Diving at the 1974 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Aryamehr Swimming Pool |
Dates | 2–7 September |
Diving was contested at the 1974 Asian Games in Aryamehr Swimming Pool, Tehran, Iran from September 2 to September 7, 1974.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard | Xie Caiming China | Koo Ho-suk South Korea | Liu Sui China |
10 m platform | Li Kongzheng China | Du Du China | Tsutomu Kimura Japan |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard | Zhong Shaozhen China | Song Yunzang China | Kanoko Mabuchi Japan |
10 m platform | Zhong Shaozhen China | Fusako Kakumaru Japan | Lao Shucheng China |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
2 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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