Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Diving
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Diving pictogram.svg
VenueJamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Dates17 September 1988 (1988-09-17) through
29 September 1988 (1988-09-29)
No. of events4
Competitors89 from 30 nations
  1984
1992  

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, from 17 to 20 September and from 26 to 29 September, comprising 89 divers from 30 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
Greg Louganis
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Tan Liangde
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Li Deliang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
10 m platform
details
Greg Louganis
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Xiong Ni
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Jesús Mena
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
3 m springboard
details
Gao Min
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Li Qing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Kelly McCormick
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
10 m platform
details
Xu Yanmei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Michele Mitchell
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Wendy Williams
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)2316
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2125
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)0011
Totals (3 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 1988 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 May 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee, p. 541.

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