Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Summary

At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, from 11 to 18 October, comprising 80 divers from 20 nations.[1]

Diving
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Diving at the 1964 Olympics on a stamp of Japan
VenueYoyogi National Gymnasium
DatesOctober 11, 1964 (1964-10-11) through
October 18, 1964 (1964-10-18)
No. of events4
Competitors80 from 20 nations
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1968 →

Medal summary edit

The events are named according to the International Olympic Committee labelling, but they appeared on the official report as "springboard diving" and "high diving", respectively.[2]

Men edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Kenneth Sitzberger
  United States
Frank Gorman
  United States
Lawrence Andreasen
  United States
10 m platform
details
Bob Webster
  United States
Klaus Dibiasi
  Italy
Tom Gompf
  United States

Women edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Ingrid Krämer
  United Team of Germany
Jeanne Collier
  United States
Patsy Willard
  United States
10 m platform
details
Lesley Bush
  United States
Ingrid Krämer
  United Team of Germany
Galina Alekseyeva
  Soviet Union

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)3238
2  United Team of Germany (EUA)1102
3  Italy (ITA)0101
4  Soviet Union (URS)0011
Totals (4 entries)44412

Participating nations edit

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

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ The Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, p. 522.

References edit

  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-11-22.
  • The Organising Committee for The Games of the XVIII Olympiad (October 1966). The Official Report of The Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964, Volume II (PDF). Tokyo: The Organising Committee for The Games of the XVIII Olympiad. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2007-01-03.

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