Diving at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
The diving competition at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand counted a total number of four medal events: two events for both men and women. New Zealand, as host nation, did not win any medals in the diving event.
Diving at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games | |
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Nations | Australia, Canada, England, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Scotland |
New Zealand's close neighbor Australia won gold medals on each of the two men's diving events, the 3-metre and 10-metre respectively by Don Wagstaff, who had also won both gold medals at the 1970 Commonwealth Games diving event.[1] Australia collected 4 medals in total, while Canada took 6 in total, of which 2 were also gold.
Australia collected gold medals from each of the men's diving competitions,[2] but would have to wait another twelve years until the 1986 Commonwealth Games before winning a gold medal in diving again.[3]
Canada had a clean sweep of medals in the women's 3 metre platform event,[4][5] the first time that had happened since the event's inception dating back to the inaugural 1930 British Empire Games.[6] Canada also collected gold across both the 3 metre and 10 metre events from Cindy Shatto and Beverly Boys respectively.[7] The event would be the last for Cindy Shatto, who chose to retire from competitive diving on the eve of the 1978 Commonwealth Games.[8]
Medal table
* Host nation (New Zealand)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men | ||||||
3 Metres Springboard Diving | Don Wagstaff![]() | 531.54 | Scott Cranham![]() | 509.61 | Trevor Simpson![]() | 489.69 |
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Don Wagstaff![]() | 490.74 | Andrew Jackomos![]() | 472.47 | Scott Cranham![]() | 470.98 |
Women | ||||||
3 Metres Springboard Diving | Cindy Shatto![]() | 430.88 | Beverly Boys![]() | 426.93 | Teri York![]() | 413.83 |
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Beverly Boys![]() | 361.95 | Beverly Williams![]() | 352.14 | Madeleine Barnett![]() | 339.3 |
Results
Men
Rank | Name | Score |
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531.54 |
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509.61 |
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489.69 |
4 | ![]() |
487.89 |
5 | ![]() |
457.08 |
6 | ![]() |
449.07 |
7 | ![]() |
440.73 |
Rank | Name | Score |
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490.74 |
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472.47 |
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460.98 |
4 | ![]() |
459.15 |
5 | ![]() |
398.16 |
6 | ![]() |
375.63 |
Women
Rank | Name | Score |
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430.88 |
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426.93 |
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413.83 |
4 | ![]() |
403.56 |
5 | ![]() |
395.49 |
6 | ![]() |
381.39 |
7 | ![]() |
379.71 |
8 | ![]() |
379.29 |
9 | ![]() |
376.83 |
10 | ![]() |
354.81 |
11 | ![]() |
298.32 |
12 | ![]() |
211.53 |
Rank | Name | Score |
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361.95 |
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352.14 |
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339.30 |
4 | ![]() |
334.71 |
5 | ![]() |
324.78 |
6 | ![]() |
300.54 |
7 | ![]() |
279.96 |
8 | ![]() |
279.90 |
References
Citations
- "Diving Don and running Rae tie". The Age. 6 March 1974. p. 1.
- Groom 2017, p. 215,218.
- "Panayi to retire after the dive of his life". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1986. p. 42.
- "Canada's record in thriller". The Province. 26 January 1974. p. 15.
- "Cindy Shatto new diving queen". The Leader-Post. 26 January 1974. p. 26.
- Edmonton '78: the official pictorial record of the Xi Commonwealth Games. Executive Sport Publications. 1978. p. 35.
- Groom 2017, p. 222.
- "Shatto quits diving board". The Montreal Gazette. 28 June 1978. p. 18.
- Groom 2017, p. 215.
- "Diving 3m Springboard - Men Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- Groom 2017, p. 218.
- "Diving 10m Platform - Men Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- "Diving 3m Springboard - Women Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- Groom 2017, p. 224.
- "Diving 10m Platform - Women Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
Sources
- Groom, Graham (2017). The Complete Book of the Commonwealth Games.