Diving at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

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Diving
at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
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The diving competition at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand counted a total number of four medal events: two events for both men and women. New Zealand, as host nation, did not win any medals in the diving event.

New Zealand's close neighbor Australia won gold medals on each of the two men's diving events, the 3-metre and 10-metre respectively by Don Wagstaff, who had also won both gold medals at the 1970 Commonwealth Games diving event.[1] Australia collected 4 medals in total, while Canada took 6 in total, of which 2 were also gold.

Australia collected gold medals from each of the men's diving competitions,[2] but would have to wait another twelve years until the 1986 Commonwealth Games before winning a gold medal in diving again.[3]

Canada had a clean sweep of medals in the women's 3 metre platform event, while also collecting gold across both the 3 metre and 10 metre events from Cindy Shatto and Beverly Boys respectively.[4] The event would be the last for Cindy Shatto, who chose to retire from competitive diving on the eve of the 1978 Commonwealth Games.[5]

Medal table[]

  *   Host nation (New Zealand)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 2226
2 Australia2114
3 England0112
Totals (3 nations)44412

Medalists[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
3 Metres Springboard Diving Don Wagstaff
 Australia		 531.54 Scott Cranham
 		 509.61 Trevor Simpson
 England		 489.69
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving Don Wagstaff
 Australia		 490.74
 Australia		 472.47 Scott Cranham
 		 470.98
Women
3 Metres Springboard Diving Cindy Shatto
 		 430.88 Beverly Boys
 		 426.93 Teri York
 		 413.83
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving Beverly Boys
 		 361.95 Beverly Williams
 England		 352.14 Madeleine Barnett
 Australia		 339.3

Results[]

Men[]

3 metre springboard[6][7]
Rank Name Score
Med 1.png  Don Wagstaff (AUS) 531.54
Med 2.png  Scott Cranham (CAN) 509.61
Med 3.png  Trevor Simpson (ENG) 489.69
4  Ron Friesen (CAN) 487.89
5   (AUS) 457.08
6  Ken Armstrong (CAN) 449.07
7   (NZL) 440.73
10 metre platform[8][9]
Rank Name Score
Med 1.png  Don Wagstaff (AUS) 490.74
Med 2.png   (AUS) 472.47
Med 3.png  Scott Cranham (CAN) 470.98
4  Ron Friesen (CAN) 459.15
5  Glen Grout (CAN) 398.16
6  Martyn Brown (ENG) 375.63

Women[]

3 metre springboard[4][10]
Rank Name Score
Med 1.png  Cindy Shatto (CAN) 430.88
Med 2.png  Beverly Boys (CAN) 426.93
Med 3.png  Teri York (CAN) 413.83
4  Madeleine Barnett (AUS) 403.56
5  Alison Drake-Jankowska (ENG) 395.49
6   (AUS) 379.71
7   (NZL) 379.29
10 metre platform[11][12]
Rank Name Score
Med 1.png  Beverly Boys (CAN) 361.95
Med 2.png  Beverly Williams (ENG) 352.14
Med 3.png  Madeleine Barnett (AUS) 339.30
4  Linda Cuthbert (CAN) 334.71
5  Teri York (CAN) 324.78
6   (AUS) 300.54
7   (SCO) 279.96
8   (AUS) 279.90

References[]

Citations

  1. ^ "Diving Don and running Rae tie". The Age. 6 March 1974. p. 1.
  2. ^ Groom 2017, p. 215,218.
  3. ^ "Panayi to retire after the dive of his life". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1986. p. 42.
  4. ^ a b Groom 2017, p. 222.
  5. ^ "Shatto quits diving board". The Montreal Gazette. 28 June 1978. p. 18.
  6. ^ Groom 2017, p. 215.
  7. ^ "Diving 3m Springboard - Men Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. ^ Groom 2017, p. 218.
  9. ^ "Diving 10m Platform - Men Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Diving 3m Springboard - Women Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  11. ^ Groom 2017, p. 224.
  12. ^ "Diving 10m Platform - Women Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

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