title: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics
text: # Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics
  
  The diving competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City featured four events . It was one of three aquatic sports at the Games, along with swimming, and water polo.
  
  The events were men's and women's versions each of: 3m springboard and 10m platform.
  
  The diving competitions featured up to 81 athletes.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | H | Heats | F | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Date | Oct 17 | Oct 17 | Oct 18 | Oct 18 | Oct 19 | Oct 19 | Oct 20 | Oct 20 | Oct 21 | Oct 21 | Oct 22 | Oct 22 | Oct 23 | Oct 23 | Oct 24 | Oct 24 | Oct 25 | Oct 25 | Oct 26 | Oct 26 |
  | Event | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A |
  | Men's 3m springboard | | | | | | H | H | F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Men's 10m platform | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H | | H | | F |
  | Women's 3m springboard | H | | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Women's 10m platform | | | | | | | | | | | | H | | F | | | | | | |
  
  ## Medalists
  
  ### Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
  | 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 5 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
  
  The events are named according to the International Olympic Committee labelling, but they appeared on the official report as "springboard diving" and "high diving" (or "platform diving"), respectively.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 m springboard details | Bernard Wrightson United States | Klaus Dibiasi Italy | Jim Henry United States |
  | 10 m platform details | Klaus Dibiasi Italy | Alvaro Gaxiola Mexico | Win Young United States |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 m springboard details | Susanne Gossick United States | Tamara Pogozheva Soviet Union | Keala O'Sullivan United States |
  | 10 m platform details | Milena Duchková Czechoslovakia | Natalya Lobanova Soviet Union | Ann Peterson United States |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  Here are listed the nations that were represented in the diving events and, in brackets, the number of national competitors.
  
  | Australia (2)  Austria (1)  Canada (4)  Colombia (3)  Cuba (2)  Czechoslovakia (1) | Dominican Republic (1)  East Germany (5)  Finland (2)  Great Britain (5)  Guatemala (1)  Italy (4) | Japan (4)  Mexico (6)  Netherlands (2)  Norway (1)  Poland (5)  Puerto Rico (2) | South Korea (2)  Soviet Union (10)  Sweden (1)  United States (11)  West Germany (8) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  