The men's 10 metre platform, also known as the high diving competition, was one of two diving

Diving

Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...

 events on the diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics

At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, two diving events were contested, both for men only. The competition was held on Tuesday July 14, 1908 and Friday July 24, 1908.-Medal summary:...

 programme, along with the men's 3 metre springboard

Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard

The men's 3 metre springboard, also known as the fancy diving competition, was one of two diving events on the Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme, along with the men's 10 metre platform....

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The competition was actually held from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms. Divers performed a running plain dive and a backward somersault

Somersault

A somersault is an acrobatic exercise in which a person does a full 360° flip, moving the feet over the head. A somersault can be performed either forwards, backwards, or sideways and can be executed in the air or on the ground...

from the 5 metre board, a running plain dive and a standing plain dive from the 10 metre board, and three dives of the competitor's choice from the 10 metre board. The competition was held from Monday July 20, 1908 to Friday July 24, 1908.

Twenty-four divers from six nations competed.

First round

The two divers who scored the greatest number of points in each group of the first round advanced to the semifinals.

Group 1

Place	Diver	Score
1		81.8
2		76.0
3		74.1
4		69.7
5		68.0

Group 2

Place	Diver	Score
1		78.4
2		73.95
3		65.2
4		DNF

Group 3

Place	Diver	Score
1		68.9
2		67.3
3		64.8
4		57.7
5		56.5

Group 4

Place	Diver	Score
1		79.2
2		76.8
3		73.1
4		65.7

Group 5

Place	Diver	Score
1		73.55
2		69.5
3		62.8
4		57.6
5		54.5
6		53.15

Semifinals

The two divers from each semifinal with the highest scores advanced to the final. Following a protest, a third diver from the second semifinal was also included in the final.

Semifinal 1

Place	Diver	Score
1		72.3
2		67.0
3		62.7
4		59.18
5		52.81

Semifinal 2

Place	Diver	Score
1		80.75
2		66.75
3		61.0
4		59.48
5		48.8

Final

Place	Diver	Score
1		83.75
2		78.73
3		74.00
4		68.30
5		56.30

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