Diving at the 1932 Summer Olympics

At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, four diving events were organized, two for men, and two for women. The competitions were held from Monday, 8 August 1932 to Saturday, 13 August 1932.

Diving
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueLA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium
Dates8 August 1932 (1932-08-08) through
13 August 1932 (1932-08-13)
No. of events4
Competitors28 from 9 nations
← 1928
1936 →

Medal summary

The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee, and appeared on the 1932 Official Report as springboard diving and high diving, respectively. The platform events included dives from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms, but, from now on, the springboard events were reduced to dives from the 3 metre board.

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
 Michael Galitzen (USA)  Harold Smith (USA)  Richard Degener (USA)
10 m platform
details
 Harold Smith (USA)  Michael Galitzen (USA)  Frank Kurtz (USA)

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
 Georgia Coleman (USA)  Katherine Rawls (USA)  Jane Fauntz (USA)
10 m platform
details
 Dorothy Poynton (USA)  Georgia Coleman (USA)  Marion Roper (USA)

Participating nations

A total of 28 divers (17 men and 11 women) from nine nations (men from seven nations – women from seven nations) competed at the Los Angeles Games:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States44412
Totals (1 entries)44412

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