.6814Did not advance
15 Jakub Puchow Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 88.6515Did not advance
16 Norbert Huda Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 88.4316Did not advance
17 Italo Salice Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 87.8617Did not advance
18 Junji Yuasa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 86.8018Did not advance
19 Frank Carter Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 85.9019Did not advance
20 Boris Polulyakh Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 84.3220Did not advance
21 Jerzy Kowalewski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 79.9721Did not advance
22 Song Jae-Ung Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea 79.6622Did not advance
23 Alberto Moreno Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 76.8023Did not advance
24 Salim Barjum Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 76.1924Did not advance
25 Kenneth Sully Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 74.6225Did not advance
26 José Luis Ponce Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 72.7226Did not advance
27 Jerry Anderson Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 68.8327Did not advance
28 Héctor Bas Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 62.4328Did not advance
- Salvador Pérez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic DNS-Did not advance
- Hakon Loken Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNS-Did not advance

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References

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

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