Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Diving
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Diving; at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue	Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez
Dates	17–26 October 1968
No. of events	4
Competitors	81 from 21 nations

The diving competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City featured four events[1] . It was one of three aquatic sports at the Games, along with swimming, and water polo.

The events were men's and women's versions each of: 3m springboard and 10m platform.

The diving competitions featured up to 81 athletes.

Schedule

H	Heats	F	Finals

Date	Oct 17		Oct 18		Oct 19		Oct 20		Oct 21		Oct 22		Oct 23		Oct 24		Oct 25		Oct 26
Event	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A
Men's 3m springboard						H	H	F
Men's 10m platform																H		H		F
Women's 3m springboard	H		F
Women's 10m platform												H		F

Medalists

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	2	0	4	6
2	Italy (ITA)	1	1	0	2
3	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	0	0	1
4	Soviet Union (URS)	0	2	0	2
5	Mexico (MEX)	0	1	0	1
Totals (5 entries)		4	4	4	12

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

Participating nations

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

Australia (2)
Austria (1)
Canada (4)
Colombia (3)
Cuba (2)
Czechoslovakia (1)

Japan (4)
Mexico (6)
Netherlands (2)
Norway (1)
Poland (5)
Puerto Rico (2)

Notes

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

References

"Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
Organising Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1969). The Official Report of the Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, Volume 3: The Games (pdf). Mexico: The Organising Committee for The Games of the XVIII Olympiad. Retrieved 4 January 2007.

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[1] "Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

[OR-2] Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad, pp. 376, 379, 737.