Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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]

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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Medal summary

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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]

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

Women

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

Medal table

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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

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

See also

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Notes

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  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

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