| | Event type
Plain High, Women
| Date | 24 – 28 August 1920 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Zwemstadion van Antwerpen, Antwerpen | |
| Participants | 15 from 6 countries | |
| Format | 4 and 8 metre boards. | |
The 1920 women’s plain high diving event was contested under the same rules as the men’s event. It consisted of four dives - one each running and standing from both the 4- and 8-metre platforms. For her victory, in addition to a gold medal, Clausen was also awarded possession of the Challenge Prize that had been donated by Contessa Casa de Miranda.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefanie Clausen |  DEN | Gold | ||
| 2 | Eileen Armstrong |  GBR | Silver | ||
| 3 | Ewa Olliwier |  SWE | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Belle White | GBR | |||
| 5 | Aileen Riggin |  USA | |||
| 6 | Betty Grimes | USA | |||
| 4 p1 r1/2 | Ragnhild Larsen |  NOR | |||
| 4 p2 r1/2 | Lily Beaurepaire |  AUS | |||
| 5 p1 r1/2 | Karin Leiditz | SWE | |||
| 5 p2 r1/2 | Helen Meany | USA | |||
| 6 p1 r1/2 | Selma Andersson | SWE | |||
| 6 p2 r1/2 | Brynhild Berge | NOR | |||
| 7 p1 r1/2 | Alice Lord | USA | |||
| 7 p2 r1/2 | Märta Adlerz | SWE | |||
| 8 p2 r1/2 | Louise Petersen | DEN |
Round One (24 August 1920 — 14:00)
Top three in each pool advanced to the final round. Four dives, two from 5 metres and two from 10 metres.
Pool One
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Ordinals | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eileen Armstrong | GBR | 7 | 158.00 | |||
| 2 | Betty Grimes | USA | 13 | 156.00 | |||
| 3 | Stefanie Clausen | DEN | 15 | 153.00 | |||
| 4 | Ragnhild Larsen | NOR | 16 | 152.00 | |||
| 5 | Karin Leiditz | SWE | 20 | 147.00 | |||
| 6 | Selma Andersson | SWE | 25 | 143.00 | |||
| 7 | Alice Lord | USA | 35 | 118.50 |
Pool Two
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Ordinals | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ewa Olliwier | SWE | 6 | 165.00 | |||
| 2 | Aileen Riggin | USA | 15 | 155.50 | |||
| 3 | Belle White | GBR | 20 | 148.50 | |||
| 4 | Lily Beaurepaire | AUS | 19 | 147.50 | |||
| 5 | Helen Meany | USA | 23 | 145.00 | |||
| 6 | Brynhild Berge | NOR | 29 | 140.50 | |||
| 7 | Märta Adlerz | SWE | 29 | 136.50 | |||
| 8 | Louise Petersen | DEN | 34 | 130.00 |
Final (28 August 1920 — 16:00)
Four dives, two from 5 metres and two from 10 metres.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Ordinals | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefanie Clausen | DEN | 6 | 173.00 | |||
| 2 | Eileen Armstrong | GBR | 10 | 166.00 | |||
| 3 | Ewa Olliwier | SWE | 11 | 166.00 | |||
| 4 | Belle White | GBR | 18 | 158.50 | |||
| 5 | Aileen Riggin | USA | 20 | 157.00 | |||
| 6 | Betty Grimes | USA | 30 | 133.50 |