Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard
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The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as plongeons du tremplin (English: trampoline diving), was one of five diving
events on the diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics
programme. The competition was actually held from both 3 metre and 1 metre boards. Divers performed six compulsory dives - standing backward plain dive, standing forward dive with twist, standing inward piked dive with twist, standing reverse piked dive, standing reverse plain dive with twist (3 metre board) and a standing forward somersault
piked dive (1 metre board) - two jury-drawn dives and four dives of the competitor's choice for a total of twelve dives. The competition was held on Wednesday July 16, 1924 and Thursday July 17, 1924.
Seventeen divers from nine nations competed.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
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 3 metre and 1 metre boards. Divers performed six compulsory dives - standing backward plain dive, standing forward dive with twist, standing inward piked dive with twist, standing reverse piked dive, standing reverse plain dive with twist (3 metre board) and a standing 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...
piked dive (1 metre board) - two jury-drawn dives and four dives of the competitor's choice for a total of twelve dives. The competition was held on Wednesday July 16, 1924 and Thursday July 17, 1924.
Seventeen divers from nine 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 | 5 | 672 | |
| 2 | 13 | 522.3 | |
| 3 | 15 | 523 | |
| 4 | 18 | 497.9 | |
| 5 | 25 | 459.2 | |
| 6 | 29 | 433.2 |
Group 2
| Place | Diver | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 681.9 | |
| 2 | 13 | 494.5 | |
| 3 | 14 | 455.2 | |
| 4 | 21 | 414.1 | |
| 5 | 23 | 425.4 | |
| 6 | 29 | 385 |
Group 3
| Place | Diver | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 662.8 | |
| 2 | 10 | 557 | |
| 3 | 16 | 488 | |
| 4 | 19 | 455.5 | |
| 5 | 25 | 398.8 |
Final
| Place | Diver | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 696.4 | |
| 2 | 8 | 693.2 | |
| 3 | 15 | 653 | |
| 4 | 22 | 599.1 | |
| 5 | 26 | 564.3 | |
| 6 | 30 | 544.9 | |
| 7 | 34 | 538.3 | |
| 8 | 39 | 490.8 | |
| 9 | 44 | 463.1 |