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Record 1 2000-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Events
  • Diving
DEF

Diving event that took place only once during the 1904 Olympic Games. The event consisted of divers plunging into the water and striving to travel the greatest possible distance under water.

OBS

The "Plunge for distance" on the programme of the Games of the III Olympiad St. Louis 1904 is translated as follows: "Plongeon en longueur" in: Enzyklopädie der Olympischen Spiele, Daten, Fakten, Namen by Erich Kamper.

OBS

Information supplied by the International Olympic Committee, The Olympic Museum, Historical Archives Documentation Section, Library, in Switzerland.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
  • Plongeon
OBS

Source(s) : Enzyklopädie der Olympischen Spiele, Daten, Fakten, Namen by Erich Kamper.

Spanish

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