Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, four diving events were contested. The men's plain high diving event was dropped from the Olympic program.
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[edit] Medal summary
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee[1], and appeared on the 1928 Official Report as fancy diving and high diving, respectively[2]. The platform events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the springboard events included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
[edit] Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 metre springboard |  Peter DesjardinsUnited States (USA) |
Michael Galitzen United States (USA) |
 Farid SimaikaEgypt (EGY) |
| 10 metre platform | Peter Desjardins United States (USA) |
Farid Simaika Egypt (EGY) |
Michael Galitzen United States (USA) |
[edit] Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 metre springboard | Helen Meany United States (USA) |
Dorothy Poynton United States (USA) |
Georgia Coleman United States (USA) |
| 10 metre platform | Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston United States (USA) |
Georgia Coleman United States (USA) |
 Laura SjöqvistSweden (SWE) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Egypt |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Sweden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ IOC medals database
- ^ Netherlands Olympic Committee, p. 747.
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
- Netherlands Olympic Committee (1928). The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928 - Official Report (pdf). Amsterdam J. H. de Bussy, Ltd.. Retrieved on 2006-12-29.
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