Men Springboard Diving IV Olympic Games London, Great Bitain 1908 - Saturday 18th, July - Gold Medal: Albert Zürner, Germany
FinalScore
1. Albert ZürnerGeRGeR85.5
2. Kurt BehrensGeRGeR85.3
3. George GaidzikUSAUSA80.8
3. Gottlob WalzGeRGeR80.8
Venue: White City Stadium.
23 divers from 8 nations.
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 dives of the competitor's choice from the 3 metre board.

Semi-Finals - Thursday, 26th July.

First 2 from each Semi advanced to Final.
Semi 1
RankingScore
1. Kurt BehrensGeRGeR83.0
2. Gottlob WalzGeRGeR80.3
3. Herbert PottGBRGBR79.6
4. Heinz FreyschmidtGeRGeR79.3
5. Frank ErringtonGBRGBR72.6
6. Oskar WetzellFINFIN70.1
Semi 2
RankingScore
1. George GaidzikUSAUSA85.6
2. Albert ZürnerGeRGeR82.8
3. Fritz NicolaiGeRGeR81.8
4. Harold ClarkeGBRGBR81.1
5. Harold GroteUSAUSA74.5

First Round - Tuesday, 14th July.

First 2 from each Group advanced to Semi-Finals. A tie in the third group for second place resulted in both divers joining the group winner in advancing.
Group 1
RankingScore
1. George GaidzikUSAUSA82.8
2. Heinz FreyschmidtGeRGeR78.1
3. Robert ZimmermanCANCAN74.0
4. Harry CrankGBRGBR70.3
5. Anthony BeckettGBRGBR67.5
Group 2
RankingScore
1. Albert ZürnerGeRGeR83.6
2. Harold ClarkeGBRGBR78.6
3. Anthony TaylorGBRGBR58.8
Group 3
RankingScore
1. Kurt BehrensGeRGeR83.6
2. Frank ErringtonGBRGBR70.83
2. Oskar WetzellFINFIN70.83
4. Karl MalmströmSWESWE70.3
5. William HoareGBRGBR67.8
Group 4
RankingScore
1. Herbert Ernest PottsGBRGBR82.5
2. Fritz NicolaiGeRGeR67.1
3. William J. BullGBRGBR66.0
4. Carlo BonfantiITAITA65.8
5. Sigfrid T. LarssonSWESWE64.5
6. Reginald L. BakerANZANZ61.3
Group 5
RankingScore
1. Gottlob WalzGeRGeR81.3
2. Harold GroteUSAUSA79.5
3. Harold SmyrkGBRGBR78.3
4. Thomas CrossGBRGBR64.5
Olympic Champions Men 3m Springboard
2016:Cao YuanCHNCHN
2012:Ilya ZakharovRUSRUS
2008:He ChongCHNCHN
2004:Peng BoCHNCHN
2000:Xiong NiCHNCHN
1996:Xiong NiCHNCHN
1992:Mark LenziUSAUSA
1988:Greg LouganisUSAUSA
1984:Greg LouganisUSAUSA
1980:Aleksandr PortnovURSURS
1976:Phil BoggsUSAUSA
1972:Vladimir VasinURSURS
1968:Bernard WrightsonUSAUSA
1964:Kenneth SitzbergerUSAUSA
1960:Gary TobianUSAUSA
1956:Bob ClotworthyUSAUSA
1952:David BrowningUSAUSA
1948:Bruce HarlanUSAUSA
1936:Richard DegenerUSAUSA
1932:Michael GalitzenUSAUSA
1928:Pete DesjardinsUSAUSA
1924:Albert WhiteUSAUSA
1920:Louis KuehnUSAUSA
1912:Paul GüntherGERGER
1908:Albert ZürnerGERGER
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