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Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Diving
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
BERJAYA
VenueOlympia Schwimmhalle
Dates27 August 1972 (1972-08-27) through
4 September 1972 (1972-09-04)
No. of events4
Competitors91 from 25 nations
 1968
1976 

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympiapark Swimming Hall, from 27 August to 4 September (31 August, rest day), comprising 91 divers from 25 nations.[1]

Medal summary

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

Men

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Vladimir Vasin
BERJAYA Soviet Union
Giorgio Cagnotto
BERJAYA Italy
Craig Lincoln
BERJAYA United States
10 m platform
details
Klaus Dibiasi
BERJAYA Italy
Richard Rydze
BERJAYA United States
Giorgio Cagnotto
BERJAYA Italy

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Micki King
BERJAYA United States
Ulrika Knape
BERJAYA Sweden
Marina Janicke
BERJAYA East Germany
10 m platform
details
Ulrika Knape
BERJAYA Sweden
Milena Duchková
BERJAYA Czechoslovakia
Marina Janicke
BERJAYA East Germany

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1BERJAYA Italy1113
BERJAYA United States1113
3BERJAYA Sweden1102
4BERJAYA Soviet Union1001
5BERJAYA Czechoslovakia0101
6BERJAYA East Germany0022
Totals (6 entries)44412

Participating nations

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

See also

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Notes

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  1. "Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. Organizing Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad, Munich 1972, p. 325.

References

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