Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Diving
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueOlympia Schwimmhalle
Dates27 August 1972 (1972-08-27) through
4 September 1972 (1972-09-04)
No. of events4
Competitors91 from 25 nations
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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.[1]

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.[2]

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Vladimir Vasin
 Soviet Union
Giorgio Cagnotto
 Italy
Craig Lincoln
 United States
10 m platform
details
Klaus Dibiasi
 Italy
Richard Rydze
 United States
Giorgio Cagnotto
 Italy

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Micki King
 United States
Ulrika Knape
 Sweden
Marina Janicke
 East Germany
10 m platform
details
Ulrika Knape
 Sweden
Milena Duchková
 Czechoslovakia
Marina Janicke
 East Germany

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy (ITA)1113
 United States (USA)1113
3 Sweden (SWE)1102
4 Soviet Union (URS)1001
5 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0101
6 East Germany (GDR)0022
Totals (6 entries)44412

Participating nations

Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Organizing Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad, Munich 1972, p. 325.

References