At the 1980 Summer Olympics

1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...

in Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, 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 during a competition that took place at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex Swimming Pool

Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex

The Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex is a covered swimming centre in Moscow, Russia. The venue, built for the 1980 Summer Olympics, makes up the Olimpiysky Sports Complex architectural ensemble together with the Olimpiysky Arena. During the Olympics, it hosted the swimming, diving,...

, from 20 to 28 July (July 24, rest day), comprising 67 divers from 23 nations.

Medal summary

The events are named according to the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

labelling, but they appeared on the official report as "springboard diving" and "platform diving", respectively.

Men

3 metre springboard
10 metre platform

Women

3 metre springboard
10 metre platform

Medal table

1		2	2	2	6
2		2	1	1	4
3		0	1	0	1
4		0	0	1	1

Participating nations

Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.