Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard
Encyclopedia
The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as springboard diving, was one of four diving
events on the Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics
programme.
The competition was split into two phases:
. Later protests by Mexico against the re-dive and by East Germany that their Falk Hoffmann
wanted to re-dive after allegedly being disturbed by photographic flashlights were both turned down by the International Amateur Swimming Federation
(FINA
). FINA
President Javier Ostas of Mexico
stated that the decision taken by the Swedish referee was the "correct one. FINA
assessed all the Olympic diving events and considers the judging to have been objective". Portnov remained the winner with Giron taking silver and Cagnatto of Italy bronze.
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 on the Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex Swimming Pool, from 20 to 28 July , comprising 67 divers from 23 nations.-Medal summary:...
programme.
The competition was split into two phases:
- Preliminary round (22 July)
- Divers performed eleven dives. The eight divers with the highest scores advanced to the final.
- Final (23 July)
- Divers performed another set of eleven dives and the score here obtained was combined with half of the preliminary score to determine the final ranking.
Controversy
As Aleksandr Portnov waited to do a 2 and 1/2 reverse somersault in the springboard final, cheers broke out in three adjoining swimming pool during the closing stages of Salnikov's world record breaking 1,500m swim. The diver delayed his start until the noise had subsided but, as he took his first steps along the board, even greater cheers broke out as Salnikov touched in under 15 minutes. Under the rules Portnov, having started, could not stop before take-off. He crashed badly. On protest to the Swedish referee G.Olander he was allowed to repeat the dive and went ahead again of Mexico's Carlos GirónCarlos Girón
Carlos Armando Girón Gutiérrez is a Mexican diver. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, winning one medal....
. Later protests by Mexico against the re-dive and by East Germany that their Falk Hoffmann
Falk Hoffmann
Falk Hoffmann is a retired diver from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the men's 10 m platform event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1972 . He ended his career in...
wanted to re-dive after allegedly being disturbed by photographic flashlights were both turned down by the International Amateur Swimming Federation
International Swimming Federation
Fédération Internationale de Natation is the International Federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee for administering international competition in the aquatic sports...
(FINA
International Swimming Federation
Fédération Internationale de Natation is the International Federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee for administering international competition in the aquatic sports...
). FINA
International Swimming Federation
Fédération Internationale de Natation is the International Federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee for administering international competition in the aquatic sports...
President Javier Ostas of Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
stated that the decision taken by the Swedish referee was the "correct one. FINA
International Swimming Federation
Fédération Internationale de Natation is the International Federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee for administering international competition in the aquatic sports...
assessed all the Olympic diving events and considers the judging to have been objective". Portnov remained the winner with Giron taking silver and Cagnatto of Italy bronze.
Results
| Rank | Diver | Preliminary | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ½ Prel. | Total | |||||
 |
580.11 | 2 | 614.970 | 1 | 290.050 | 905.025 | ||||
 |
580.20 | 1 | 602.040 | 2 | 290.100 | 892.140 | ||||
 |
556.32 | 6 | 593.340 | 3 | 278.160 | 871.500 | ||||
| 4 | 567.78 | 3 | 574.620 | 5 | 283.890 | 858.510 | ||||
| 5 | 558.90 | 4 | 575.670 | 4 | 279.450 | 855.120 | ||||
| 6 | 557.10 | 5 | 565.920 | 6 | 278.550 | 844.470 | ||||
| 7 | 552.42 | 7 | 543.840 | 7 | 276.210 | 820.050 | ||||
| 8 | 532.02 | 8 | 483.330 | 8 | 266.010 | 749.340 | ||||
| 9 | 524.04 | 9 | ||||||||
| 10 | 522.87 | 10 | ||||||||
| 11 | 521.82 | 11 | ||||||||
| 12 | 521.04 | 12 | ||||||||
| 13 | 504.33 | 13 | ||||||||
| 14 | 495.63 | 14 | ||||||||
| 15 | 491.94 | 15 | ||||||||
| 16 | 489.24 | 16 | ||||||||
| 17 | 475.17 | 17 | ||||||||
| 18 | 469.14 | 18 | ||||||||
| 19 | 462.48 | 19 | ||||||||
| 20 | 454.17 | 20 | ||||||||
| 21 | 452.43 | 21 | ||||||||
| 22 | 451.17 | 22 | ||||||||
| 23 | 427.35 | 23 | ||||||||
| 24 | 416.67 | 24 | ||||||||