Plunge for distance was an underwater diving event held as part of the diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, September 5, 1904. It was the first time diving events were held at the Olympics. Five divers competed.[1]
Men's platform diving at the Games of the III Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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![]() William Dickey | |||||||||||||
Venue | Forest Park | ||||||||||||
Date | September 5 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 5 from 1 nation | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Plunge for distance was a diving long jump. Competitors dove into the pool from a standing position and their attained distance was measured after either 60 seconds passed or their head broke the surface, whichever came first.[2] Plunge for distance did not appear in any subsequent Olympic Games.
Results
editPlace | Diver | Nation | Width (m) |
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William Paul Dickey | United States | 19.05 | |
Edgar Adams | United States | 17.526 | |
Leo Budd Goodwin | United States | 17.37 | |
4 | Newman Samuels | United States | 16.764 |
5 | Charles Pyrah | United States | 13.97 |
See also
editReferences
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Plunge for distance.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2006.
- International Olympic Committee Sports - Swimming
- ^ "St. Louis 1904 Swimming 4x50y Freestyle Relay Men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book Of Olympic Lists. Great Britain: Aurum Press Ltd. pp. 300. ISBN 9781845137731.