Diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Plunge for distance

Plunge for distance was an underwater diving event held as part of the diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, September 5, 1904. It was the first time diving events were held at the Olympics. Five divers competed.[1]

Men's platform diving
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueForest Park
DateSeptember 5
Competitors5 from 1 nation
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) William Dickey  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edgar Adams  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leo Goodwin  United States

Plunge for distance was a diving long jump. Competitors dove into the pool from a standing position and their attained distance was measured after either 60 seconds passed or their head broke the surface, whichever came first.[2] Plunge for distance did not appear in any subsequent Olympic Games.

Results edit

Place Diver Nation Width (m)
  William Paul Dickey   United States 19.05
  Edgar Adams   United States 17.526
  Leo Budd Goodwin   United States 17.37
4 Newman Samuels   United States 16.764
5 Charles Pyrah   United States 13.97

See also edit

References edit

  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2006.
  • International Olympic Committee Sports - Swimming
  1. ^ "St. Louis 1904 Swimming 4x50y Freestyle Relay Men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  2. ^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book Of Olympic Lists. Great Britain: Aurum Press Ltd. pp. 300. ISBN 9781845137731.