Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, four diving events were contested.[1][2]

Diving
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueStadio Olimpico del Nuoto
Dates26 August 1960 (1960-08-26) through
2 September 1960 (1960-09-02)
No. of events4
Competitors75 from 25 nations
← 1956
1964 →
Gary Tobian (left) and Bob Webster in 1960
Left-right: Paula Jean Myers-Pope, Ingrid Krämer and Elizabeth Ferris at the 1960 Olympics

Medal summary

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The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee,[3] and appeared on the 1960 Official Report as 3-metre springboard diving and 10-metre high diving, respectively.[4]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
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Gary Tobian
  United States
Samuel Hall
  United States
Juan Botella
  Mexico
10 m platform
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Bob Webster
  United States
Gary Tobian
  United States
Brian Phelps
  Great Britain

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
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Ingrid Krämer
  United Team of Germany
Paula Jean Myers-Pope
  United States
Elizabeth Ferris
  Great Britain
10 m platform
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Ingrid Krämer
  United Team of Germany
Paula Jean Myers-Pope
  United States
Ninel Krutova
  Soviet Union

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)2406
2  United Team of Germany (EUA)2002
3  Great Britain (GBR)0022
4  Mexico (MEX)0011
  Soviet Union (URS)0011
Totals (5 entries)44412

Participating nations

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Diving at the 1960 Roma Summer Games. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ "Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics". OlyMADMen. Retrieved 16 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ IOC medals database. olympic.org
  4. ^ The Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad, pp. 553-4.

References

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