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At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, two diving events were contested, both for men only. The competition was held on Tuesday July 14, 1908 and Friday July 24, 1908. While the competitive events were restricted to men only, an exhibition was performed by two women on July 18.[1]
| Diving at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| |
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Dates | July 14, 1908 through July 24, 1908 |
| No. of events | 2 |
| Competitors | 39 from 9 nations |
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee,[2] and appeared on the 1908 Official Report as high diving and fancy diving.[3] The high diving event included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the fancy diving included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
 Albert Zürner (GER) |
Kurt Behrens (GER) |
 George Gaidzik (USA) |
| Gottlob Walz (GER) | |||
| 10 m platform |
 Hjalmar Johansson (SWE) |
Karl Malmström (SWE) |
Arvid Spångberg (SWE) |
A total of 39 divers from 9 nations competed at the London Games:
Australasia (1)
Belgium (1)
Canada (1)
Finland (2) Germany (5)
Great Britain (16)
Italy (1) Sweden (10) United States (2)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
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