Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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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 (October 21, rest day), comprising 83 divers from 23 nations.
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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.[1]
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 metre springboard |
Bernard Wrightson United States |
Klaus Dibiasi Italy |
Jim Henry United States |
10 metre platform |
Klaus Dibiasi Italy |
Alvaro Gaxiola Mexico |
Win Young United States |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 metre springboard |
Susanne Gossick United States |
Tamara Pogozheva Soviet Union |
Keala O'Sullivan United States |
10 metre platform |
Milena Duchková Czechoslovakia |
Natalya Lobanova Soviet Union |
Ann Peterson United States |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
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 of the Games of the XIX Olympiad, pp. 376, 379, 737.
References
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