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Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Coordinates: 35°40′04″N 139°42′01″E / 35.6678°N 139.7003°E / 35.6678; 139.7003
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Diving
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Diving at the 1964 Olympics on a stamp of Japan
VenueYoyogi National Gymnasium
DatesOctober 11, 1964 (1964-10-11) through
October 18, 1964 (1964-10-18)
No. of events4
Competitors80 from 20 nations
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At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, from 11 to 18 October, comprising 80 divers from 20 nations.[1]

Medal summary

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The events are named according to the International Olympic Committee labelling, but they appeared on the official report as "springboard diving" and "high diving", respectively.[2]

Men

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Kenneth Sitzberger
 United States
Frank Gorman
 United States
Lawrence Andreasen
 United States
10 m platform
details
Bob Webster
 United States
Klaus Dibiasi
 Italy
Tom Gompf
 United States

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Ingrid Krämer
 United Team of Germany
Jeanne Collier
 United States
Patsy Willard
 United States
10 m platform
details
Lesley Bush
 United States
Ingrid Krämer
 United Team of Germany
Galina Alekseyeva
 Soviet Union

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)3238
2 United Team of Germany (EUA)1102
3 Italy (ITA)0101
4 Soviet Union (URS)0011
Totals (4 entries)44412

Participating nations

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Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ The Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, p. 522.

References

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35°40′04″N 139°42′01″E / 35.6678°N 139.7003°E / 35.6678; 139.7003