Diving at the 1970 Asian Games

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Diving
at the 1970 Asian Games
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Venue Wisutamol Swimming Pool
Dates12–15 December
  1966
1974  

Diving was contested at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand from December 12 to December 15, 1970.

Diving (sport) Sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard

Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.

1970 Asian Games sixth edition of the Asian Games

The 6th Asian Games were held from 9 to 20 December 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand. Seoul, South Korea, had been selected to host the 6th Games but it declined due to both financial reasons and security threats from neighboring North Korea.. The previous host, Thailand, stepped in to save the Asiad. 2,400 athletes from 18 countries competed in this Asiad, where yachting made its debut.

Bangkok Special administrative area in Thailand

Bangkok is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand, and has a population of over eight million, or 12.6 percent of the country's population. Over fourteen million people lived within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region at the 2010 census, making Bangkok the nation's primate city, significantly dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in terms of importance.

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Medalists

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
3 m springboard
details
Takashi Kioka
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Billy Gumulya
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Song Jae-woong
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea
10 m platform
details
Song Jae-woong
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea
Toshio Otsubo
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Toshiaki Hayashi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
3 m springboard
details
Kanoko Mabuchi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Yoko Arimitsu
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Mirnawati Hardjolukito
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
10 m platform
details
Yoko Arimitsu
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Kim Young-chae
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea
Tasanee Srivipat
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)3216
2Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea  (KOR)1113
3Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)0112
4Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)0011
Totals (4 nations)44412

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