Diving
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueWembley Arena
Dates30 July 1948 (1948-07-30) through
5 August 1948 (1948-08-05)
No. of events4
Competitors63 from 22 nations
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1952 →
Diving at the
1948 Summer Olympics
3 m springboardmenwomen
10 m platformmenwomen

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, four diving events were contested. The competitions were held from Friday 30 July 1948 to Friday 6 August 1948.[1][2]

Medal summary

The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee,[3] and appeared on the 1948 Official Report as springboard diving and highboard diving, respectively.[4]

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details 		 Bruce Harlan (USA)  Miller Anderson (USA)  Sammy Lee (USA)
10 m platform
details 		 Sammy Lee (USA)  Bruce Harlan (USA)  Joaquín Capilla (MEX)

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details 		 Vicki Draves (USA)  Zoe Ann Olsen (USA)  Patsy Elsener (USA)
10 m platform
details 		 Vicki Draves (USA)  Patsy Elsener (USA)  Birte Christoffersen (DEN)

Participating nations

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)44210
2 Denmark (DEN)0011
 Mexico (MEX)0011
Totals (3 entries)44412

Notes

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics". OlyMADMen. Retrieved 15 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ IOC medals database
  4. ^ The Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948, p. 637.

References

51°33′29″N 0°16′59″W / 51.5581°N 0.2830°W / 51.5581; -0.2830

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