Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard
| Men's 3 metre springboard diving at the Games of the VII Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Stade Nautique d'Antwerp | |||||||||
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| Dates | August 26–27 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| 3 m springboard | men | women | ||
| 10 m platform | men | women | ||
| Plain high diving | men | |||
The men's 3 metre springboard was one of five diving events on the diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Friday, 26 August, 1920 and on Saturday, 27 August, 1920, at the Stade Nautique d'Antwerp.
A point-for-place system was used. For each dive, the divers were ranked according to their dive score and awarded points based on their rank for that dive (the best dive earned 1 point, the next-best 2 points, and so on).
Fourteen divers from nine nations competed. Louis Kuehn from the United States won the gold medal. Clarence Pinkston took silver and Louis Balbach won bronze, making a full American podium.
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 |  Louis Kuehn (USA) | 7 | 628.15 |
| 2 | Louis Balbach (USA) | 8 | 630.80 |
| 3 |  Gunnar Ekstrand (SWE) | 15 | 560.85 |
| 4 | Oscar Dose (SWE) | 20 | 543.70 |
| 5 |  Richard Flint (CAN) | 29 | 480.70 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Joseph Callens (BEL) | 30 | 476.40 |
| 7 |  Rémy Weil (FRA) | 31 | 477.30 |
Group 2
| Place | Diver | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustaf Blomgren (SWE) | 7 | 614.00 |
| 2 | Clarence Pinkston (USA) | 8 | 622.70 |
| 3 | John Jansson (SWE) | 16 | 549.70 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Adolfo Wellisch (BRA) | 19 | 522.85 |
| 5 |  Ernest Walmsley (GBR) | 28 | 453.05 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Guglielmo De Sanctis (ITA) | 29 | 451.35 |
| 7 |  Paul Knuchel (SUI) | 33 | 431.35 |
Final
| Place | Diver | Points | Score |
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 | Louis Kuehn (USA) | 10 | 675.40 |
 | Clarence Pinkston (USA) | 11 | 655.30 |
 | Louis Balbach (USA) | 15 | 649.50 |
| 4 | Gustaf Blomgren (SWE) | 19 | 587.05 |
| 5 | Gunnar Ekstrand (SWE) | 27 | 559.25 |
| 6 | John Jansson (SWE) | 34 | 544.75 |
References
- Belgian Olympic Committee (1957). "Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 - Official Report" (pdf). Retrieved 2006-12-23.
- Herman de Wael (2001-05-24). "Diving - men's springboard (Antwerp 1920)". Retrieved 2006-12-24.
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