The men's plain high diving, also reported as plongeons de haut vol ordinaires (English: regular high diving), was one of five diving events on the diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was actually held from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms. The competitors performed four times a forward plain dive: two from the 10 metre and two from the 5 metre platforms. The competition was held on Monday 14 July 1924, and Tuesday 15 July 1924. Twenty-five divers from ten nations competed.[1]
| Men's plain high diving at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Swimming Stadium Tourelles | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 14 July (semifinals) 15 July (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results edit
First round edit
The three divers who scored the smallest number of points in each group of the first round advanced to the final.
Group 1 edit
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Eve |  Australia |
13.5 | 157 | Q |
| 2 | Pete Desjardins |  United States |
13.5 | 155 | Q |
| 3 | Raymond Vincent |  France |
17 | 155 | Q |
| 4 | Erik Adlerz |  Sweden |
17.5 | 151 | |
| 5 | Yrjö Valkama |  Finland |
19.5 | 150 | |
| 6 | Albert Dickin |  Great Britain |
25.5 | 141 | |
| 7 | Sven Palle Sørensen |  Denmark |
38 | 125 | |
| 8 | Albert Van Heymbeek |  Belgium |
41 | 118 | |
| 9 | Francisco Ortíz |  Spain |
41.5 | 117 |
Group 2 edit
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arvid Wallman | Sweden |
8.5 | 165 | Q |
| 2 | Clarence Pinkston | United States |
10 | 157 | Q |
| 3 | Albert Knight | Great Britain |
12 | 156 | Q |
| 4 | Volmer Otzen | Denmark |
22 | 137 | |
| 5 | Georges Garreau | France |
27 | 127 | |
| 6 | Hugo Koivuniemi | Finland |
28 | 123 | |
| 7 | Henk Lotgering |  Netherlands |
32.5 | 116 | |
| 8 | Antonio Tort | Spain |
40 | 90 |
Group 3 edit
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Clarke | Great Britain |
9 | 162 | Q |
| 2 | Ben Thrash | United States |
17 | 146 | Q |
| 3 | John Jansson | Sweden |
17 | 144 | Q |
| 4 | Émile Dauvet | France |
19.5 | 147 | |
| 5 | Herold Jansson | Denmark |
21 | 141 | |
| 6 | Jussi Elo | Finland |
21.5 | 141 | |
| 7 | Santiago Ulio | Spain |
36 | 102 | |
| 8 | Henk Hemsing | Netherlands |
39 | 94 |
Final edit
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dick Eve | Australia |
13.5 | 160 |
 |
John Jansson | Sweden |
14.5 | 157 |
 |
Harold Clarke | Great Britain |
15.5 | 158 |
| 4 | Ben Thrash | United States |
23.5 | 145 |
| 5 | Raymond Vincent | France |
26.5 | 144 |
| 6 | Pete Desjardins | United States |
28 | 141 |
| 7 | Albert Knight | Great Britain |
31 | 137 |
| 8 | Arvid Wallman | Sweden |
31.5 | 136 |
| 9 | Clarence Pinkston | United States |
41 | 125 |
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Plain High". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
Sources edit
- Comité Olympique Français (1924). "Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade - Rapport Officiel" (PDF). pp. p. 456. Archived from the original (pdf) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
- Herman de Wael (3 August 2003). "Diving 1924". Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2006.