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

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]

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

Entrants change

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

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

Results change

 
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 The Dutch Truus Klapwijk, one of the main competitors who won the 3 metre springboard event the day before, withdrawn from the diving competition.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
  Eva Olliwier   Sweden
  Hjördis Töpel   Sweden
  Cecily O'Bryen   Great Britain
? Henriette Delbort (?)   France
? Irène Savollon (?)   France
WDR Truus Klapwijk   Netherlands

Sources:[4]

References change

  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.