Diving at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
{{Short description|Diving competition}}
{{main article|1978 Commonwealth Games}}
{{Infobox Commonwealth Games event
|event = Diving
|games = 1978
|image =
|image_size =
|caption =
|venue = Kinsmen Aquatic Centre
|dates = 4 August–9 August 1978
|competitors =
|nations = Canada, England, Australia, Scotland, India
|prev = 1974
|next = 1982
}}
The diving competition at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada counted a total number of four medal events: two events for both men and women.
Canada, as host nation, won the most medals, taking 8, of which 2 were gold. They had a clean sweep of all medals in the women's 3 metre springboard event.
Originally, Linda Cuthbert qualified for the springboard event and Beverly Boys qualified for the highboard platform, but decided on a late swap to increase their chances of success.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=oMsyAAAAIBAJ&pg=6649,3554103&hl=en |title=Canada's Cuthbert trades springboard for gold medal |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |page=30 |date=August 8, 1978}} The youngest competitor from Canada competing in the commonwealth games was 18-year-old diver David Snively, then considered "one of Canada's top divers".{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dIIuAAAAIBAJ&pg=4106,807096&hl=en |title=Once 'another swimmer', 'Snivers' now a top diver |newspaper=The Montreal Gazette |page=30 |date=August 3, 1978}}
In the women's 3 metre springboard event, Janet Nutter led all the competitors after the first six dives with 264.27 points, despite battling a cold and laryngitis.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sFRVAAAAIBAJ&pg=1720,1413111&hl=en |title=Janet Nutter leads springboard diving |newspaper=The Leader-Post |page=19 |date=August 5, 1978}}
Medal table
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host = CAN
| flag_template = flagCGF
| event = 1978
| team =
| gold_CAN = 2 | silver_CAN = 3 | bronze_CAN = 3 | host_CAN = yes
| gold_ENG = 2 | silver_ENG = 0 | bronze ENG = 0
| gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 1 | bronze_AUS = 1
}}
Medalists
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} | ||||||
| colspan=7 | Men | ||||||
| 3 Metres Springboard | {{FlagCGFmedalist|Chris Snode|ENG|1978}} | 643.83 | {{FlagCGFmedalist|Scott Cranham|CAN|1978}} | 595.53 | {{FlagCGFmedalist|Don Wagstaff|AUS|1978}} | 572.16 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] | {{FlagCGFmedalist|Chris Snode|ENG|1978}} | 538.98 | {{FlagCGFmedalist|Ken Armstrong|CAN|1978}} | 534.99 | {{FlagCGFmedalist|Scott Cranham|CAN|1978}} | 512.37 |
| colspan=7 | Women | ||||||
| 3 Metres Springboard | {{FlagCGFmedalist|Janet Nutter|CAN|1978}} | 477.33 | {{FlagCGFmedalist|Beverly Boys|CAN|1978}} | 469.65 | {{FlagCGFmedalist|Eniko Kiefer|CAN|1978}} | 447.42 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] | {{FlagCGFmedalist|Linda Cuthbert|CAN|1978}} | 397.44 | {{FlagCGFmedalist|Valerie McFarlane|AUS|1978}} | 383.4 | {{FlagCGFmedalist|Janet Nutter|CAN|1978}} | 374.67 |
Results
=Men=
| class="wikitable"
|+ 3 metre springboard{{sfn|Groom|2017|p=215-216}} |
| Rank
!align="center" style="width: 20em"|Name !align="center" style="width: 5em"|Score |
|---|
| align="center"|File:Med 1.png
|{{flagathlete|Chris Snode|ENG}} |align="center"|643.83 |
| align="center"|File:Med 2.png
|{{flagathlete|Scott Cranham|CAN}} |align="center"|595.53 |
| align="center"|File:Med 3.png
|{{flagathlete|Don Wagstaff|AUS}} |align="center"|572.16 |
| align="center"|4
|{{flagathlete|Ken Armstrong|CAN}} |align="center"|534.36 |
| align="center"|5
|{{flagathlete|Andrew Jackomos|AUS}} |align="center"|501.90 |
| align="center"|6
|{{flagathlete|Steve Foley|AUS}} |align="center"|490.41 |
| align="center"|7
|{{flagathlete|Martyn Brown|ENG}} |align="center"|482.64 |
| align="center"|8
|{{flagathlete|David Snively|CAN}} |align="center"|471.24 |
| class="wikitable"
|+ 10 metre highboard{{cite web |url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3039/event/1447 |title=Commonwealth Game Men's 10m Platform Results |publisher=Commonwealth Sport |access-date=16 November 2021}} |
| Rank
!align="center" style="width: 20em"|Name !align="center" style="width: 5em"|Score |
|---|
| align="center"|File:Med 1.png
|{{flagathlete|Chris Snode|ENG}} |align="center"|538.98 |
| align="center"|File:Med 2.png
|{{flagathlete|Ken Armstrong|CAN}} |align="center"|534.99 |
| align="center"|File:Med 3.png
|{{flagathlete|Scott Cranham|CAN}} |align="center"|512.37 |
| align="center"|4
|{{flagathlete|David Snively|CAN}} |align="center"|499.11 |
| align="center"|5
|{{flagathlete|Andrew Jackomos|AUS}} |align="center"|498.09 |
| align="center"|6
|{{flagathlete|Donald Wagstaff|AUS}} |align="center"|488.79 |
| align="center"|7
|{{flagathlete|Steve Foley|AUS}} |align="center"|466.77 |
| align="center"|8
|{{flagathlete|Martyn Brown|ENG}} |align="center"|458.88 |
| align="center"|9
|{{flagathlete|Fraser McBlane|SCO}} |align="center"|334.92 |
| align="center"|10
|{{flagathlete|Ronald Hurst|SCO}} |align="center"|327.81 |
| align="center"|11
|{{flagathlete|Vasant Gadge|IND}} |align="center"|274.92 |
=Women=
| class="wikitable"
|+ 3 metre springboard{{sfn|Groom|2017|p=222}} |
| Rank
!align="center" style="width: 20em"|Name !align="center" style="width: 5em"|Score |
|---|
| align="center"|File:Med 1.png
|{{flagathlete|Janet Nutter|CAN}} |align="center"|477.33 |
| align="center"|File:Med 2.png
|{{flagathlete|Beverly Boys|CAN}} |align="center"|469.65 |
| align="center"|File:Med 3.png
|{{flagathlete|Eniko Kiefer|CAN}} |align="center"|447.42 |
| align="center"|4
|{{flagathlete|Alison Drake-Jankowska|ENG}} |align="center"|397.17 |
| align="center"|5
|{{flagathlete|Valerie McFarlane|AUS}} |align="center"|384.30 |
| align="center"|6
|{{flagathlete|Fiona Hotson|SCO}} |align="center"|354.03 |
| align="center"|7
|{{flagathlete|Anne Fargher|NZL}} |align="center"|341.16 |
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
!align="center" style="width: 20em"|Name !align="center" style="width: 5em"|Score |
|---|
| align="center"|File:Med 1.png
|{{flagathlete|Linda Cuthbert|CAN}} |align="center"|397.44 |
| align="center"|File:Med 2.png
|{{flagathlete|Valerie McFarlane|AUS}} |align="center"|383.40 |
| align="center"|File:Med 3.png
|{{flagathlete|Janet Nutter|CAN}} |align="center"|374.67 |
| align="center"|4
|{{flagathlete|Elizabeth Mackay|CAN}} |align="center"|372.42 |
| align="center"|5
|{{flagathlete|Marion Saunders|ENG}} |align="center"|330.57 |
| align="center"|6
|{{flagathlete|Fiona Hotson|SCO}} |align="center"|273.66 |
References
Citations
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Sources
- {{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BbM7DwAAQBAJ |title=The Complete Book of the Commonwealth Games |last=Groom |first=Graham |year=2017}}
{{Sports at the 1978 Commonwealth Games}}
{{Commonwealth Games Diving}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diving At The 1978 Commonwealth Games}}