Diving at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Main article: 1978 Commonwealth Games

Diving at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Kinsmen Aquatic Centre
Dates	4 August–9 August 1978
Nations	Canada, England, Australia, Scotland, India
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The diving competition at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada counted a total number of four medal events: two events for both men and women.

Canada, as host nation, won the most medals, taking 8, of which 2 were gold. They had a clean sweep of all medals in the women's 3 metre springboard event.

Originally, Linda Cuthbert qualified for the springboard event and Beverly Boys qualified for the highboard platform, but decided on a late swap to increase their chances of success. ^[1] The youngest competitor from Canada competing in the commonwealth games was 18-year-old diver David Snively, then considered "one of Canada's top divers". ^[2]

In the women's 3 metre springboard event, Janet Nutter led all the competitors after the first six dives with 264.27 points, despite battling a cold and laryngitis. ^[3]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada*	2	3	3	8
2	England	2	0	0	2
3	Australia	0	1	1	2
Totals (3 entries)		4	4	4	12

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men
3 Metres Springboard	Chris Snode   England	643.83	Scott Cranham   Canada	595.53	Don Wagstaff   Australia	572.16
10 Metres Highboard [Platform]	Chris Snode   England	538.98	Ken Armstrong   Canada	534.99	Scott Cranham   Canada	512.37
Women
3 Metres Springboard	Janet Nutter   Canada	477.33	Beverly Boys   Canada	469.65	Eniko Kiefer   Canada	447.42
10 Metres Highboard [Platform]	Linda Cuthbert   Canada	397.44	Valerie McFarlane   Australia	383.4	Janet Nutter   Canada	374.67

Results

Men

3 metre springboard ^[4]

Rank	Name	Score
	Chris Snode  (ENG)	643.83
	Scott Cranham  (CAN)	595.53
	Don Wagstaff  (AUS)	572.16
4	Ken Armstrong  (CAN)	534.36
5	Andrew Jackomos  (AUS)	501.90
6	Steve Foley  (AUS)	490.41
7	Martyn Brown  (ENG)	482.64
8	David Snively  (CAN)	471.24

10 metre highboard ^[5]

Rank	Name	Score
	Chris Snode  (ENG)	538.98
	Ken Armstrong  (CAN)	534.99
	Scott Cranham  (CAN)	512.37
4	David Snively  (CAN)	499.11
5	Andrew Jackomos  (AUS)	498.09
6	Donald Wagstaff  (AUS)	488.79
7	Steve Foley  (AUS)	466.77
8	Martyn Brown  (ENG)	458.88
9	Fraser McBlane  (SCO)	334.92
10	Ronald Hurst  (SCO)	327.81
11	Vasant Gadge  (IND)	274.92

Women

3 metre springboard ^[6]

Rank	Name	Score
	Janet Nutter  (CAN)	477.33
	Beverly Boys  (CAN)	469.65
	Eniko Kiefer  (CAN)	447.42
4	Alison Drake-Jankowska  (ENG)	397.17
5	Valerie McFarlane  (AUS)	384.30
6	Fiona Hotson  (SCO)	354.03
7	Anne Fargher  (NZL)	341.16

10 metre highboard ^[7]

Rank	Name	Score
	Linda Cuthbert  (CAN)	397.44
	Valerie McFarlane  (AUS)	383.40
	Janet Nutter  (CAN)	374.67
4	Elizabeth Mackay  (CAN)	372.42
5	Marion Saunders  (ENG)	330.57
6	Fiona Hotson  (SCO)	273.66

References

Citations

1. "Canada's Cuthbert trades springboard for gold medal". Ottawa Citizen. August 8, 1978. p. 30.
2. "Once 'another swimmer', 'Snivers' now a top diver". The Montreal Gazette. August 3, 1978. p. 30.
3. "Janet Nutter leads springboard diving". The Leader-Post. August 5, 1978. p. 19.
4. Groom 2017, p. 215-216.
5. "Commonwealth Game Men's 10m Platform Results". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
6. Groom 2017, p. 222.
7. "Commonwealth Game Women 10m Platform Results". The Glasgow Herald. August 9, 1978. p. 21.

Sources

• Groom, Graham (2017). The Complete Book of the Commonwealth Games.