Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's plain high diving
| Men's plain high diving at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Swimming Stadium Tourelles | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 14 (semifinals) July 15 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
| Plain high diving | men | |
The men's plain high diving, also reported as plongeons de haut vol ordinaires (English: regular high diving), was one of five diving events on the diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was actually held from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms. The competitors performed four times a forward plain dive: two from the 10 metre and two from the 5 metre platforms. The competition was held on Monday July 14, 1924, and Tuesday July 15, 1924.
Twenty-five divers from ten nations competed.
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
| Place | Diver | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dick Eve (AUS) |
13.5 | 157 |
| 2 |  Pete Desjardins (USA) |
13.5 | 155 |
| 3 |  Raymond Vincent (FRA) |
17 | 155 |
| 4 |  Erik Adlerz (SWE) |
17.5 | 151 |
| 5 |  Yrjö Valkama (FIN) |
19.5 | 150 |
| 6 |  Albert Dickin (GBR) |
25.5 | 141 |
| 7 |  Sven Palle Sørensen (DEN) |
38 | 125 |
| 8 |  Albert Van Heymbeek (BEL) |
41 | 118 |
| 9 |  Francisco Ortiz (ESP) |
41.5 | 117 |
Group 2
| Place | Diver | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arvid Wallman (SWE) |
8.5 | 165 |
| 2 | Clarence Pinkston (USA) |
10 | 157 |
| 3 | Albert Knight (GBR) |
12 | 156 |
| 4 | Volmer Otzen (DEN) |
22 | 137 |
| 5 | Georges Garreau (FRA) |
27 | 127 |
| 6 | Hugo Koivuniemi (FIN) |
28 | 123 |
| 7 |  Henk Lotgering (NED) |
32.5 | 116 |
| 8 | Antonio Tort (ESP) |
40 | 90 |
Group 3
| Place | Diver | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Clarke (GBR) |
9 | 162 |
| 2 | Ben Thrash (USA) |
17 | 146 |
| 3 | John Jansson (SWE) |
17 | 144 |
| 4 | Émile Dauvet (FRA) |
19.5 | 147 |
| 5 | Herold Jansson (DEN) |
21 | 141 |
| 6 | Jussi Elo (FIN) |
21.5 | 141 |
| 7 | Santiago Ulio (ESP) |
36 | 102 |
| 8 | Henk Hemsing (NED) |
39 | 94 |
Final
| Place | Diver | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Eve (AUS) |
13.5 | 160 |
| 2 | John Jansson (SWE) |
14.5 | 157 |
| 3 | Harold Clarke (GBR) |
15.5 | 158 |
| 4 | Ben Thrash (USA) |
23.5 | 145 |
| 5 | Raymond Vincent (FRA) |
26.5 | 144 |
| 6 | Pete Desjardins (USA) |
28 | 141 |
| 7 | Albert Knight (GBR) |
31 | 137 |
| 8 | Arvid Wallman (SWE) |
31.5 | 136 |
| 9 | Clarence Pinkston (USA) |
41 | 125 |
References
- Comité Olympique Français (1924). "Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade - Rapport Officiel" (pdf). pp. p. 456. Retrieved 2006-12-29.
- Herman de Wael (2003-08-03). "Diving 1924". Retrieved 2006-12-29.
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