Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Diving at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue	Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez
Dates	17–26 October 1968
No. of events	4
Competitors	81 from 21 nations
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The diving competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City featured four events^[1] . It was one of three aquatic sports at the Games, along with swimming, and water polo.

The events were men's and women's versions each of: 3m springboard and 10m platform.

The diving competitions featured up to 81 athletes.

Schedule

Medalists

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	2	0	4	6
2	Italy (ITA)	1	1	0	2
3	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	0	0	1
4	Soviet Union (URS)	0	2	0	2
5	Mexico (MEX)	0	1	0	1
Totals (5 entries)		4	4	4	12

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

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
3 m springboard details	Bernard Wrightson  United States	Klaus Dibiasi  Italy	Jim Henry  United States
10 m platform details	Klaus Dibiasi  Italy	Alvaro Gaxiola  Mexico	Win Young  United States

Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
3 m springboard details	Susanne Gossick  United States	Tamara Pogozheva  Soviet Union	Keala O'Sullivan  United States
10 m platform details	Milena Duchková  Czechoslovakia	Natalya Lobanova  Soviet Union	Ann Peterson  United States

Participating nations

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

See also

• Diving at the 1967 Pan American Games

Notes

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
• Organising Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1969). The Official Report of the Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, Volume 3: The Games (pdf). Mexico: The Organising Committee for The Games of the XVIII Olympiad. Retrieved 4 January 2007.