Diving at the 1922 Women's Olympiad – 5 metre platform

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5 metre platform
at the 1922 Women's Olympiad
VenuePort Hercules
LocationMonte Carlo, Monaco
Dates22 April 1922
Competitors5 from 3 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Sweden
silver medal    Sweden
bronze medal    Great Britain

The 5 metre platform diving event at the 1922 Women's Olympiad was held on 22 April 1922. The venue of the competition was the Port Hercules, the harbour of Monte Carlo, Monaco. The 5 metre platform was part of the temporary scaffolding together with the 3 metre springboard.[1][2]

Entrants[change | change source]

Six divers from four nations entered for the 5 metre platform.[3] This were the same six entrants as for the 3 metre springboard event.

Nationality Name
 France Henriette Delbort
 France Irène Savollon
 Great Britain Cecily O'Bryen
 Netherlands Truus Klapwijk
 Sweden Eva Olliwier
 Sweden Hjördis Töpel

Format[change | change source]

The competition consisted of a total of six dives by each diver.[3]

Results[change | change source]

Gold medal winner Ewa Olliwier

The diving competition was straight after the water polo match. The Dutch Truus Klapwijk, one of the main competitors who won the 3 metre springboard event the day before, withdrawn from the diving competition. She was too tired after having won the water polo competition.[4]

The competition was won by the Swedish national diving champion Eva Olliwier, ahead of the other Swedish woman Hjördis Töpel.[4] It was reported that the two Swedish women were much better compared to the other divers.[4] The British Cecily O'Bryen finished third.[4]

Rank Name Nationality
1 Eva Olliwier  Sweden
2 Hjördis Töpel  Sweden
3 Cecily O'Bryen  Great Britain
? Henriette Delbort (?)  France
? Irène Savollon (?)  France
WDR Truus Klapwijk  Netherlands

Sources:[4]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Hollandsche zwemsters te Monte Carlo". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 22 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  2. "Een fraaie foto van het schoonspringen". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 27 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "De wedstrijden te Monte Carlo". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 21 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Hollandsche zwemsters te Monte Carlo". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 26 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.