Diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics
| Diving at the Games of the V Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |
| Dates | 6 July 1912 through 15 July 1912 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 57 from 10 nations |
| Diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
| 3 m springboard | men | |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
| Plain high diving | men | |
At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, four diving events were contested. For the first time, women competed in diving at the Olympic Games. The competitions were held from Saturday 6 July 1912 to Monday 15 July 1912.[1]
Medal summary
The events are labelled as 10 metre platform, 3 metre springboard and plain high diving by the International Olympic Committee,[2] and appeared on the 1912 Official Report as Plain and Variety Diving combined, Spring-board Diving and High (plain) Diving.[3] The high diving events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the springboard diving included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
 Paul Günther (GER)
|
Hans Luber (GER)
|
Kurt Behrens (GER)
|
| 10 m platform |
 Erik Adlerz (SWE)
|
Albert Zürner (GER)
|
Gustaf Blomgren (SWE)
|
| Plain high diving |
Erik Adlerz (SWE)
|
Hjalmar Johansson (SWE)
|
John Jansson (SWE)
|
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m platform |
Greta Johansson (SWE)
|
Lisa Regnell (SWE)
|
 Isabelle White (GBR)
|
Participating nations
A total of 57 divers (43 men and 14 women) from 10 nations (men from 9 nations - women from 3 nations) competed at the Stockholm Games:
Austria (1) (men:0 women:1)
Canada (2) (men:2 women:0)
Finland (6) (men:6 women:0)
Germany (4) (men:4 women:0)
Great Britain (3) (men:2 women:1)
Italy (1) (men:1 women:0)
Norway (3) (men:3 women:0)
Russia (1) (men:1 women:0)
Sweden (34) (men:22 women:12)
United States (2) (men:2 women:0)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Notes
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ IOC medals database
- ^ Swedish Olympic Committee, pp. 993-4.
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 November 2006.
- Swedish Olympic Committee; Erik Bergvall (December 1913). "The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912" (PDF). Wahlström & Widstrand. Archived from the original (pdf) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2006.
