title: Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics
text: # Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics
  
  At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, four diving events were contested. The competitions were held from Friday 30 July 1948 to Friday 6 August 1948.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee, and appeared on the 1948 Official Report as springboard diving and highboard diving, respectively.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 m springboard details | Bruce Harlan (USA) | Miller Anderson (USA) | Sammy Lee (USA) |
  | 10 m platform details | Sammy Lee (USA) | Bruce Harlan (USA) | Joaquín Capilla (MEX) |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 m springboard details | Vicki Draves (USA) | Zoe Ann Olsen (USA) | Patsy Elsener (USA) |
  | 10 m platform details | Vicki Draves (USA) | Patsy Elsener (USA) | Birte Christoffersen (DEN) |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  * Australia (1)
  * Austria (4)
  * Brazil (3)
  * Canada (2)
  * Chile (1)
  * Cuba (1)
  * Denmark (3)
  * Egypt (4)
  * Finland (1)
  * France (5)
  * Great Britain (11)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Ireland (1)
  * Mexico (4)
  * Netherlands (2)
  * Norway (2)
  * South Africa (1)
  * Syria (1)
  * Sweden (3)
  * Switzerland (2)
  * United States (7)
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
  | 2 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
  