Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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

Medal summary

The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee,[1] and appeared on the 1948 Official Report as springboard diving and highboard diving, respectively.[2]

Men

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

Women

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

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States (USA) 4 4 2 10
2  Denmark (DEN) 0 0 1 1
 Mexico (MEX) 0 0 1 1
Total 4 4 4 12

Notes

  1. IOC medals database
  2. The Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948, p. 637.

References

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

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