Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics
At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, four diving events were contested. The men's plain high diving event was dropped from the Olympic program. The competitions were held from Monday, August 6, 1928 to Saturday, August 11, 1928.
Medal summary
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee,[1] and appeared on the 1928 Official Report as fancy diving and high diving, respectively.[2] The platform events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the springboard events included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard |
 Pete Desjardins (USA) |
Michael Galitzen (USA) |
22x20px Farid Simaika (EGY) |
| 10 metre platform |
Pete Desjardins (USA) |
22x20px Farid Simaika (EGY) | Michael Galitzen (USA) |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard |
Helen Meany (USA) |
Dorothy Poynton (USA) |
Georgia Coleman (USA) |
| 10 metre platform |
Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston (USA) |
Georgia Coleman (USA) |
 Laura Sjöqvist (SWE) |
Participating nations
A total of 61 divers (38 men and 23 women) from 17 nations (men from 16 nations - women from 9 nations) competed at the Amsterdam Games:
Australia (1) (men:1 women:0)
Austria (2) (men:1 women:1)- 23x15px Canada (1) (men:1 women:0)
Czechoslovakia (2) (men:2 women:0)
Denmark (1) (men:0 women:1)- 23x15px Egypt (2) (men:2 women:0)
Finland (2) (men:1 women:1)
France (4) (men:3 women:1)
Germany (9) (men:5 women:4)
Great Britain (7) (men:4 women:3)
Italy (3) (men:3 women:0)
Japan (1) (men:1 women:0)- 23x15px Mexico (1) (men:1 women:0)
Netherlands (7) (men:3 women:4)
Sweden (8) (men:5 women:3)
Switzerland (1) (men:1 women:0)
United States (9) (men:4 women:5)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 23x15px Egypt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Sweden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Notes
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