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Diving At The 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 Metre Springboard
The men's 3 metre springboard, also known as the ''fancy diving'' competition, was one of two diving events on the Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme, along with the men's 10 metre platform. The competition was held on Tuesday 14 and Saturday 18 July 1908. Twenty-three divers from eight nations competed. Each nation could enter up to 12 divers.Official Report, p. 40. Competition format The competition was actually held from both 3 metre and 1 metre boards. Divers performed a running plain dive and a running forward somersault from the 1 metre board, a one-and-a-half somersault and a backward spring and forward dive from the 3 metre board, and three (different) dives of the competitor's choice from the 3 metre board.Official Report, p. 575. The voluntary dives were selected from a list of 20 options, most of which could be done from either a standing or running start.Official Report, p. 586. Each judge gave a score between 0 and 10 points, in increments of half a poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White City Stadium
White City Stadium was a stadium located in White City, London, England. Built for the 1908 Summer Olympics, it hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and other sports like swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car racing, concerts and a match at the 1966 World Cup. From 1927, it was a venue for greyhound racing, hosting the English Greyhound Derby until its closure in 1984. The stadium was demolished in 1985 and the site is now occupied by White City Place. History Designed by the engineer J. J. Webster and completed in 10 months by George Wimpey, on part of the site of the Franco-British Exhibition, this stadium with a seating capacity of 68,000 was opened by King Edward VII on 27 April 1908 after the first stanchion had been placed in position by Lady Desborough on 2 August 1907. The cost of construction was £60,000. Upon completion, the stadium had a running track and three laps to the mile (536 m); outside there was a , cycle track. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Zürner
Albert Zürner (January 30, 1890 – July 18, 1920) was a German diver who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games i ..., in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Career At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Zürner was the youngest member of the German team aged just 16 years and 87 days old, he competed in the Diving at the 1906 Summer Olympics, platform diving event and finished fourth overall after nine dives from three different heights. Two years later, Zürner was competing in the Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard, 3 metre springboard event at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, after winning his heat and finishing second in his semi-final, he was in the final against two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Behrens
Kurt Behrens (November 26, 1884 – February 5, 1928) was a German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ... diver who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he won the silver medal in the 3 metre springboard event. Four years later he won the bronze medal in the 3 metre springboard event. In the plain high diving as well as in the 10 metre platform competition he was eliminated in the first round. References External linksprofile 1884 births 1928 deaths German male divers Divers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic divers of Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in diving Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gaidzik
George William Gaidzik (February 22, 1885 – August 25, 1938) was an American diver, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Chicago and died in a boat capsizing incident on Lake Michigan. Olympic career In the 1908 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 3 metre springboard event and was fifth in the 10 metre platform event. Four years later, at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ..., he was eighth in the 3 metre springboard event, was sixth in his first round heat in the 10 metre platform event and second in his first round heat in the Plain high diving event, and did not advance on both occasions. References External links * * 1885 births 1938 deaths American male divers Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gottlob Walz
Gottlob Walz (29 June 1881 – 1943) was a German diver who competed in the 1906 Intercalated Games and 1908 Summer Olympics. Walz was born in Stuttgart, Germany in 1881 and from 1903 became an accomplished diver who won the German National Diving Champion 11 times and the European Champion three times, so when he entered the Olympics he was the favorite each time. At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, he competed with another 23 divers in the platform diving event, in which the divers had three dives each from four, eight and twelve metre platforms, and after two days Walz won with 156.0 points and ahead of fellow German Georg Hoffmann by 5.8 points. Two years later Walz was back at the Olympics competing this time in the 3 metre spring event, at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, in the first round the divers were split into group with the first two in each group qualifying for the next round, Walz won his group with 81.30 points, in the semi-finals there were two gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 Metre Springboard
The men's 3 metre springboard, also known as the ''spring-board diving'' competition, was one of four diving events on the diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday 8 July 1912, and Tuesday 9 July 1912. Eighteen divers from seven nations competed. Results The competition was actually held from both 3 metre and 1 metre boards. Divers performed a running plain dive and a running forward somersault from the 1 metre board, a standing plain dive and a running plain dive from the 3 metre board, and three dives of the competitor's choice from the 3 metre board. Five judges scored each diver, giving two results. Each judge gave an ordinal placing for each diver in a group, with the five scores being summed to give a total ordinal points score. The judges also gave scores more closely resembling the modern scoring system. First round The two divers who scored the smallest number of points in each group of the first round plus the two best scoring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving (sport)
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime. Competitors possess many of the same characteristics as gymnasts and dancers, including strength, flexibility, kinaesthetic judgment and air awareness. Some professional divers were originally gymnasts or dancers as both the sports have similar characteristics to diving. Dmitri Sautin holds the record for most Olympic diving medals won, by winning eight medals in total between 1992 and 2008. History Plunging Although diving has been a popular pastime across the world since ancient times, the first modern diving competitions were held in England in the 1880s. The exact origins of the sport are unclear, though it likely derives from the act of diving at the start of swimming races.Wilson, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 1908 Summer Olympics
Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), a type of play in American football * Diving (association football), a simulation of being fouled * Diving (ice hockey), embellishing an infraction in an attempt to draw a penalty * Sport diving (sport), competitive scuba diving using recreational techniques in a swimming pool * Taking a dive, or match fixing, intentionally losing a match, especially in boxing Film and television Film * ''Dive'' (film), a 1929 German silent film * ''The Dive'' (1990 film), a Norwegian action thriller * ''Dive!'' (film), a 2010 documentary film by Jeremy Sefert * ''Dive'', a 2014 New Zealand short film written and directed by Matthew J. Saville * ''The Dive'' (2018 film), an Israeli film TV * ''Dive'' (TV series), a 2010 British drama * "The Dive" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diving At The 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 Metre Platform
The men's 10 metre platform, also known as the ''high diving'' competition, was one of two diving events on the diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme, along with the men's 3 metre springboard. The competition was held from Monday 20 to Friday 24 July 1908. Twenty-four divers from six nations competed. Each nation could enter up to 12 divers.Official Report, p. 40. Competition format The competition was actually held from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms. Divers performed a running plain dive and a backward somersault from the 5 metre platform, a running plain dive and a standing plain dive from the 10 metre platform, and three dives of the competitor's choice from the 10 metre platform.Official Report, pp. 574–75. The voluntary dives were selected from a list of 14 options.Official Report, pp. 576, 586. Each judge gave a score between 0 and 10 points, in increments of half a point, for each dive. The scores for the voluntary dives were multiplied by the degree of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somersault
A somersault (also ''flip'', ''heli'', and in gymnastics ''salto'') is an acrobatic exercise in which a person's body rotates 360° around a horizontal axis with the feet passing over the head. A somersault can be performed forwards, backwards or sideways and can be executed in the air or on the ground. When performed on the ground, it is typically called a roll. Types Body positions Somersault may be performed with different positions, including tucked, piked (bent at the hips), straddled, and layout (straight body). Direction The sport of tumbling does not require participants to combine both front and back elements, and most tumblers prefer back tumbling as it is easier to build momentum. Arabian saltos begin backwards, continue with a half twist to forwards, and end with one or more saltos forwards. They can be trained by beginning with an Arabian dive roll and adding a front salto to it. They are counted as front tumbling in women's artistic gymnastics and back tum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronze Medal
A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives a gold medal and the second place a silver medal. More generally, bronze is traditionally the most common metal used for all types of high-quality medals, including artistic ones. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri, before which only first and second places were awarded. Olympic Games Minting Olympic medals is the responsibility of the host city. From 1928– 1968 the design was always the same: the obverse showed a generic design by Florentine artist Giuseppe Cassioli with text giving the host city; the reverse showed another generic design of an Olympic champion. From 1972– 2000, Cassioli's design (or a slight reworking) remained on the obverse with a cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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