Men's platform diving
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueForest Park
Date7 September
Competitors5 from 2 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) George Sheldon  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Georg Hoffmann  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frank Kehoe  United States

The platform diving was a diving event held as part of the diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time diving events were held at the Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, 7 September 1904. Five divers from two nations competed.[1]

Braunschweiger refused to dive-off for the bronze medal so it was awarded to Kehoe.[2]

Results

RankDiverNationScore
1st place, gold medalist(s)George Sheldon United States12.66
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Georg Hoffmann Germany11.66
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Frank Kehoe United States11.33
4Alfred Braunschweiger Germany11.33
5Otto Hooff GermanyUnknown

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Springboard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. "St. Louis 1904 Diving 10m Platform Men Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

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