Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's plain high diving
| Men's plain high diving at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 22–25 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
| Plain high diving | ||
Results
First round
The three divers who scored the smallest number of points in each group of the first round advanced to the final.
Group 1
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nils Skoglund |  Sweden |
10 | 153.0 | Q |
| 2 | Herold Jansson |  Denmark |
13 | 152.0 | Q |
| 3 | Fernand Sauvage | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
17 | 145.5 | Q |
| 4 | Albert Dickin | .svg.png){kind=small} Great Britain |
17 | 140.5 | |
| 5 | Sigvard Andersen |  Norway |
21 | 139.0 | |
| 6 | Richard Beauchamp | .svg.png){kind=small} United States |
23 | 135.0 | |
| 7 | Guglielmo De Sanctis | .svg.png){kind=small} Italy |
33 | 98.0 |
Group 2
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
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| 1 | Arvid Wallman | Sweden |
8 | 175.5 | Q |
| 2 | Erik Adlerz | Sweden |
11 | 177.0 | Q |
| 3 | Adolfo Wellisch | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil |
14 | 162.0 | Q |
| 4 | Kalle Kainuvaara |  Finland |
15 | 160.0 | |
| 5 | Clyde Swendsen | United States |
25 | 148.0 | |
| 6 | Frank Mullen | United States |
27 | 144.0 | |
| 7 | Richard Flint | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
34 | 126.0 | |
| 8 | Masayoshi Uchida | .svg.png){kind=small} Japan |
40 | 94.0 |
Group 3
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
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| 1 | John Jansson | Sweden |
8 | 171.5 | Q |
| 2 | Harold Clarke | Great Britain |
10 | 164.5 | Q |
| 3 | Yrjö Valkama | Finland |
14 | 157.0 | Q |
| 4 | Harry Prieste | United States |
18 | 149.5 | |
| 5 | Svend Sørensen | Denmark |
27 | 137.0 | |
| 6 | Bernhard Dahl | Norway |
28 | 136.5 | |
| 7 | Raymond Desonay | Belgium |
35 | 129.0 |
Final
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score |
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Arvid Wallman | Sweden |
7 | 183.5 |
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Nils Skoglund | Sweden |
8 | 183.0 |
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John Jansson | Sweden |
16 | 175.0 |
| 4 | Erik Adlerz | Sweden |
19 | 173.0 |
| 5 | Yrjö Valkama | Finland |
23 | 167.5 |
| 6 | Herold Jansson | Denmark |
27 | 159.0 |
| 7 | Fernand Sauvage | Belgium |
34 | 148.5 |
| 8 | Adolfo Wellisch | Brazil |
37 | 153.0 |
| 9 | Harold Clarke | Great Britain |
40 | 142.0 |
References
Sources
- Belgian Olympic Committee (1957). "Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 - Official Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2006.
- Herman de Wael (26 January 2001). "Diving - men's plain high diving (Antwerp 1920)". Archived from the original on 6 January 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2006.
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