Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Diving at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Olympia Schwimmhalle |
Dates | 27 August 1972 4 September 1972 | through
No. of events | 4 |
Competitors | 91 from 25 nations |
Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
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3 m springboard | men | women |
10 m platform | men | women |
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympiapark Swimming Hall, from 27 August to 4 September (31 August, rest day), comprising 91 divers from 25 nations.[1]
Medal summary
[edit]The events are named according to the International Olympic Committee, but they appeared on the official report as "springboard diving" and "platform diving", respectively.[2]
Men
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard |
Vladimir Vasin Soviet Union |
Giorgio Cagnotto Italy |
Craig Lincoln United States |
10 m platform |
Klaus Dibiasi Italy |
Richard Rydze United States |
Giorgio Cagnotto Italy |
Women
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard |
Micki King United States |
Ulrika Knape Sweden |
Marina Janicke East Germany |
10 m platform |
Ulrika Knape Sweden |
Milena Duchková Czechoslovakia |
Marina Janicke East Germany |
Medal table
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
3 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Participating nations
[edit]Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 May 2020.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Organizing Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad, Munich 1972, p. 325.
References
[edit]- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
- Organising Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad (1974). The Official Report for the Games of the XX Olympiad Munich 1972 (PDF). Vol. 3: The competitions. proSport GmbH & Co, KG, München. Retrieved 6 January 2007.