Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Diving
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Swimming Moscow 1980.jpg
Venue Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex
Dates20 July 1980 (1980-07-20) through
28 July 1980 (1980-07-28)
No. of events4
Competitors67 from 21 nations
  1976
1984  

At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex Swimming Pool, from 20 to 28 July (24 July, rest day), comprising 67 divers from 21 nations. [1]

Medal summary

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]

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
3 m springboard
details
Aleksandr Portnov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Carlos Girón
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Giorgio Cagnotto
Olympic flag.svg  Italy
10 m platform
details
Falk Hoffmann
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Vladimir Aleynik
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
David Ambartsumyan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union

Women

Event width=225GoldSilverBronze
3 m springboard
details
Irina Kalinina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Martina Proeber
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Karin Guthke
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
10 m platform
details
Martina Jäschke
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Sirvard Emirzyan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Liana Tsotadze
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2226
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)2114
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)0101
4Olympic flag.svg  Italy  (ITA)0011
Totals (4 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 1980 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 May 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. Organising Committee of the Games of the XXII Olympiad. p. 461.

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