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Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, five diving events were contested. The competitions were held from Monday, July 14, 1924 to Sunday, July 20, 1924.

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Medal summary

The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard, 10 metre platform and plain high diving by the International Olympic Committee, and appeared on the 1924 Official Report as plongeons du tremplin, plongeons de haut vol variés (men) or plongeons de haut vol ordinaires (women) and plongeons de haut vol ordinaires (men), respectively. The high diving and 10 metre platform events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the springboard events included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.

Participating nations

A total of 71 divers (45 men and 26 women) from 14 nations (men from 13 nations - women from 9 nations) competed at the Paris Games:

  •  Australia (1) (men:1 women:0)
  •  Austria (3) (men:0 women:3)
  •  Belgium (2) (men:1 women:1)
  •  Czechoslovakia (2) (men:1 women:1)
  •  Denmark (4) (men:3 women:1)
  •  Finland (6) (men:6 women:0)
  •  France (12) (men:9 women:3)
  •  Great Britain (11) (men:5 women:6)
  •  Italy (1) (men:1 women:0)
  •  Netherlands (4) (men:2 women:2)
  •  Spain (3) (men:3 women:0)
  •  Sweden (11) (men:7 women:4)
  •  Switzerland (1) (men:1 women:0)
  •  United States (10) (men:5 women:5)
  • References

    Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics Wikipedia