- Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, from 17 to 20 September and from 26 to 29 September, comprising 81 divers from 30 nations.
Contents
Medal summary
The events are named according to the International Olympic Committee labelling, but they appeared on the official report as "springboard diving" and "platform diving", respectively.[1]
Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze 3 metre springboard
Greg Louganis
United States (USA)Tan Liangde
China (CHN)Li Deliang
China (CHN)10 metre platform
Greg Louganis
United States (USA)Xiong Ni
China (CHN)Jesús Mena
Mexico (MEX)Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze 3 metre springboard
Gao Min
China (CHN)Li Qing
China (CHN)Kelly McCormick
United States (USA)10 metre platform
Xu Yanmei
China (CHN)Michelle Mitchell
United States (USA)Wendy Williams
United States (USA)Medal table
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China (CHN)
2 3 1 6 2 United States (USA)
2 1 2 5 3 Mexico (MEX)
0 0 1 1 Participating nations
Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.
Poland (1)
South Korea (2)
Soviet Union (8)
Spain (2)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (2)
United States (7)
West Germany (6)
Zimbabwe (1)
Venezuela (1)
See also
Notes
- ^ Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee, p. 541.
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
- (in english and french) (pdf) Official Report of the Games of the XXIVth Olympiad Seoul, 1988 - Volume 2: Competition Summary and Results. Seoul: Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee. 1989. OCLC 23924033. http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/1988v2.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
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