Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Diving

at the Games of the XIX Olympiad

Venue| Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez
Dates| 17–26 October 1968
No. of events| 4
Competitors| 81 from 21 nations

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Diving at the
1968 Summer Olympics

3 m springboard| men| women
10 m platform| men| women

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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.

## Schedule

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Legend  H | Heats  | F | Finals

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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 |  |  |

## Medalists

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### Medal table

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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]

### Men

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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3 m springboard
details | Bernard Wrightson
United States | Klaus Dibiasi
Italy | Jim Henry
United States
10 m platform
details | Klaus Dibiasi
Italy | Alvaro Gaxiola
Mexico | Win Young
United States

### Women

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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3 m springboard
details | Susanne Gossick
United States | Tamara Pogozheva
Soviet Union | Keala O'Sullivan
United States
10 m platform
details | Milena Duchková
Czechoslovakia | Natalya Lobanova
Soviet Union | Ann Peterson
United States

## Participating nations

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Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.

* Australia (2)
* Austria (1)
* Canada (4)
* Colombia (3)
* Cuba (2)
* Czechoslovakia (1)

* Dominican Republic (1)
* East Germany (5)
* Finland (2)
* Great Britain (5)
* Guatemala (1)
* Italy (4)

* Japan (4)
* Mexico (6)
* Netherlands (2)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (5)
* Puerto Rico (2)

* South Korea (2)
* Soviet Union (10)
* Sweden (1)
* United States (11)
* West Germany (8)

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## See also

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* Diving at the 1967 Pan American Games

## Notes

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1. ^ "Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad, pp. 376, 379, 737.

## References

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* "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
* Organising Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1969). The Official Report of the Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, Volume 3: The Games (pdf). Mexico: The Organising Committee for The Games of the XVIII Olympiad. Retrieved 4 January 2007.

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Events at the 1968 Summer Olympics (Mexico City)

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