| | Event type
Platform, Men
| Date | 28 – 29 August 1920 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Zwemstadion van Antwerpen, Antwerpen | |
| Participants | 15 from 7 countries | |
| Format | 5 and 10 metres boards. | |
Bud Pinkston was the favorite in this event, having won the 1920 AAU Championship, and he did not disappoint. The American bronze medalist, Harry Prieste, died in April 2001, then aged 103 years old. At the 2000 Olympics, he attended the Sydney Games, returning an Olympic flag that he had “borrowed” while a competitor in Antwerp.
The fancy high diving consisted of four optional and four compulsory dives, executed from both height platforms. The compulsory dives were as follows: #6 - inward dive; #11 - front handstand dive; #17 - 1½ somersault dive from handstand; #19 - reverse dive, pike position.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bud Pinkston |  USA | 10 (2 h1) | 7 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Erik Adlerz |  SWE | 9 (1 h2) | 10 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Harry Prieste | USA | 17 (3 h2) | 16 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Gustaf Blomgren | SWE | 11 (2 h2) | 23 (4) | |||
| 5 | Yngve Johnson | SWE | 7 (1 h1) | 27 (5) | |||
| 6 | Louis Balbach | USA | 17 (3 h1) | 28 (6) | |||
| 7 | Adolpho Wellisch |  BRA | – | 29 (7) | |||
| 4 p1 r1/2 | Gunnar Ekstrand | SWE | 20 (4 h1) | – | |||
| 4 p2 r1/2 | Lauri Kyöstilä |  FIN | 21 (4 h2) | – | |||
| 5 p1 r1/2 | Paul Köhler |  DEN | 23 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 p2 r1/2 | Sven Palle Sørensen | DEN | 21 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 6 p1 r1/2 | Richard Flint |  CAN | 28 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 p2 r1/2 | Clyde Swendsen | USA | 26 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 7 p2 r1/2 | Kalle Kainuvaara | FIN | 35 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 8 p2 r1/2 | Sigvard Andersen |  NOR | 40 (8 h2) | – |
Round One
| Date | 28 August 1920 — 16:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top three in each pool advanced to the final round. Eight dives, four compulsory and four optional. |
Pool #1
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Ordinals | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yngve Johnson | SWE | 7 | 445.80 | ||
| 2 | Bud Pinkston | USA | 10 | 443.00 | ||
| 3 | Louis Balbach | USA | 17 | 409.15 | ||
| 4 | Gunnar Ekstrand | SWE | 20 | 402.80 | ||
| 5 | Paul Köhler | DEN | 23 | 387.40 | ||
| 6 | Richard Flint | CAN | 28 | 351.35 |
Pool #2
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Ordinals | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Adlerz | SWE | 9 | 468.50 | ||
| 2 | Gustaf Blomgren | SWE | 11 | 468.10 | ||
| 3 | Harry Prieste | USA | 17 | 441.80 | ||
| 4 | Lauri Kyöstilä | FIN | 21 | 437.40 | ||
| 5 | Sven Palle Sørensen | DEN | 21 | 432.30 | ||
| 6 | Clyde Swendsen | USA | 26 | 414.80 | ||
| 7 | Kalle Kainuvaara | FIN | 35 | 356.80 | ||
| 8 | Sigvard Andersen | NOR | 40 | 264.70 |
Final
| Date | 29 August 1920 — 10:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Eight dives, four compulsory and four optional. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Ordinals | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bud Pinkston | USA | 7 | 503.30 | ||
| 2 | Erik Adlerz | SWE | 10 | 495.40 | ||
| 3 | Harry Prieste | USA | 16 | 468.65 | ||
| 4 | Gustaf Blomgren | SWE | 23 | 453.80 | ||
| 5 | Yngve Johnson | SWE | 27 | 441.80 | ||
| 6 | Louis Balbach | USA | 28 | 424.00 | ||
| 7 | Adolpho Wellisch | BRA | 29 | 423.80 | 1 |