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Platform, Men

Date27 – 28 July 1980
StatusOlympic
LocationPlavatelny basseyn, Sportivny kompleks Olimpiysky, Moskva
Participants23 from 14 countries
Format10 metre platform.

Falk Hoffmann of East Germany had been runner-up at the 1978 World Championships on both platform and springboard. He was favored in this event and came through for the gold medal. The other medals went to two Soviets, Vladimir Aleynik and Davit Hambardzumyan. Aleynik added silver to his 1976 bronze, while Hambardzumyan was competing in his third Olympics, winning his first medal.

Greg Louganis was not in Moscow. Nuff said.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPoints
1Falk HoffmannGDR835.650Gold
2Vladimir AleynikURS819.705Silver
3Davit HambardzumyanURS817.440Bronze
4Carlos GirónMEX809.805
5Dieter WaskowGDR802.800
6Thomas KnuthsGDR783.975
7Sergey NemtsanovURS775.860
8Niki StajkovicAUT725.145
9Chris SnodeGBR468.210
10Claus ThomsenDEN467.760
11Chava SobrinoMEX456.870
12Ken GroveAUT447.120
13Alex BagiuROU436.020
14Károly NémediHUN429.750
15Francisco RuedaMEX428.520
16Steve FoleyAUS427.440
17Radoslav RadevBUL406.890
18Petar GeorgievBUL391.320
19Martyn BrownGBR380.910
20Milton BragaBRA373.050
21César JiménezDOM369.090
22David ParringtonZIM356.760
23Abdullah MayoufKUW326.340

Qualifying (27 July 1980 — 10:30-17:30)

10 dives. Top 8 advanced to the final round.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPoints
1Falk HoffmannGDR546.120Q
2Vladimir AleynikURS539.070Q
3Thomas KnuthsGDR521.010Q
4Davit HambardzumyanURS518.820Q
5Carlos GirónMEX515.370Q
6Dieter WaskowGDR515.160Q
7Niki StajkovicAUT493.890Q
8Sergey NemtsanovURS487.200Q
9Chris SnodeGBR468.210
10Claus ThomsenDEN467.760
11Chava SobrinoMEX456.870
12Ken GroveAUT447.120
13Alex BagiuROU436.020
14Károly NémediHUN429.750
15Francisco RuedaMEX428.520
16Steve FoleyAUS427.440
17Radoslav RadevBUL406.890
18Petar GeorgievBUL391.320
19Martyn BrownGBR380.910
20Milton BragaBRA373.060
21César JiménezDOM369.090
22David ParringtonZIM356.760
23Abdullah MayoufKUW326.340

Final (28 July 1980 — 17:30)

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

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPointsFP
1Falk HoffmannGDR835.650562.59
2Vladimir AleynikURS819.705550.17
3Davit HambardzumyanURS817.440558.03
4Carlos GirónMEX809.805552.12
5Dieter WaskowGDR802.800545.22
6Thomas KnuthsGDR783.975523.47
7Sergey NemtsanovURS775.860532.26
8Niki StajkovicAUT725.145478.20