| Women's 10 metre platform at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Swimming Stadium Tourelles | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 19 July (semifinals) 20 July (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
| Plain high diving | men | |
The women's 10 metre platform, also reported as plongeons de haut vol ordinaires (English: regular high diving), was one of five diving events on the diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was actually held from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms. The competitors performed four compulsory dives. The competition was held on Saturday 19 July 1924, and Sunday 20 July 1924. Eleven divers from six nations competed.[1]
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
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston | .svg.png){kind=small} United States | 11 | 161 | Q |
| 2 | Hjördis Töpel |  Sweden | 11.5 | 159 | Q |
| 3 | Helen Meany | United States | 16.5 | 152 | Q |
| 4 | Verrall Newman |  Great Britain | 18 | 154 | |
| 5 | Eva Olliwier | Sweden | 20.5 | 148 | |
| 6 | Beatrice Armstrong | Great Britain | 27.5 | 141 |
Group 2
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroline Smith | United States | 5.5 | 160 | Q |
| 2 | Isabelle White | Great Britain | 9.5 | 150 | Q |
| 3 | Edith Nielsen |  Denmark | 18.5 | 128 | Q |
| 4 | Margarete Adler |  Austria | 19.5 | 125 | |
| 5 | Sophie Hennebert | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 22 | 118 |
Final
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Caroline Smith | United States | 10.5 | 167 |
 | Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston | United States | 11 | 166 |
 | Hjördis Töpel | Sweden | 15.5 | 164 |
| 4 | Edith Nielsen | Denmark | 17.5 | 157 |
| 5 | Helen Meany | United States | 22 | 148 |
| 6 | Isabelle White | Great Britain | 28.5 | 140 |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diving at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Women's Plain High". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
External links
- Comité Olympique Français (1924). "Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade - Rapport Officiel" (PDF). pp. p. 482. Archived from the original (pdf) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2006.
- Herman de Wael (3 August 2003). "Diving 1924". Retrieved 29 December 2006.