Diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics
# 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 |
