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Platform, Women

Date25 – 26 July 1980
StatusOlympic
LocationPlavatelny basseyn, Sportivny kompleks Olimpiysky, Moskva
Participants17 from 10 countries
Format10 metre platform.

The 1978 World Champion was Irina Kalinina of the Soviet Union, but she elected to skip this event, which left it wide-open. Martina Jäschke of the GDR had been second to Kalinina at 1978 Worlds, and she moved up here to win the gold medal. The event was dominated by the Eastern Bloc, as Soviets Silva Emirzyan and Liana Tsot’adze won the silver and bronze medals, respectively, followed in fourth by Jäschke’s teammate, Ramona Wenzel, with fifth place going to the third Soviet, Yelena Matyushenko. Swimming World noted that “the women’s final was mired in mediocrity,” with 6s and 7s much more common than 8s and 9s.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPoints
1Martina JäschkeGDR596.250Gold
2Silva EmirzyanURS576.465Silver
3Liana Tsot'adzeURS575.925Bronze
4Ramona WenzelGDR542.070
5Yelena MatyushenkoURS540.180
6Elsa TenorioMEX539.445
7Valerie McFarlaneAUS499.785
8Ildikó KelemenHUN476.535
9Kerstin KrauseGDR322.680
10Guadalupe CansecoMEX316.890
11Susanne WetteskogSWE315.300
12Dana ChmelařováTCH309.120
13Ewa KucińskaPOL308.880
14Marion SaundersGBR290.820
15Lindsey FraserGBR277.080
16Antonette WilkenZIM274.350
17Jenny DonnetAUS264.000

Qualifying (25 July 1980 — 10:30-17:30)

11 dives. Top 8 advanced to the final round.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPoints
1Silva EmirzyanURS381.990Q
2Liana Tsot'adzeURS360.870Q
3Elsa TenorioMEX360.030Q
4Martina JäschkeGDR359.880Q
5Ramona WenzelGDR358.860Q
6Yelena MatyushenkoURS351.000Q
7Valerie McFarlaneAUS333.570Q
8Ildikó KelemenHUN323.850Q
9Kerstin KrauseGDR322.680
10Guadalupe CansecoMEX316.890
11Susanne WetteskogSWE315.300
12Dana ChmelařováTCH309.120
13Ewa KucińskaPOL308.880
14Marion SaundersGBR290.820
15Lindsey FraserGBR277.080
16Antonette WilkenZIM274.350
17Jenny DonnetAUS264.000

Final (26 July 1980 — 17:30)

Eight dives. Score added to 50% of qualifying round score.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPointsFP
1Martina JäschkeGDR596.250416.31
2Silva EmirzyanURS576.465385.47
3Liana Tsot'adzeURS575.925395.49
4Ramona WenzelGDR542.070362.64
5Yelena MatyushenkoURS540.180364.68
6Elsa TenorioMEX539.445359.43
7Valerie McFarlaneAUS499.785333.00
8Ildikó KelemenHUN476.535314.61