Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Diving
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueJamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Dates17 September 1988 (1988-09-17) through
29 September 1988 (1988-09-29)
No. of events4
Competitors89 from 30 nations
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At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, from 17 to 20 September and from 26 to 29 September, comprising 89 divers from 30 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
details
Greg Louganis
 United States
Tan Liangde
 China
Li Deliang
 China
10 m platform
details
Greg Louganis
 United States
Xiong Ni
 China
Jesús Mena
 Mexico

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 m springboard
details
Gao Min
 China
Li Qing
 China
Kelly McCormick
 United States
10 m platform
details
Xu Yanmei
 China
Michele Mitchell
 United States
Wendy Williams
 United States

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)2316
2 United States (USA)2125
3 Mexico (MEX)0011
Totals (3 entries)44412

Participating nations

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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee, p. 541.

References