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Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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{{Infobox Olympic event

| event = Diving

| games = 1972 Summer

| image = Swimming pictogram black (1972 Summer Olympics style).svg

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| caption =

| venue = Olympia Schwimmhalle

| dates = {{Start date|df=yes|1972|08|27}} through
{{End date|df=yes|1972|09|04}}

| num_events = 4

| competitors = 91

| nations = 25

| teams =

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| prev = 1968

| next = 1976

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{{DivingAt1972SummerOlympics}}

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympiapark Swimming Hall, from 27 August to 4 September (31 August, rest day), comprising 91 divers from 25 nations.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/games/18/sports/DIV |title=Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics |work=Olympedia |access-date=18 May 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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.Organizing Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad, Munich 1972, p. 325.

=Men=

{{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
3 m springboard
{{DetailsLink|Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard}}

|{{flagIOCmedalist|Vladimir Vasin|URS|1972 Summer}}

|{{flagIOCmedalist|Giorgio Cagnotto|ITA|1972 Summer}}

|{{flagIOCmedalist|Craig Lincoln|USA|1972 Summer}}

10 m platform
{{DetailsLink|Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre platform}}

|{{flagIOCmedalist|Klaus Dibiasi|ITA|1972 Summer}}

|{{flagIOCmedalist|Richard Rydze|USA|1972 Summer}}

|{{flagIOCmedalist|Giorgio Cagnotto|ITA|1972 Summer}}

=Women=

{{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
3 m springboard
{{DetailsLink|Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard}}

|{{flagIOCmedalist|Micki King|USA|1972 Summer}}

|{{flagIOCmedalist|Ulrika Knape|SWE|1972 Summer}}

|{{flagIOCmedalist|Marina Janicke|GDR|1972 Summer}}

10 m platform
{{DetailsLink|Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform}}

|{{flagIOCmedalist|Ulrika Knape|SWE|1972 Summer}}

|{{flagIOCmedalist|Milena Duchková|TCH|1972 Summer}}

|{{flagIOCmedalist|Marina Janicke|GDR|1972 Summer}}

Medal table

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

| flag_template = flagIOCteam

| event = 1972 Summer

| team =

| gold_USA = 1 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 1

| gold_ITA = 1 | silver_ITA = 1 | bronze_ITA = 1

| gold_SWE = 1 | silver_SWE = 1 | bronze_SWE = 0

| gold_URS = 1 | silver_URS = 0 | bronze_URS = 0

| gold_TCH = 0 | silver_TCH = 1 | bronze_TCH = 0

| gold_GDR = 0 | silver_GDR = 0 | bronze_GDR = 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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  • {{flagIOC|AUS|1972 Summer|3}}
  • {{flagIOC|AUT|1972 Summer|4}}
  • {{flagIOC|CAN|1972 Summer|8}}
  • {{flagIOC|COL|1972 Summer|2}}
  • {{flagIOC|TCH|1972 Summer|1}}

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  • {{flagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer|7}}
  • {{flagIOC|FIN|1972 Summer|2}}
  • {{flagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer|3}}
  • {{flagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer|8}}
  • {{flagIOC|INA|1972 Summer|1}}

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  • {{flagIOC|ITA|1972 Summer|2}}
  • {{flagIOC|JAM|1972 Summer|1}}
  • {{flagIOC|JPN|1972 Summer|3}}
  • {{flagIOC|MEX|1972 Summer|4}}
  • {{flagIOC|NED|1972 Summer|2}}

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  • {{flagIOC|NOR|1972 Summer|1}}
  • {{flagIOC|POL|1972 Summer|3}}
  • {{flagIOC|PUR|1972 Summer|1}}
  • {{flagIOC|ROU|1972 Summer|3}}
  • {{flagIOC|URS|1972 Summer|9}}

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  • {{flagIOC|ESP|1972 Summer|2}}
  • {{flagIOC|SWE|1972 Summer|2}}
  • {{flagIOC|SUI|1972 Summer|1}}
  • {{flagIOC|USA|1972 Summer|8}}
  • {{flagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer|9}}

See also

Notes

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References

  • {{cite web | title = Olympic Medal Winners | publisher = International Olympic Committee | url = http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp | access-date = 22 November 2006 }}
  • {{cite book | url = http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1972/1972v3.pdf | title = The Official Report for the Games of the XX Olympiad Munich 1972 |volume=3: The competitions | last = Organising Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad | access-date = 6 January 2007 | year = 1974 | publisher = proSport GmbH & Co, KG, München }}

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{{Diving at the Summer Olympics}}

Category:Events at the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972

Category:1972 in water sports