The women's 10 metre platform, also reported as high diving, was one of four diving events on the diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was actually held from both 10 metre and 5 metre boards. Divers performed a total of four compulsory dives: a standing plain header and running plain header from both the 10 metre and 5 metre platforms. The competition was held on Friday 10 August 1928, and on Saturday 11 August 1928. Seventeen divers from eight nations competed.[1]
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Results edit
First round edit
The three divers who scored the smallest number of points in each group of the first round advanced to the final.
Group 1 edit
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston |  United States |
6 | 32.00 | Q |
| 2 | Georgia Coleman | United States |
9.5 | 31.40 | Q |
| 3 | Greta Onnela |  Finland |
21 | 28.00 | Q |
| 4 | Isabelle White |  Great Britain |
22.5 | 27.80 | |
| 5 | Ingegärd Töpel |  Sweden |
24 | 27.00 | |
| 6 | Edith Nielsen |  Denmark |
29 | 26.20 | |
| 7 | Truus Klapwijk |  Netherlands |
31.5 | 26.00 | |
| 8 | Hjördis Töpel | Sweden |
38.5 | 24.60 | |
| 9 | Margret Borgs |  Germany |
43 | 23.60 |
Group 2 edit
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Sjöqvist | Sweden |
8 | 29.20 | Q |
| 2 | Mietje Baron | Netherlands |
12 | 28.40 | Q |
| 3 | Hanni Rehborn | Germany |
14.5 | 28.20 | Q |
| 4 | Renée Cretté-Flavier |  France |
17.5 | 27.60 | |
| 5 | Alida van Leeuwen | Netherlands |
24 | 26.20 | |
| 6 | Clarita Hunsberger | United States |
29.5 | 24.40 | |
| 7 | Doris Grimes | Great Britain |
34.5 | 22.80 | |
| 8 | Kathleen Le Rossignol | Great Britain |
39.5 | 19.80 |
Final edit
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston | United States |
9 | 31.60 |
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Georgia Coleman | United States |
10.5 | 30.60 |
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Laura Sjöqvist | Sweden |
13.5 | 29.20 |
| 4 | Mietje Baron | Netherlands |
21 | 27.20 |
| 5 | Greta Onnela | Finland |
25 | 26.00 |
| 6 | Hanni Rehborn | Germany |
26 | 26.50 |
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's Platform". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
Sources edit
- Netherlands Olympic Committee (1928). "The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928 - Official Report" (PDF). Amsterdam J. H. de Bussy, Ltd. pp. p. 794. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
- Herman de Wael (7 August 2001). "Diving - women's platform (Amsterdam 1928)". Retrieved 30 December 2006.