Diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics
At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, four diving events were contested. For the first time, women competed in diving at the Olympic Games. The competitions were held from Saturday 6 July 1912 to Monday 15 July 1912.[1]
| Diving at the Games of the V Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |
| Dates | 6 July 1912 through 15 July 1912 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 57 from 10 nations |
| Diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
| 3 m springboard | men | |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
| Plain high diving | men | |
Medal summary
The events are labelled as 10 metre platform, 3 metre springboard and plain high diving by the International Olympic Committee,[2] and appeared on the 1912 Official Report as Plain and Variety Diving combined, Spring-board Diving and High (plain) Diving.[3] The high diving events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the springboard diving included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
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Hans Luber (GER) |
Kurt Behrens (GER) |
| 10 m platform |
 Erik Adlerz (SWE) |
Albert Zürner (GER) |
Gustaf Blomgren (SWE) |
| Plain high diving |
Erik Adlerz (SWE) |
Hjalmar Johansson (SWE) |
John Jansson (SWE) |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m platform |
Greta Johansson (SWE) |
Lisa Regnell (SWE) |
 Isabelle White (GBR) |
Participating nations
A total of 57 divers (43 men and 14 women) from 10 nations (men from 9 nations - women from 3 nations) competed at the Stockholm Games:
Austria (1) (men:0 women:1).svg.png.webp)
Canada (2) (men:2 women:0)
Finland (6) (men:6 women:0)- Germany (4) (men:4 women:0)
- Great Britain (3) (men:2 women:1)
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Italy (1) (men:1 women:0)
Norway (3) (men:3 women:0).svg.png.webp)
Russia (1) (men:1 women:0)- Sweden (34) (men:22 women:12)
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United States (2) (men:2 women:0)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Notes
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- IOC medals database
- Swedish Olympic Committee, pp. 993-4.
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 November 2006.
- Swedish Olympic Committee; Erik Bergvall (December 1913). "The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912" (PDF). Wahlström & Widstrand. Archived from the original (pdf) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2006.
