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Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre platform

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Women's 10 metre platform
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueSwimming Stadium Tourelles
Dates19 July (semifinals)
20 July (final)
Competitors11 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Caroline Smith  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Elizabeth Becker  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hjördis Töpel  Sweden
← 1920
1928 →

The women's 10 metre platform, 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. It was actually held from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms. The competitors performed four compulsory dives. The competition was held on Saturday 19 July 1924, and Sunday 20 July 1924. Eleven divers from six nations competed.[1]

Results

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First round

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The three divers who scored the smallest number of points in each group of the first round advanced to the final.

Group 1

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Rank Diver Nation Points Score Notes
1 Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston  United States 11 161 Q
2 Hjördis Töpel  Sweden 11.5 159 Q
3 Helen Meany  United States 16.5 152 Q
4 Verrall Newman  Great Britain 18 154
5 Eva Olliwier  Sweden 20.5 148
6 Beatrice Armstrong  Great Britain 27.5 141

Group 2

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Rank Diver Nation Points Score Notes
1 Caroline Smith  United States 5.5 160 Q
2 Isabelle White  Great Britain 9.5 150 Q
3 Edith Nielsen  Denmark 18.5 128 Q
4 Margarete Adler  Austria 19.5 125
5 Sophie Hennebert  Belgium 22 118

Final

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Rank Diver Nation Points Score
1st place, gold medalist(s) Caroline Smith  United States 10.5 167
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston  United States 11 166
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hjördis Töpel  Sweden 15.5 164
4 Edith Nielsen  Denmark 17.5 157
5 Helen Meany  United States 22 148
6 Isabelle White  Great Britain 28.5 140

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Women's Plain High". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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