| Diving at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Montréal Olympic Pool |
| Dates | 19 July 1976 through 27 July 1976 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 80 from 22 nations |
| Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Montréal Olympic Pool, from 19 to 27 July (24 July, rest day), comprising 80 divers from 22 nations. [1]
The events are named according to the International Olympic Committee labelling, but they appeared on the official report as "springboard diving" and "platform diving", respectively. [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Phil Boggs  United States | Giorgio Cagnotto  Italy | Aleksandr Kosenkov  Soviet Union |
| 10 m platform | Klaus Dibiasi Italy | Greg Louganis United States | Vladimir Aleynik Soviet Union |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Jennifer Chandler United States | Christa Köhler  East Germany | Cynthia Potter United States |
| 10 m platform | Elena Vaytsekhovskaya Soviet Union | Ulrika Knape  Sweden | Deborah Wilson United States |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.
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