| Final | Score | | 1. Hjalmar Johansson |  SWE | 83.75 | | 2. Karl Malmström | SWE | 78.73 | | 3. Arvid Spångberg | SWE | 74.00 | | 4. Robert Andersson | SWE | 68.30 | | 5. George Gaidzik |  USA | 56.30 |
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| Venue: White City Stadium. | | 24 divers from 6 nations. |
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| The competition was actually held from both 10 metre and 5 metre platforms. Divers performed a running plain dive and a backward somersault from the 5 metre board, a running plain dive and a standing plain dive from the 10 metre board, and three dives of the competitor's choice from the 10 metre board. |
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Semi-Finals - Wednesday, 22nd July. | | First 2 from each Semi advanced to Final. |
| Ranking | Score | | 1. Arvid Spångberg | SWE | 72.3 | | 2. Karl Malmström | SWE | 67.0 | | 3. Toivo Aro |  FIN | 62.7 | | 4. Hilmer Löfberg | SWE | 59.18 | | 5. Harald Arbin | SWE | 52.81 |
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| Ranking | Score | | 1. Hjalmar Johansson | SWE | 80.75 | | 2. Robert Andersson | SWE | 66.75 | | 3. George Gaidzik | USA | 61.0 | | 4. Harold Goodworth |  GBR | 59.48 | | 5. Heinz Freyschmidt |  GeR | 48.8 |
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| Ranking | Score | | 1. George Gaidzik | USA | 81.8 | | 2. Harold Goodworth | GBR | 76.0 | | 3. Erik Adlerz | SWE | 74.1 | | 4. Oskar Wetzell | FIN | 69.7 | | 5. James Aldous | GBR | 68.0 |
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| Ranking | Score | | 1. Hjalmar Johansson | SWE | 78.4 | | 2. Karl Malmström | SWE | 73.95 | | 3. William Hoare | GBR | 65.2 | | 4. Joseph Huketick |  BEL | DNF |
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| Ranking | Score | | 1. Hilmer Löfberg | SWE | 68.9 | | 2. Heinz Freyschmidt | GeR | 67.3 | | 3. Sigfrid Larsson | SWE | 64.8 | | 4. William Webb | GBR | 57.7 | | 5. Thomas Collins | GBR | 56.5 |
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| Ranking | Score | | 1. Arvid Spångberg | SWE | 79.2 | | 2. Harald Arbin | SWE | 76.8 | | 3. George F. Cane | GBR | 73.1 | | 4. Karl Gustaf Vindqvist | SWE | 65.70 |
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| Ranking | Score | | 1. Robert Andersson | SWE | 73.55 | | 2. Toivo Aro | FIN | 69.5 | | 3. Harold Grote | USA | 62.8 | | 4. Axel Runström | SWE | 57.6 | | 5. Fritz Nicolai | GeR | 54.5 | | 6. Thomas Harrington | GBR | 53.15 |
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| Olympic Champions Men 10m Paltform | | 2016: | Chen Aisen |  CHN | | 2012: | David Boudia | USA | | 2008: | Matthew Mitcham |  AUS | | 2004: | Hu Jia | CHN | | 2000: | Tian Liang | CHN | | 1996: | Dmitri Sautin |  RUS | | 1992: | Sun Shuwei | CHN | | 1988: | Greg Louganis | USA | | 1984: | Greg Louganis | USA | | 1980: | Falk Hoffmann |  GDR | | 1976: | Klaus Dibiasi |  ITA | | 1972: | Klaus Dibiasi | ITA | | 1968: | Klaus Dibiasi | ITA | | 1964: | Bob Webster | USA | | 1960: | Bob Webster | USA | | 1956: | Joaquín Capilla |  MEX | | 1952: | Sammy Lee | USA | | 1948: | Sammy Lee | USA | | 1936: | Marshall Wayne | USA | | 1932: | Harold Smith | USA | | 1928: | Pete Desjardins | USA | | 1924: | Albert White | USA | | 1920: | Clarence Pinkston | USA | | 1912: | Erik Adlerz | SWE | | 1908: | Hjalmar Johansson | SWE | | 1904: | George Sheldon | USA |
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