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Diving at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

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Diving at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Kinsmen Aquatic Centre
Dates	4 August–9 August 1978
Nations	Canada, England, Australia, Scotland, India
← 1974 1982 →

The diving competition at the 1978 Commonwealth GamesinEdmonton, Alberta, Canada counted a total number of four medal events: two events for both men and women.

Canada, as host nation, won the most medals, taking 8, of which 2 were gold. They had a clean sweep of all medals in the women's 3 metre springboard event.

Originally, Linda Cuthbert qualified for the springboard event and Beverly Boys qualified for the highboard platform, but decided on a late swap to increase their chances of success.^[1] The youngest competitor from Canada competing in the commonwealth games was 18-year-old diver David Snively, then considered "one of Canada's top divers".^[2]

In the women's 3 metre springboard event, Janet Nutter led all the competitors after the first six dives with 264.27 points, despite battling a cold and laryngitis.^[3]

Medal table[edit]

* Host nation (Canada)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada*	2	3	3	8
2	England	2	0	0	2
3	Australia	0	1	1	2
Totals (3 entries)		4	4	4	12

Medalists[edit]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men
3 Metres Springboard	Chris Snode England	643.83	Scott Cranham Canada	595.53	Don Wagstaff Australia	572.16
10 Metres Highboard [Platform]	Chris Snode England	538.98	Ken Armstrong Canada	534.99	Scott Cranham Canada	512.37
Women
3 Metres Springboard	Janet Nutter Canada	477.33	Beverly Boys Canada	469.65	Eniko Kiefer Canada	447.42
10 Metres Highboard [Platform]	Linda Cuthbert Canada	397.44	Valerie McFarlane Australia	383.4	Janet Nutter Canada	374.67

Results[edit]

Men[edit]

3 metre springboard^[4]
Rank	Name	Score
	Chris Snode (ENG)	643.83
	Scott Cranham (CAN)	595.53
	Don Wagstaff (AUS)	572.16
4	Ken Armstrong (CAN)	534.36
5	Andrew Jackomos (AUS)	501.90
6	Steve Foley (AUS)	490.41
7	Martyn Brown (ENG)	482.64
8	David Snively (CAN)	471.24

10 metre highboard^[5]
Rank	Name	Score
	Chris Snode (ENG)	538.98
	Ken Armstrong (CAN)	534.99
	Scott Cranham (CAN)	512.37
4	David Snively (CAN)	499.11
5	Andrew Jackomos (AUS)	498.09
6	Donald Wagstaff (AUS)	488.79
7	Steve Foley (AUS)	466.77
8	Martyn Brown (ENG)	458.88
9	Fraser McBlane (SCO)	334.92
10	Ronald Hurst (SCO)	327.81
11	Vasant Gadge (IND)	274.92

Women[edit]

3 metre springboard^[6]
Rank	Name	Score
	Janet Nutter (CAN)	477.33
	Beverly Boys (CAN)	469.65
	Eniko Kiefer (CAN)	447.42
4	Alison Drake-Jankowska (ENG)	397.17
5	Valerie McFarlane (AUS)	384.30
6	Fiona Hotson (SCO)	354.03
7	Anne Fargher (NZL)	341.16

10 metre highboard^[7]
Rank	Name	Score
	Linda Cuthbert (CAN)	397.44
	Valerie McFarlane (AUS)	383.40
	Janet Nutter (CAN)	374.67
4	Elizabeth Mackay (CAN)	372.42
5	Marion Saunders (ENG)	330.57
6	Fiona Hotson (SCO)	273.66

References[edit]

Citations

^ "Canada's Cuthbert trades springboard for gold medal". Ottawa Citizen. August 8, 1978. p. 30.

^ "Once 'another swimmer', 'Snivers' now a top diver". The Montreal Gazette. August 3, 1978. p. 30.

^ "Janet Nutter leads springboard diving". The Leader-Post. August 5, 1978. p. 19.

^ Groom 2017, p. 215-216.

^ "Commonwealth Game Men's 10m Platform Results". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

^ Groom 2017, p. 222.

^ "Commonwealth Game Women 10m Platform Results". The Glasgow Herald. August 9, 1978. p. 21.

Sources

Groom, Graham (2017). The Complete Book of the Commonwealth Games.

Sports at the 1978 Commonwealth Games (Edmonton)

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