Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympiapark Swimming Hall, from August 27 to September 4 (August 31, rest day), comprising 90 divers from 25 nations.
Medal summary
The events are named according to the International Olympic Committee, but they appeared on the official report as "springboard diving" and "platform diving", respectively.[1]
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 metre springboard |
Vladimir Vasin Soviet Union |
Giorgio Cagnotto Italy |
Craig Lincoln United States |
10 metre platform |
Klaus Dibiasi Italy |
Richard Rydze United States |
Giorgio Cagnotto Italy |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 metre springboard |
Micki King United States |
Ulrika Knape Sweden |
Marina Janicke East Germany |
10 metre platform |
Ulrika Knape Sweden |
Milena Duchková Czechoslovakia |
Marina Janicke East Germany |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
3 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Participating nations
Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.
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See also
Notes
- ↑ Organizing Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad, Munich 1972, p. 325.
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-11-22.
- Organising Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad, Munich 1972 (1974). Organising Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad, Munich 1972, e.V., eds. The Official Report for the Games of the XX Olympiad Munich 1972 - Volume 3: The competitions (pdf). proSport GmbH & Co, KG, München. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
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