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Springboard, Women

Date17 – 18 October 1968
StatusOlympic
LocationAlberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez, Ciudad de México
Participants22 from 15 countries
Format3 metre springboard.

Micki King led this competition for eight dives, but on her ninth dive, a reverse 1½ layout with 1½ twists, she hit the board with her forearm, fracturing it. This allowed Sue Gossick to take the lead and she held it on the final dive to win the gold medal. King took her final dive but with the injury scored very low and dropped out of the medals. The silver went to Soviet Tamara Pogozheva, who had the best dive of the event, scoring 20.28 points on her final dive, a 1½ somersault with 1½ twists. Pogozheva might have challenged Gossick for the gold with that dive but she had also faltered on dive eight, a forward 2½ pike, which gave her only 10.80 points. Two-time defending champion Ingrid Krämer, now Gulbin-Krämer, was back in México City, but placed only fifth, never really a factor for the gold medal.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPoints
1Sue GossickUSA150.77Gold
2Tamara PogozhevaURS145.30Silver
3Keala O'SullivanUSA145.23Bronze
4Micki KingUSA137.38
5Ingrid Gulbin-KrämerGDR135.82
6Vera BaklanovaURS132.31
7Beverly BoysCAN130.31
8Yelena AnokhinaURS129.17
9Angelika HilbertFRG128.83
10Milena DuchkováTCH127.85
11Elżbieta WierniukPOL122.42
12Kathy RowlattGBR122.16
13Nancy RobertsonCAN82.21
14Tarja LiljeströmFIN81.80
15Robyn BradshawAUS81.66
16Eljo KuilerNED80.93
17Bertha BaraldiMEX80.47
18Mariët DommersNED79.32
19Inge PertmayrAUT79.08
20Bogusława PietkiewiczPOL76.45
21Park Jeong-JaKOR73.53
22Martha ManzanoCOL63.12

Qualifying (17 October 1968 — 10:00-17:00)

Seven dives, five compulsory and two optional. Top 12 advanced to the final round.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPoints
1Micki KingUSA98.17Q
2Sue GossickUSA97.32Q
3Tamara PogozhevaURS97.50Q
4Keala O'SullivanUSA95.58Q
5Milena DuchkováTCH91.57Q
6Ingrid Gulbin-KrämerGDR90.56Q
7Yelena AnokhinaURS90.35Q
8Vera BaklanovaURS88.89Q
9Elżbieta WierniukPOL87.62Q
10Beverly BoysCAN86.86Q
11Angelika HilbertFRG86.83Q
12Kathy RowlattGBR83.12Q
13Nancy RobertsonCAN82.21
14Tarja LiljeströmFIN81.80
15Robyn BradshawAUS81.66
16Eljo KuilerNED80.93
17Bertha BaraldiMEX80.47
18Mariët DommersNED79.32
19Inge PertmayrAUT79.08
20Bogusława PietkiewiczPOL76.45
21Park Jeong-JaKOR73.53
22Martha ManzanoCOL63.12

Final (18 October 1968 — 17:00)

Three optional dives. Scores added to the qualifying round scores.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPointsFP
1Sue GossickUSA150.7753.45
2Tamara PogozhevaURS145.3047.80
3Keala O'SullivanUSA145.2349.65
4Micki KingUSA137.3839.21
5Ingrid Gulbin-KrämerGDR135.8245.26
6Vera BaklanovaURS132.3143.42
7Beverly BoysCAN130.3143.45
8Yelena AnokhinaURS129.1738.82
9Angelika HilbertFRG128.8342.00
10Milena DuchkováTCH127.8536.28
11Elżbieta WierniukPOL122.4234.80
12Kathy RowlattGBR122.1639.04