Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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Diving
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueUytengsu Aquatics Center
Dates5 August 1984 (1984-08-05) through
12 August 1984 (1984-08-12)
No. of events4
Competitors80 from 29 nations
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At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, four diving events (2 for men and 2 for women) were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympic Swim Stadium of the University of Southern California (USC), from 5 to 12 August, comprising 80 divers from 29 nations.[1]

Medal summary[edit]

The events are named according to the International Olympic Committee labelling, but they appeared on the official report as "springboard diving" and "platform diving", respectively.[2]

Men[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Greg Louganis
 United States
Tan Liangde
 China
Ronald Merriott
 United States
10 m platform
details
Greg Louganis
 United States
Bruce Kimball
 United States
Li Kongzheng
 China

Women[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Sylvie Bernier
 Canada
Kelly McCormick
 United States
Christina Seufert
 United States
10 m platform
details
Zhou Jihong
 China
Michele Mitchell
 United States
Wendy Wyland
 United States

Medal table[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)2338
2 China (CHN)1113
3 Canada (CAN)1001
Totals (3 entries)44412

Participating nations[edit]

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

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, p. 490.

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