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]
Diving at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |
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Venue | Montréal Olympic Pool |
Dates | 19 July 1976 27 July 1976 | through
No. of events | 4 |
Competitors | 80 from 22 nations |
Medal summary
editThe 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
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard |
Phil Boggs United States |
Giorgio Cagnotto Italy |
Aleksandr Kosenkov Soviet Union |
10 m platform |
Klaus Dibiasi Italy |
Greg Louganis United States |
Vladimir Aleynik Soviet Union |
Women
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard |
Jennifer Chandler United States |
Christa Köhler East Germany |
Cynthia Potter United States |
10 m platform |
Elena Vaytsekhovskaya Soviet Union |
Ulrika Knape Sweden |
Deborah Wilson United States |
Medal table
editRank | 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
editHere 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
editNotes
edit- ^ "Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIst Olympiad, Montréal 1976 (COJO 76), p. 441.
References
edit- "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.