Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics
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 Committee
International Olympic Committee
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, and appeared on the 1948 Official Report as springboard diving and highboard diving, respectively.

Men

3 metre springboard
10 metre platform

Women

3 metre springboard
10 metre platform

Medal table

1 4 4 2 10
2 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
Total 4 4 4 12
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