| Diving at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Olympiapark Schwimmstadion Berlin |
| Dates | 10 August 1936 (1936-08-10) through 15 August 1936 (1936-08-15) |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 69 from 21 nations |
| Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
At the1936 Summer Olympics inBerlin, fourdiving events were contested, two for men, and two for women. The competitions were held from Monday 10 August 1936 to Saturday 15 August 1936.[1]
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by theInternational Olympic Committee,[2] and appeared on the 1937 Official Report asspringboard diving andhigh diving, respectively.[3] Following the reduction of the springboard events to the 3 metre height, in1932, the platform events were also reduced to dives from the 10 metre platform, but only for men.[4][5] Meanwhile, women still dived from both 10 and 5 metre heights.[6][7]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard details |  Richard Degener (USA) | Marshall Wayne (USA) | Alan Greene (USA) |
| 10 m platform details | Marshall Wayne (USA) | Elbert Root (USA) |  Hermann Stork (GER) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard details | Marjorie Gestring (USA) | Katherine Rawls (USA) | Dorothy Poynton-Hill (USA) |
| 10 m platform details | Dorothy Poynton-Hill (USA) | Velma Dunn (USA) | Käthe Köhler (GER) |
A total of 69 divers (39 men and 30 women) from 21 nations (men from 20 nations - women from 11 nations) competed at the Berlin Games:
Australia (1)(men:1 women:0)
Austria (3)(men:1 women:2)
Canada (3)(men:1 women:2)
Czechoslovakia (3)(men:3 women:0)
Denmark (2)(men:0 women:2)
Egypt (4)(men:4 women:0)
Finland (1)(men:1 women:0)
France (2)(men:1 women:1) Germany (11)(men:5 women:6)
Great Britain (6)(men:2 women:4)
Hungary (2)(men:2 women:0)
Italy (3)(men:3 women:0)
Japan (5)(men:2 women:3)
Mexico (1)(men:1 women:0)
Netherlands (1)(men:1 women:0)
Norway (3)(men:1 women:2)
Peru (1)(men:1 women:0)
Sweden (3)(men:1 women:2)
Switzerland (3)(men:2 women:1) United States (10)(men:5 women:5)
Yugoslavia (1)(men:1 women:0)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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