Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, four diving events were contested.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 metre springboard |  Bernard WrightsonUnited States (USA) |
 Klaus DibiasiItaly (ITA) |
James Henry United States (USA) |
| 10 metre platform | Klaus Dibiasi Italy (ITA) |
 Alvaro GaxiolaMexico (MEX) |
Edwin Young United States (USA) |
[edit] Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 3 metre springboard | Susanne Gossick United States (USA) |
 Tamara FedosovaSoviet Union (URS) |
Keala O'Sullivan United States (USA) |
| 10 metre platform |  Milena DuchkováCzechoslovakia (TCH) |
Natalya Kuznetsova Soviet Union (URS) |
Ann Peterson United States (USA) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Soviet Union (URS) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Mexico (MEX) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
[edit] Reference
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
| Events at the 1968 Summer Olympics (Mexico City) |
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| Athletics • Basketball • Basque pelota (demonstration) • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Tennis (demonstration) • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Diving at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in diving |
