Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Diving
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Swimming pictogram black (1972 Summer Olympics style).svg
Venue Olympia Schwimmhalle
Dates27 August 1972 (1972-08-27) through
4 September 1972 (1972-09-04)
No. of events4
Competitors91 from 25 nations
  1968
1976  

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 (31 August, rest day), comprising 91 divers from 25 nations. [1]

Medal summary

The events are named according to the International Olympic Committee, but they appeared on the official report as "springboard diving" and "platform diving", respectively. [2]

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
3 m springboard
details
Vladimir Vasin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Giorgio Cagnotto
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Craig Lincoln
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
10 m platform
details
Klaus Dibiasi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Richard Rydze
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Giorgio Cagnotto
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
3 m springboard
details
Micki King
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Ulrika Knape
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Marina Janicke
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
10 m platform
details
Ulrika Knape
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Milena Duchková
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Marina Janicke
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1113
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1113
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1102
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1001
5Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0101
6Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)0022
Totals (6 entries)44412

Participating nations

Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.

See also

Notes

  1. "Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 May 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. Organizing Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad, Munich 1972, p. 325.

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