Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Dates 6 – 11 August 1928
Medal Events 4

The 1928 diving events were held at the Zwemstadion (Swim Stadium) in Amsterdam, which was also the site of the swimming events, the water polo tournament, and the swimming section of the modern pentathlon. There were four diving events – 3-metre springboard and platform for men and women, which remained the standard Olympic diving program through 1996. United States’ divers won all four events, as they would from 1924-56, and 9 of 12 medals.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
Springboard, Men Olympic 6 – 8 August 1928 23 15
Platform, Men Olympic 11 August 1928 24 12
Springboard, Women Olympic 9 August 1928 10 4
Platform, Women Olympic 10 – 11 August 1928 17 8
61 (38/23) 17 (16/9)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Springboard, Men Pete DesjardinsUSA Mickey GalitzenUSA Farid SimaikaEGY
Platform, Men Pete DesjardinsUSA Farid SimaikaEGY Mickey GalitzenUSA
Springboard, Women Helen MeanyUSA Dorothy PoyntonUSA Georgia ColemanUSA
Platform, Women Betty Becker-PinkstonUSA Georgia ColemanUSA Lala SjöqvistSWE

Medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States USA 4 3 2 9
Egypt EGY 0 1 1 2
Sweden SWE 0 0 1 1