Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics

At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool, from 17 to 26 October (21 October, rest day), comprising 81 divers from 21 nations.[1]

Diving
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueAlberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez
Dates17 October 1968 (1968-10-17) through
26 October 1968 (1968-10-26)
No. of events4
Competitors81 from 21 nations

Medal summary

The events are named according to the International Olympic Committee labelling, but they appeared on the official report as "springboard diving" and "high diving" (or "platform diving"), respectively.[2]

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
Bernard Wrightson
 United States
Klaus Dibiasi
 Italy
Jim Henry
 United States
10 m platform
Klaus Dibiasi
 Italy
Alvaro Gaxiola
 Mexico
Win Young
 United States

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
Susanne Gossick
 United States
Tamara Pogozheva
 Soviet Union
Keala O'Sullivan
 United States
10 m platform
Milena Duchková
 Czechoslovakia
Natalya Lobanova
 Soviet Union
Ann Peterson
 United States

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)2046
2 Italy (ITA)1102
3 Czechoslovakia (TCH)1001
4 Soviet Union (URS)0202
5 Mexico (MEX)0101
Totals (5 nations)44412

Participating nations

Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.

See also

Notes

  1. "Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad, pp. 376, 379, 737.

References

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