Diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Plunge for distance

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Men's platform diving
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueForest Park
DateSeptember 5
Competitors5 from 1 nation
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) William Dickey  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edgar Adams  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leo Goodwin  United States
Diving at the
1904 Summer Olympics
Platformmen
Plunge for distancemen

Plunge for distance was an underwater diving event held as part of the diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, September 5, 1904. It was the first time diving events were held at the Olympics. Five divers competed.[1]

Plunge for distance was a diving long jump. Competitors dove into the pool from a standing position and their attained distance was measured after either 60 seconds passed or their head broke the surface, whichever came first.[2] Plunge for distance did not appear in any subsequent Olympic Games.

Results[edit]

Place Diver Nation Width (m)
1st place, gold medalist(s) William Paul Dickey  United States 19.05
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edgar Adams  United States 17.526
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leo Budd Goodwin  United States 17.37
4 Newman Samuels  United States 16.764
5 Charles Pyrah  United States 13.97

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2006.
  • International Olympic Committee Sports - Swimming
  1. ^ "St. Louis 1904 Swimming 4x50y Freestyle Relay Men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  2. ^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book Of Olympic Lists. Great Britain: Aurum Press Ltd. pp. 300. ISBN 9781845137731.
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