Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, five diving events were contested. The women's 3 metre springboard competition was added to the Olympic programme. The competitions were held from Monday, August 22, 1920 to Monday, August 29, 1920
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Medal summary
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard, 10 metre platform and plain high diving by the International Olympic Committee,[1] and appeared on the 1920 Official Report (dated from 1957) as plongeons variés, plongeons de haut vol variés or plongeons ordinaires, and plongeons du tremplin, respectively.[2] The men's high diving and 10 metre platform events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the women's 10 metre platform were performed from 8 metre and 4 metre platforms; the springboard events included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard |
 Louis Kuehn (USA) |
Clarence Pinkston (USA) |
Louis Balbach (USA) |
| 10 metre platform |
Clarence Pinkston (USA) |
 Erik Adlerz (SWE) |
Harry Prieste (USA) |
| Plain high diving |
Arvid Wallman (SWE) |
Nils Skoglund (SWE) |
John Jansson (SWE) |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard |
Aileen Riggin (USA) |
Helen Wainwright (USA) |
Thelma Payne (USA) |
| 10 metre platform |
 Stefanie Clausen (DEN) |
 Beatrice Armstrong (GBR) |
Eva Olliwier (SWE) |
Participating nations
A total of 53 divers (35 men and 18 women) from 14 nations (men from 13 nations - women from 6 nations) competed at the Antwerp Games:
Australia (1) (men:0 women:1)
Belgium (3) (men:3 women:0)
Brazil (1) (men:1 women:0)- 23x15px Canada (1) (men:1 women:0)
Denmark (5) (men:3 women:2)
Finland (3) (men:3 women:0)
France (1) (men:1 women:0)
Great Britain (5) (men:3 women:2)
Italy (1) (men:1 women:0)
Japan (1) (men:1 women:0)
Norway (4) (men:2 women:2)
Sweden (12) (men:8 women:4)
Switzerland (1) (men:1 women:0)
United States (14) (men:7 women:7)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Sweden |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Denmark |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Great Britain |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Notes
- ↑ IOC medals database
- ↑ Belgian Olympic Committee, pp. 128-9, 133.
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