Olympedia – Springboard, Women

Springboard, Women

Date	17 – 18 October 1968
Status	Olympic
Location	Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez, Ciudad de México
Participants	22 from 15 countries
Format	3 metre springboard.

Date

17 – 18 October 1968

Status

Olympic

Location

Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez, Ciudad de México

Participants

22 from 15 countries

Format

3 metre springboard.

Micki King led this competition for eight dives, but on her ninth dive, a reverse 1½ layout with 1½ twists, she hit the board with her forearm, fracturing it. This allowed Sue Gossick to take the lead and she held it on the final dive to win the gold medal. King took her final dive but with the injury scored very low and dropped out of the medals. The silver went to Soviet Tamara Pogozheva, who had the best dive of the event, scoring 20.28 points on her final dive, a 1½ somersault with 1½ twists. Pogozheva might have challenged Gossick for the gold with that dive but she had also faltered on dive eight, a forward 2½ pike, which gave her only 10.80 points. Two-time defending champion Ingrid Krämer, now Gulbin-Krämer, was back in México City, but placed only fifth, never really a factor for the gold medal.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Sue Gossick	USA	150.77	Gold
2	Tamara Pogozheva	URS	145.30	Silver
3	Keala O'Sullivan	USA	145.23	Bronze
4	Micki King	USA	137.38
5	Ingrid Gulbin-Krämer	GDR	135.82
6	Vera Baklanova	URS	132.31
7	Beverly Boys	CAN	130.31
8	Yelena Anokhina	URS	129.17
9	Angelika Hilbert	FRG	128.83
10	Milena Duchková	TCH	127.85
11	Elżbieta Wierniuk	POL	122.42
12	Kathy Rowlatt	GBR	122.16
13	Nancy Robertson	CAN	82.21
14	Tarja Liljeström	FIN	81.80
15	Robyn Bradshaw	AUS	81.66
16	Eljo Kuiler	NED	80.93
17	Bertha Baraldi	MEX	80.47
18	Mariët Dommers	NED	79.32
19	Inge Pertmayr	AUT	79.08
20	Bogusława Pietkiewicz	POL	76.45
21	Park Jeong-Ja	KOR	73.53
22	Martha Manzano	COL	63.12

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Micki King	USA	98.17	Q
2	Sue Gossick	USA	97.32	Q
3	Tamara Pogozheva	URS	97.50	Q
4	Keala O'Sullivan	USA	95.58	Q
5	Milena Duchková	TCH	91.57	Q
6	Ingrid Gulbin-Krämer	GDR	90.56	Q
7	Yelena Anokhina	URS	90.35	Q
8	Vera Baklanova	URS	88.89	Q
9	Elżbieta Wierniuk	POL	87.62	Q
10	Beverly Boys	CAN	86.86	Q
11	Angelika Hilbert	FRG	86.83	Q
12	Kathy Rowlatt	GBR	83.12	Q
13	Nancy Robertson	CAN	82.21
14	Tarja Liljeström	FIN	81.80
15	Robyn Bradshaw	AUS	81.66
16	Eljo Kuiler	NED	80.93
17	Bertha Baraldi	MEX	80.47
18	Mariët Dommers	NED	79.32
19	Inge Pertmayr	AUT	79.08
20	Bogusława Pietkiewicz	POL	76.45
21	Park Jeong-Ja	KOR	73.53
22	Martha Manzano	COL	63.12

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	FP
1	Sue Gossick	USA	150.77	53.45
2	Tamara Pogozheva	URS	145.30	47.80
3	Keala O'Sullivan	USA	145.23	49.65
4	Micki King	USA	137.38	39.21
5	Ingrid Gulbin-Krämer	GDR	135.82	45.26
6	Vera Baklanova	URS	132.31	43.42
7	Beverly Boys	CAN	130.31	43.45
8	Yelena Anokhina	URS	129.17	38.82
9	Angelika Hilbert	FRG	128.83	42.00
10	Milena Duchková	TCH	127.85	36.28
11	Elżbieta Wierniuk	POL	122.42	34.80
12	Kathy Rowlatt	GBR	122.16	39.04

Springboard, Women

Qualifying (17 October 1968 — 10:00-17:00)

Final (18 October 1968 — 17:00)