Olympedia – Springboard, Men

Springboard, Men

Date	19 – 20 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez, Ciudad de México
Participants	28 from 16 countries
Format	3 metre springboard.

Date

19 – 20 October 1968

Status

Olympic

Location

Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez, Ciudad de México

Participants

28 from 16 countries

Format

3 metre springboard.

The preliminary round was led by American Jim Henry, who had won the 1968 US Olympic Trials, with Italy’s redoubtable Klaus Dibiasi in second and his teammate, Bernie Wrightson, the 1967 Pan American champion, in third. Wrightson dominated the three dives in the final round, with the highest score on two of the three dives, and moved ahead of Dibiasi to win the gold medal, with Henry dropping back to a bronze. Wrightson’s gold medal was the 11th consecutive in the event for USA divers.

For Dibiasi, who won the platform gold medal in 1968-76, and four medals on platform, this was his only Olympic springboard medal. His five medals from 1964-76 remained an Olympic diving best until the introduction of the synchronized events in 2000, which allowed more opportunities for medals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Bernie Wrightson	USA	170.15	Gold
2	Klaus Dibiasi	ITA	159.74	Silver
3	Jim Henry	USA	158.09	Bronze
4	Luis Niño	MEX	155.71
5	Franco Cagnotto	ITA	155.70
6	Keith Russell	USA	151.75
7	Tord Andersson	SWE	151.50
8	Don Wagstaff	AUS	150.18
9	Mikhail Safonov	URS	141.02
10	Ulrich Reff	FRG	140.08
11	Vladimir Vasin	URS	139.59
12	Pentti Koskinen	FIN	137.80
13	José Robinson	MEX	91.45
14	Jorge Telch	MEX	90.68
15	Jakub Puchow	POL	88.65
16	Norbert Huda	FRG	88.43
17	Italo Salice	ITA	87.86
18	Junji Yuasa	JPN	86.80
19	Frank Carter	GBR	85.90
20	Boris P'oluliakhi	URS	84.32
21	Jerzy Kowalewski	POL	79.97
22	Song Jae-Ung	KOR	79.66
23	Alberto Moreno	CUB	76.80
24	Salim Barjum	COL	76.19
25	Kenneth Sully	CAN	74.62
26	José Luis Ponce	CUB	72.72
27	Jerry Anderson	PUR	68.83
28	Héctor Bas	PUR	62.43

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Jim Henry	USA	105.47	Q
2	Klaus Dibiasi	ITA	104.68	Q
3	Bernie Wrightson	USA	102.95	Q
4	Keith Russell	USA	100.61	Q
5	Tord Andersson	SWE	99.58	Q
6	Luis Niño	MEX	99.13	Q
7	Don Wagstaff	AUS	97.84	Q
8	Pentti Koskinen	FIN	95.99	Q
9	Franco Cagnotto	ITA	95.92	Q
10	Vladimir Vasin	URS	95.73	Q
11	Ulrich Reff	FRG	95.42	Q
12	Mikhail Safonov	URS	92.77	Q
13	José Robinson	MEX	91.45
14	Jorge Telch	MEX	90.68
15	Jakub Puchow	POL	88.65
16	Norbert Huda	FRG	88.43
17	Italo Salice	ITA	87.86
18	Junji Yuasa	JPN	86.80
19	Frank Carter	GBR	85.90
20	Boris P'oluliakhi	URS	84.32
21	Jerzy Kowalewski	POL	79.97
22	Song Jae-Ung	KOR	79.66
23	Alberto Moreno	CUB	76.80
24	Salim Barjum	COL	76.19
25	Kenneth Sully	CAN	74.62
26	José Luis Ponce	CUB	72.72
27	Jerry Anderson	PUR	68.83
28	Héctor Bas	PUR	62.43

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	FP
1	Bernie Wrightson	USA	170.15	67.20
2	Klaus Dibiasi	ITA	159.74	55.06
3	Jim Henry	USA	158.09	52.62
4	Luis Niño	MEX	155.71	56.58
5	Franco Cagnotto	ITA	155.70	59.78
6	Keith Russell	USA	151.75	51.14
7	Tord Andersson	SWE	151.50	51.92
8	Don Wagstaff	AUS	150.18	52.34
9	Mikhail Safonov	URS	141.02	48.25
10	Ulrich Reff	FRG	140.08	44.66
11	Vladimir Vasin	URS	139.59	43.86
12	Pentti Koskinen	FIN	137.80	41.81

Springboard, Men

Qualifying (19 – 20 October 1968 — 10:00-17:00)

Final (20 October 1968 — 17:00)