Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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At the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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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 during a competition that took place at the Olympic Swim Stadium
McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
The McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium is an outdoor swimming venue located on the campus of the University of Southern California. It was constructed for the 1984 Summer Olympics with money provided by McDonald's and its fast food franchisees and hosted the swimming, diving, and synchronized...

 of the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

 (USC), from 5 to 12 August, comprising 80 divers from 29 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 3 3 8
2 1 1 1 3
3 1 0 0 1

Participating nations

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