Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Diving at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |
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Venue | Montréal Olympic Pool |
Dates | 19 July 1976 (1976-07-19) through 27 July 1976 (1976-07-27) |
No. of events | 4 |
Competitors | 80 from 22 nations |
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At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Montréal Olympic Pool, from 19 to 27 July (24 July, rest day), comprising 80 divers from 22 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 "platform diving", respectively.[2]
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard details | Phil Boggs United States | Giorgio Cagnotto Italy | Aleksandr Kosenkov Soviet Union |
10 m platform details | Klaus Dibiasi Italy | Greg Louganis United States | Vladimir Aleynik Soviet Union |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard details | Jennifer Chandler United States | Christa Köhler East Germany | Cynthia Potter United States |
10 m platform details | Elena Vaytsekhovskaya Soviet Union | Ulrika Knape Sweden | Deborah Wilson United States |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (5 entries) | 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
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
- The Official Report for the Games of the XXIst Olympiad Montréal 1976 - Volume 3: Results (pdf). Ottawa: Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIst Olympiad, Montréal 1976 (COJO 76). 1978. Retrieved 8 January 2007.