The women's 3 metre springboard was presented to the Olympic Games for the first time as one of five diving events on the diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, 29 August 1920. Four divers, all from the United States, competed.[1]
| Women's 3 metre springboard diving at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | ||||||||||||
| Date | 29 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 4 from 1 nation | ||||||||||||
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Results edit
The event was held on Monday, 29 August 1920.
Since there were only four entries, the divers and officials agreed to scratch the qualifying round and compete in a direct final.
| Place | Diver | Nation | Points | Score |
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Aileen Riggin |  United States |
9 | 539.9 |
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Helen Wainwright | United States |
9 | 534.8 |
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Thelma Payne | United States |
12 | 534.1 |
| 4 | Aileen Allen | United States |
20 | 489.8 |
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Women's Springboard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
External links edit
- Belgian Olympic Committee (1957). "Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 - Official Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2006.