Diving
Six divers, all men, represented Finland in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. Kärkkäinen was the only Finnish diver to advance to a final, finishing ninth in the platform event.
- Men
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Jussi Elo | Plain high diving | 21.5 | 141 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Hannes Kärkkäinen | 10 m platform | 16 | 408.2 | 3 Q | 40.5 | 380.9 | 9 |
| Hugo Koivuniemi | Plain high diving | 28 | 123 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Lauri Kyöstilä | 10 m platform | 23 | 363.4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Atte Lindqvist | 3 m board | 25 | 398.8 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Yrjö Valkama | Plain high diving | 19.5 | 150 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Read more about this topic: Finland At The 1924 Summer Olympics
Famous quotes containing the word diving:
“A worm is as good a traveler as a grasshopper or a cricket, and a much wiser settler. With all their activity these do not hop away from drought nor forward to summer. We do not avoid evil by fleeing before it, but by rising above or diving below its plane; as the worm escapes drought and frost by boring a few inches deeper.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“all the fine
Points of diving feet together toes pointed hands shaped right
To insert her into water like a needle”
—James Dickey (b. 1923)