Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Dates 27 July – 2 August 1952
Medal Events 4

The 1952 diving events were held at the Helsinki Swimming Stadium, which was also the site of the swimming events and the water polo tournament, but not the swimming section of the modern pentathlon, as that sport was held in Hämeenlinna, which is 100 km north of Helsinki. There were four diving events – 3-metre springboard and 10-metre 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. Pat McCormick doubled for the US in winning both women’s events, and she would repeat that in 1956.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
Springboard, Men Olympic 27 – 28 July 1952 36 20
Platform, Men Olympic 31 July – 1 August 1952 31 17
Springboard, Women Olympic 29 – 30 July 1952 15 7
Platform, Women Olympic 1 – 2 August 1952 15 8
76 (51/25) 22 (21/10)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Springboard, Men Skippy BrowningUSA Miller AndersonUSA Bob ClotworthyUSA
Platform, Men Sammy LeeUSA Joaquín CapillaMEX Günther HaaseGER
Springboard, Women Pat McCormickUSA Mady MoreauFRA Zoe Ann Olsen-JensenUSA
Platform, Women Pat McCormickUSA Paula Jean MyersUSA Juno IrwinUSA

Medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States USA 4 2 3 9
France FRA 0 1 0 1
Mexico MEX 0 1 0 1
Germany GER 0 0 1 1