| | Event type
Plain High, Men
| Date | 6 – 11 July 1912 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Simstadion, Djurgårdsbrunnsviken, Stockholm | |
| Participants | 31 from 9 countries | |
| Format | Platforms at heights of 5 and 10 metres. | |
The plain high diving event consisted of one running dive and one standing dive from 5 metres and one standing dive and two running dives from 10 metres. All the dives were selected from a table of 13 allowable dives. Erik Adlerz won the event relatively easily, placing first on four of the five judges’ cards, the fifth judge placing him third. Adlerz won the plain and fancy high diving four days later to win two diving gold medals in Stockholm. The silver medal went to Hjalmar Johansson, who was the defending Olympic champion, in a very close battle with his teammate, Johan “John” Jansson. They tied on total ordinals, but Johansson defeated Jansson by 2/10ths of a point. The Swedes swept the first four places.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Adlerz |  SWE | 5 (1 h4) | 7 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Hjalmar Johansson | SWE | 7 (1 h3) | 12 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Johan Jansson | SWE | 5 (1 h2) | 12 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Viktor Crondahl | SWE | 22 (5 h3) | 22 (4) | |||
| 5 | Toivo Aro |  FIN | 10 (2 h3) | 26 (5) | |||
| 6 | Axel Runström | SWE | 15 (3 h3) | 26 (6) | |||
| 7 | Ernst Brandsten | SWE | 19 (4 h3) | 28 (7) | |||
| AC r2/2 | Paul Günther |  GER | 8 (1 h1) | – ( | DNF | ||
| 2 p1 r1/2 | Torsten Eriksson | SWE | 11 (2 h1) | – | |||
| 2 p2 r1/2 | George Gaidzik |  USA | 13 (2 h2) | – | |||
| 2 p4 r1/2 | Oskar Wetzell | FIN | 13 (2 h4) | – | |||
| 3 p1 r1/2 | Tauno Ilmoniemi | FIN | 13 (3 h1) | – | |||
| 3 p2 r1/2 | George Yvon |  GBR | 17 (3 h2) | – | |||
| 3 p4 r1/2 | Kalle Kainuvaara | FIN | 14 (3 h4) | – | |||
| 4 p1 r1/2 | Alfred Johansson | SWE | 14 (4 h1) | – | |||
| 4 p2 r1/2 | Gunnar Ekstrand | SWE | 18 (4 h2) | – | |||
| 4 p4 r1/2 | Albert Nyman | FIN | 21 (4 h4) | – | |||
| 5 p1 r1/2 | Nils Tvedt |  NOR | 25 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 p2 r1/2 | Arthur McAleenan | USA | 20 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 5 p4 r1/2 | Leo Suni | FIN | 22 (5 h4) | – | |||
| 6 p1 r1/2 | Elis Holmer | SWE | 31 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 p2 r1/2 | Carlo Bonfanti |  ITA | 32 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 6 p3 r1/2 | Hans Luber | GER | 27 (6 h3) | – | |||
| 6 p4 r1/2 | Albert Zürner | GER | 26 (6 h4) | – | |||
| 7 p1 r1/2 | Sigvard Andersen | NOR | 32 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 p2 r1/2 | Alfred Engelsen | NOR | 33 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 7 p3 r1/2 | Kurt Behrens | GER | 31 (7 h3) | – | |||
| 7 p4 r1/2 | Sven Montan | SWE | 31 (7 h4) | – | |||
| 8 p3 r1/2 | Jack Lyons |  CAN | 40 (8 h3) | – | |||
| 9 p3 r1/2 | Jens Stefenson | SWE | 44 (9 h3) | – | |||
| AC p1 r1/2 | Viktor Baranov |  RUS | – (DNF h1) | – |
Round One
| Date | 6 – 7 July 1912 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each pool and the next five leading point scorers advanced to the final round. Five dives, two from 5 metres, and three from 10 metres. |
Round One Pool #1
| Time | 6 July 1912 — 19:30 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Ordinals | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Günther | GER | 8 | 36.1 | ||
| 2 | Torsten Eriksson | SWE | 11 | 35.8 | ||
| 3 | Tauno Ilmoniemi | FIN | 13 | 35.0 | ||
| 4 | Alfred Johansson | SWE | 14 | 34.7 | ||
| 5 | Nils Tvedt | NOR | 25 | 31.7 | ||
| 6 | Elis Holmer | SWE | 31 | 30.2 | ||
| 7 | Sigvard Andersen | NOR | 32 | 28.6 | ||
| Viktor Baranov | RUS | – | – |
Round One Pool #2
| Time | 6 July 1912 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Ordinals | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Jansson | SWE | 5 | 38.3 | ||
| 2 | George Gaidzik | USA | 13 | 36.2 | ||
| 3 | George Yvon | GBR | 17 | 35.2 | ||
| 4 | Gunnar Ekstrand | SWE | 18 | 35.3 | ||
| 5 | Arthur McAleenan | USA | 20 | 34.9 | ||
| 6 | Carlo Bonfanti | ITA | 32 | 28.5 | ||
| 7 | Alfred Engelsen | NOR | 33 | 28.3 |
Round One Pool #3
| Time | 7 July 1912 — 13:30 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Ordinals | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hjalmar Johansson | SWE | 7 | 40.1 | ||
| 2 | Toivo Aro | FIN | 10 | 39.4 | ||
| 3 | Axel Runström | SWE | 15 | 38.3 | ||
| 4 | Ernst Brandsten | SWE | 19 | 37.7 | ||
| 5 | Viktor Crondahl | SWE | 22 | 37.0 | ||
| 6 | Hans Luber | GER | 27 | 36.2 | ||
| 7 | Kurt Behrens | GER | 31 | 35.1 | ||
| 8 | Jack Lyons | CAN | 40 | 32.5 | ||
| 9 | Jens Stefenson | SWE | 44 | 31.2 |
Round One Pool #4
| Time | 7 July 1912 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Ordinals | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Adlerz | SWE | 5 | 39.9 | ||
| 2 | Oskar Wetzell | FIN | 13 | 33.8 | ||
| 3 | Kalle Kainuvaara | FIN | 14 | 33.2 | ||
| 4 | Albert Nyman | FIN | 21 | 32.0 | ||
| 5 | Leo Suni | FIN | 22 | 32.1 | ||
| 6 | Albert Zürner | GER | 26 | 31.7 | ||
| 7 | Sven Montan | SWE | 31 | 30.2 |
Final
| Date | 11 July 1912 — 19:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Five dives, two from 5 metres, and three from 10 metres. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Ordinals | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Adlerz | SWE | 7 | 40.0 | ||
| 2 | Hjalmar Johansson | SWE | 12 | 39.3 | ||
| 3 | Johan Jansson | SWE | 12 | 39.1 | ||
| 4 | Viktor Crondahl | SWE | 22 | 37.1 | ||
| 5 | Toivo Aro | FIN | 26 | 36.5 | ||
| 6 | Axel Runström | SWE | 26 | 36.0 | ||
| 7 | Ernst Brandsten | SWE | 28 | 36.2 | ||
| Paul Günther | GER | – | – |