Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's plain high diving
The men's plain high diving was one of five diving events on the diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, 22 August, Tuesday, 23 August, and on Thursday, 25 August 1920. Twenty-two divers from eleven nations competed.[1]
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| Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 22–25 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
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| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
| Plain high diving | men | |
Results
First round
The three divers who scored the smallest number of points in each group of the first round advanced to the final.
Group 1
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nils Skoglund |  Sweden | 10 | 153.0 | Q |
| 2 | Herold Jansson |  Denmark | 13 | 152.0 | Q |
| 3 | Fernand Sauvage | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 17 | 145.5 | Q |
| 4 | Albert Dickin |  Great Britain | 17 | 140.5 | |
| 5 | Sigvard Andersen |  Norway | 21 | 139.0 | |
| 6 | Richard Beauchamp | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States | 23 | 135.0 | |
| 7 | Guglielmo De Sanctis | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Italy | 33 | 98.0 |
Group 2
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arvid Wallman | Sweden | 8 | 175.5 | Q |
| 2 | Erik Adlerz | Sweden | 11 | 177.0 | Q |
| 3 | Adolfo Wellisch | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil | 14 | 162.0 | Q |
| 4 | Kalle Kainuvaara |  Finland | 15 | 160.0 | |
| 5 | Clyde Swendsen | United States | 25 | 148.0 | |
| 6 | Frank Mullen | United States | 27 | 144.0 | |
| 7 | Richard Flint | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 34 | 126.0 | |
| 8 | Masaren Uchida | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 40 | 94.0 |
Group 3
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Jansson | Sweden | 8 | 171.5 | Q |
| 2 | Harold Clarke | Great Britain | 10 | 164.5 | Q |
| 3 | Yrjö Valkama | Finland | 14 | 157.0 | Q |
| 4 | Harry Prieste | United States | 18 | 149.5 | |
| 5 | Svend Sørensen | Denmark | 27 | 137.0 | |
| 6 | Bernhard Dahl | Norway | 28 | 136.5 | |
| 7 | Joseph de Sonay | Belgium | 35 | 129.0 |
Final
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Arvid Wallman | Sweden | 7 | 183.5 |
 | Nils Skoglund | Sweden | 8 | 183.0 |
 | John Jansson | Sweden | 16 | 175.0 |
| 4 | Erik Adlerz | Sweden | 19 | 173.0 |
| 5 | Yrjö Valkama | Finland | 23 | 167.5 |
| 6 | Herold Jansson | Denmark | 27 | 159.0 |
| 7 | Fernand Sauvage | Belgium | 34 | 148.5 |
| 8 | Adolfo Wellisch | Brazil | 37 | 153.0 |
| 9 | Harold Clarke | Great Britain | 40 | 142.0 |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Plain High". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
Sources
- Belgian Olympic Committee (1957). "Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 - Official Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2006.
- Herman de Wael (26 January 2001). "Diving - men's plain high diving (Antwerp 1920)". Retrieved 24 December 2006.
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