Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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At the 1908 Summer Olympics
in London
, two diving
events were contested, both for men only. The competition was held on Tuesday July 14, 1908 and Friday July 24, 1908.
, and appeared on the 1908 Official Report as high diving and fancy diving. The high diving event included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the fancy diving included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
in London
London
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, two diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
events were contested, both for men only. The competition was held on Tuesday July 14, 1908 and Friday July 24, 1908.
Medal summary
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic Committee
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, and appeared on the 1908 Official Report as high diving and fancy diving. The high diving event included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the fancy diving included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
3 metre springboard |
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10 metre platform |
Medal table
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
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