diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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{{Infobox Olympic event
| event = Diving
| games = 1948 Summer
| image = Diving pictogram.svg
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| venue = Wembley Arena
| dates = {{Start date|df=yes|1948|07|30}} through
{{End date|df=yes|1948|08|05}}
| num_events = 4
| competitors = 63
| nations = 22
| teams =
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| prev = 1936
| next = 1952
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{{DivingAt1948SummerOlympics}}
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, four diving events were contested. The competitions were held from Friday 30 July 1948 to Friday 6 August 1948.{{cite sports-reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/DIV/ |title=Diving at the 1948 London Summer Games |access-date=14 May 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://www.olympedia.org/games/12/sports/DIV |title=Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics |work=OlyMADMen |access-date=15 May 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Medal summary
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee,[http://olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp IOC medals database] and appeared on the 1948 Official Report as springboard diving and highboard diving, respectively.The Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948, p. 637.
=Men=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}} |
| 3 m springboard {{DetailsLink|Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Bruce Harlan|USA|1948 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Miller Anderson|USA|1948 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Sammy Lee|USA|1948 Summer}} |
| 10 m platform {{DetailsLink|Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre platform}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Sammy Lee|USA|1948 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Bruce Harlan|USA|1948 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Joaquín Capilla|MEX|1948 Summer}} |
=Women=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}} |
| 3 m springboard {{DetailsLink|Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Vicki Draves|USA|1948 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Zoe Ann Olsen|USA|1948 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Patsy Elsener|USA|1948 Summer}} |
| 10 m platform {{DetailsLink|Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Vicki Draves|USA|1948 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Patsy Elsener|USA|1948 Summer}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Birte Christoffersen|DEN|1948 Summer}} |
Participating nations
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- {{flagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|AUT|1948 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|BRA|1948 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|CAN|1948 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|CHI|1948 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|CUB|1948 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|DEN|1948 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|EGY|1948 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|FIN|1948 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer|11}}
- {{flagIOC|HUN|1948 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|IRL|1948 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|MEX|1948 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|NED|1948 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|NOR|1948 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|RSA|1948 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|SYR|1948 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|SUI|1948 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|USA|1948 Summer|7}}
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Medal table
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagIOCteam
| event = 1948 Summer
| team =
| gold_USA = 4 | silver_USA = 4 | bronze_USA = 2
| gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 0 | bronze_DEN = 1
| gold_MEX = 0 | silver_MEX = 0 | bronze_MEX = 1
}}
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 web|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf |title=The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 |access-date=3 April 2008 |author=Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 |year=1951 |format=pdf |publisher=Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716035822/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}
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{{Diving at the Summer Olympics}}
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