Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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Venue | Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez |
Dates | 17 October 1968 26 October 1968 | through
No. of events | 4 |
Competitors | 81 from 21 nations |
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3 m springboard | men | women |
10 m platform | men | women |
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 (21 October, rest day), comprising 81 divers from 21 nations.[1]
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.[2]
Men[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard |
Bernard Wrightson![]() |
Klaus Dibiasi![]() |
Jim Henry![]() |
10 m platform |
Klaus Dibiasi![]() |
Alvaro Gaxiola![]() |
Win Young![]() |
Women[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard |
Susanne Gossick![]() |
Tamara Pogozheva![]() |
Keala O'Sullivan![]() |
10 m platform |
Milena Duchková![]() |
Natalya Lobanova![]() |
Ann Peterson![]() |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (5 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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[]
- ^ "Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad, pp. 376, 379, 737.
References[]
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
- Organising Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1969). The Official Report of the Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, Volume 3: The Games (pdf). Mexico: The Organising Committee for The Games of the XVIII Olympiad. Retrieved 4 January 2007.
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