Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics
in London
, four diving
events were contested. The competitions were held from Friday July 30, 1948 to Friday August 6, 1948.
, and appeared on the 1948 Official Report as springboard diving and highboard diving, respectively.
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
in London
London
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, four 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 were contested. The competitions were held from Friday July 30, 1948 to Friday August 6, 1948.
Medal summary
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic Committee
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, and appeared on the 1948 Official Report as springboard diving and highboard diving, respectively.
Men
| 3 metre springboard |
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| 10 metre platform |
Women
| 3 metre springboard |
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| 10 metre platform |
Medal table
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|