Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics
| Diving at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto |
| Dates | 26 August 1960 through 2 September 1960 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 75 from 25 nations |
| Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, four diving events were contested.[1][2]
Medal summary[edit]
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee,[3] and appeared on the 1960 Official Report as 3-metre springboard diving and 10-metre high diving, respectively.[4]
Men[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Gary Tobian United States
|
Samuel Hall United States
|
Juan Botella Mexico
|
| 10 m platform |
Bob Webster United States
|
Gary Tobian United States
|
Brian Phelps Great Britain
|
Women[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Ingrid Krämer United Team of Germany
|
Paula Jean Myers-Pope United States
|
Elizabeth Ferris Great Britain
|
| 10 m platform |
Ingrid Krämer United Team of Germany
|
Paula Jean Myers-Pope United States
|
Ninel Krutova Soviet Union
|
Medal table[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  United Team of Germany (EUA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 |  Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participating nations[edit]
Argentina (1)
Australia (4)
Austria (2)
Brazil (1)
Canada (2)
Colombia (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (2)
Egypt (3)
Finland (1)
France (4)
Great Britain (7)
Hungary (2)
Italy (5)
Japan (5)
Mexico (4)
Netherlands (2)
Poland (1)
Rhodesia (1)
South Korea (1)
Soviet Union (7)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (1)
United States (5)
United Team of Germany (7)
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Diving at the 1960 Roma Summer Games. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics". OlyMADMen. Retrieved 16 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ IOC medals database. olympic.org
- ^ The Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad, pp. 553-4.
References[edit]
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
- The Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad (1960). "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad, Rome 1960, Volume II" (PDF). The Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad. Archived from the original (pdf) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2007.
