At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, four diving events were contested. For the first time, women competed in diving at the Olympic Games. The competitions were held from Saturday 6 July 1912 to Monday 15 July 1912.
| Diving at the Games of the V Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |
| Dates | 6 July 1912 through 15 July 1912 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 57 from 10 nations |
Medal summary
The events are labelled as 10 metre platform, 3 metre springboard and plain high diving by the International Olympic Committee, and appeared on the 1912 Official Report as Plain and Variety Diving combined, Spring-board Diving and High (plain) Diving. The high diving events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, while the springboard diving included dives from 3 metre and 1 metre springboards.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Paul Günther (GER) | Hans Luber (GER) | Kurt Behrens (GER) |
| 10 m platform | Erik Adlerz (SWE) | Albert Zürner (GER) | Gustaf Blomgren (SWE) |
| Plain high diving | Erik Adlerz (SWE) | Hjalmar Johansson (SWE) | John Jansson (SWE) |
Women
Participating nations
A total of 57 divers (43 men and 14 women) from 10 nations (men from 9 nations - women from 3 nations) competed at the Stockholm Games:
- Austria (1) (men:0 women:1)
- Canada (2) (men:2 women:0)
- Finland (6) (men:6 women:0)
- Germany (4) (men:4 women:0)
- Great Britain (3) (men:2 women:1)
- Italy (1) (men:1 women:0)
- Norway (3) (men:3 women:0)
- Russia (1) (men:1 women:0)
- Sweden (34) (men:22 women:12)
- United States (2) (men:2 women:0)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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