The men's 10 metre platform, also reported as plongeons de haut vol variés (English: varied high diving), was one of five diving

Diving

Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...

 events on the diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics

At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, five diving events were contested. The competitions were held from Monday, July 14, 1924 to Sunday, July 20, 1924.-Medal summary:...

 programme. The competition was actually held from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms. Divers performed four compulsory dives - standing inward plain dive, standing backward dive with twist, running forward somersault

Somersault

A somersault is an acrobatic exercise in which a person does a full 360° flip, moving the feet over the head. A somersault can be performed either forwards, backwards, or sideways and can be executed in the air or on the ground...

dive and running reverse somersault dive (5 metre platform) - and four dives of the competitor's choice for a total of eight dives. The competition was held on Saturday July 19, 1924 and Sunday July 20, 1924.

Twenty divers from ten nations competed.

First round

The three divers who scored the smallest number of points in each group of the first round advanced to the final.

Group 1

Place	Diver	Points	Score
1		6	507.5
2		11	475.2
3		13	435.6
4		20	398.8
5		25	345.5
6		30	303
7		35	204.8

Group 2

Place	Diver	Points	Score
1		5	491.8
2		10	435.4
3		16	408.2
4		19	394.5
5		27	354.3
6		28	354

Group 3

Place	Diver	Points	Score
1		6	472.9
2		9	442.8
3		16	400
4		21	374.2
5		23	363.4
6		30	306
7		35	229.4

Final

Place	Diver	Points	Score
1		9	487.3
2		11.5	486.5
3		16.5	473
4		19	468.9
5		24	437.7
6		31	429
7		36	404.6
8		37.5	403.2
9		40.5	380.9