Diving at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships

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1978 FINA
World Championships

Diving
Individual
3 m| men| women
10 m| men| women
Swimming
Freestyle
100 m| men| women
200 m| men| women
400 m| men| women
800 m| | women
1500 m| men|
Backstroke
100 m| men| women
200 m| men| women
Breaststroke
100 m| men| women
200 m| men| women
Butterfly
100 m| men| women
200 m| men| women
Individual medley
200 m| men| women
400 m| men| women
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 m| men| women
4 × 200 m| men|
Medley relay
4 × 100 m| men| women
Synchronised swimming
Solo| | women
Duet| | women
Team| | women
Water polo
Tournament| men|

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These are the results of the diving competition at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships, which took place in West Berlin.

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  United States (USA)| 2| 1| 2| 5
2|  Soviet Union (URS)| 2| 0| 1| 3
3|  East Germany (GDR)| 0| 3| 0| 3
4|  Italy (ITA)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (4 entries)| 4| 4| 4| 12

## Medal summary

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### Men

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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze

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3 m springboard

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|  Phil Boggs (USA)
913.95  |  Falk Hoffmann (GDR)
873.33  |  Giorgio Cagnotto (ITA)
845.51
10 m platform

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|  Greg Louganis (USA)
844.11  |  Falk Hoffmann (GDR)
836.76  |  Vladimir Aleynik (URS)
813.62

### Women

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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze

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3 m springboard

details

|  Irina Kalinina (URS)
691.43  |  Cynthia Potter (USA)
643.22  |  Jennifer Chandler (USA)
637.41
10 m platform

details

|  Irina Kalinina (URS)
412.71  |  Martina Jäschke (GDR)
384.09  |  Melissa Briley (USA)
364.74

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World Aquatics Championships

Editions|

* Belgrade 1973
* Cali 1975
* West Berlin 1978
* Guayaquil 1982
* Madrid 1986
* Perth 1991
* Rome 1994
* Perth 1998
* Fukuoka 2001
* Barcelona 2003
* Montreal 2005
* Melbourne 2007
* Rome 2009
* Shanghai 2011
* Barcelona 2013
* Kazan 2015
* Budapest 2017
* Gwangju 2019
* Budapest 2022
* Fukuoka 2023
* Doha 2024
* Singapore 2025
* Budapest 2027
* Beijing 2029

Disciplines|

| Diving|

* 1973
* 1975
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1991
* 1994
* 1998
* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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High diving|

* 1973
* 1975
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1991
* 1994
* 1998
* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Open water swimming|

* 1973
* 1975
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1991
* 1994
* 1998
* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Separate events: 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010

Swimming|

* 1973
* 1975
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1991
* 1994
* 1998
* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Synchronised swimming|

* 1973
* 1975
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1991
* 1994
* 1998
* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Water polo|

* 1973
* 1975
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1991
* 1994
* 1998
* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Medalists|

* Diving
* High diving
* Open water swimming
* Swimming
* men
* women
* Synchronised swimming
* Water polo

See also
FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m)
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*[USA]: United States
*[GDR]: East Germany
*[ITA]: Italy
*[URS]: Soviet Union