Diving at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez |
Dates | 17–26 October 1968 |
No. of events | 4 |
Competitors | 81 from 21 nations |
Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
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3 m springboard | men | women |
10 m platform | men | women |
The diving competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City featured four events[1] . It was one of three aquatic sports at the Games, along with swimming, and water polo.
The events were men's and women's versions each of: 3m springboard and 10m platform.
The diving competitions featured up to 81 athletes.
H | Heats | F | Finals |
Date | Oct 17 | Oct 18 | Oct 19 | Oct 20 | Oct 21 | Oct 22 | Oct 23 | Oct 24 | Oct 25 | Oct 26 | ||||||||||
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Event | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A |
Men's 3m springboard | H | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
Men's 10m platform | H | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
Women's 3m springboard | H | F | ||||||||||||||||||
Women's 10m platform | H | F |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
The events are named according to the International Olympic Committee labelling, but they appeared on the official report as "springboard diving" and "high diving" (or "platform diving"), respectively.[2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard |
Bernard Wrightson United States |
Klaus Dibiasi Italy |
Jim Henry United States |
10 m platform |
Klaus Dibiasi Italy |
Alvaro Gaxiola Mexico |
Win Young United States |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard |
Susanne Gossick United States |
Tamara Pogozheva Soviet Union |
Keala O'Sullivan United States |
10 m platform |
Milena Duchková Czechoslovakia |
Natalya Lobanova Soviet Union |
Ann Peterson United States |
Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.
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