| Diving at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp |
| Dates | 22 August 1920 (1920-08-22) through 29 August 1920 (1920-08-29) |
| No. of events | 5 |
| Competitors | 53 from 14 nations |
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| Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
| Plain high diving | men | |
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, five diving events were contested. The women's 3 metre springboard competition was added to the Olympic programme. The competitions were held from Monday, 22 August 1920 to Monday, 29 August 1920.
Medal summary
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard, 10 metre platform and plain high diving by the International Olympic Committee, and appeared on the 1920 Official Report (dated from 1957) as plongeons variés, plongeons de haut vol variés or plongeons ordinaires, and plongeons du tremplin, respectively. The men's high diving and 10 metre platform events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the women's 10 metre platform were performed from 8 metre and 4 metre platforms; the springboard events included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard details |
 Louis Kuehn (USA)
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Clarence Pinkston (USA)
|
Louis Balbach (USA)
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| 10 m platform details |
Clarence Pinkston (USA)
|
 Erik Adlerz (SWE)
|
Harry Prieste (USA)
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| Plain high diving details |
Arvid Wallman (SWE)
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Nils Skoglund (SWE)
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John Jansson (SWE)
|
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard details |
Aileen Riggin (USA)
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Helen Wainwright (USA)
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Thelma Payne (USA)
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| 10 m platform details |
 Stefanie Clausen (DEN)
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 Beatrice Armstrong (GBR)
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Eva Olliwier (SWE)
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Participating nations
A total of 53 divers (35 men and 18 women) from 14 nations (men from 13 nations - women from 6 nations) competed at the Antwerp Games:
Australia (1) (men:0 women:1)
Belgium (3) (men:3 women:0)
Brazil (1) (men:1 women:0)
Canada (1) (men:1 women:0)- Denmark (5) (men:3 women:2)
Finland (3) (men:3 women:0)
France (1) (men:1 women:0)- Great Britain (5) (men:3 women:2)
Italy (1) (men:1 women:0)
Japan (1) (men:1 women:0)
Norway (4) (men:2 women:2)- Sweden (12) (men:8 women:4)
Switzerland (1) (men:1 women:0)- United States (14) (men:7 women:7)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Notes
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- IOC medals database
- Belgian Olympic Committee, pp. 128-9, 133.
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 November 2006.
- Belgian Olympic Committee (1957). "Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 - Official Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2006.
| Events at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp | |
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