Diving at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Platform explained

Event:Men's platform diving
Games:1904 Summer
Venue:Forest Park
Date:7 September
Competitors:5
Nations:2
Gold:George Sheldon
Goldnoc:USA
Silver:Georg Hoffmann
Silvernoc:GER
Bronze:Frank Kehoe
Bronzenoc:USA
Next:1908

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

Rank Diver Nation Score
12.66
11.66
11.33
4 11.33
5 Unknown

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Diving at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's Springboard . 11 May 2020.
  2. Web site: St. Louis 1904 Diving 10m Platform Men Results. 2021-09-03. Olympics.com. en.