Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Diving
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Diving; at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue	Uytengsu Aquatics Center
Dates	5 August 1984 through; 12 August 1984
No. of events	4
Competitors	80 from 29 nations

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, four diving events (2 for men and 2 for women) were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympic Swim Stadium of the University of Southern California (USC), from 5 to 12 August, comprising 80 divers from 29 nations.[1]

Medal summary

The events are named according to the International Olympic Committee labelling, but they appeared on the official report as "springboard diving" and "platform diving", respectively.[2]

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
3 m springboard	Greg Louganis United States	Tan Liangde China	Ronald Merriott United States
10 m platform	Greg Louganis United States	Bruce Kimball United States	Li Kongzheng China

Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
3 m springboard	Sylvie Bernier Canada	Kelly McCormick United States	Christina Seufert United States
10 m platform	Zhou Jihong China	Michele Mitchell United States	Wendy Wyland United States

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	2	3	3	8
2	China (CHN)	1	1	1	3
3	Canada (CAN)	1	0	0	1
Totals (3 entries)		4	4	4	12

Participating nations

Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.

Argentina (1)
Australia (4)
Austria (1)
Belgium (1)
Brazil (1)
Canada (7)
China (8)
Dominican Republic (3)

Egypt (4)
Finland (1)
France (1)
Great Britain (6)
Hong Kong (2)
Italy (2)
Japan (3)
Kuwait (2)

Mexico (6)
Netherlands (1)
New Zealand (3)
Norway (2)
Portugal (1)
South Korea (1)
Spain (2)
Sweden (2)

Notes

"Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, p. 490.

References

"Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2007.
Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles, 1984 - Volume 2: Competition Summary and Results (pdf). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. 1985. ISBN 0-9614512-0-3. OCLC 12601151. Retrieved 10 January 2007.

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[1] "Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

[OR-2] Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, p. 490.