Part 2 - LA84 Foundation

11. Competition Management
by Sport
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11.17.2
Conduct
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of the Competitions
Each NOC was allowed to enter two
competitors per Individual event of the
competitive swimming, and one team
in the relay events; the total number of
competitors each NOC was allowed to
enter in the competitive swimming was
not to exceed 26 each for the men's
and women's events.
In the diving competition, each NOC
was allowed to enter two competitors
in each event, but the maximum number
to be allowed for each NOC was
not to exceed four each for the men
and women.
The water polo competitions included
the first six teams from the previous
World Senior Championship Tournament
(WSCT), host Korea, and five
teams selected from the Olympic
Games Qualification Tournament
(OGQT).
For the synchronized swimming, each
NOC was allowed to enter one solo
competitor and one duet team.
The number of actual participating
competitors totalled 944, but the
combined number came to 1,879, as
many of these athletes competed in
more than one event.
Of the total, competitive swimmers
accounted for 1,566, divers for 109,
water polo players 156, and synchronized
swimmers accounted for 48.
The competitive swimming was made
up of 31 events, namely: 10 freestyle
events each for men and women, four
events each in the breaststroke, backstroke,
butterfly and individual medley,
two medley relay events, and three
freestyle relay events.
In the individual events, the first 16
finishers in the elimination heats qualified
to the next level of competition;
the first to the eighth place finishers
were grouped into the A finals, and the
ninth to the 16th place finishers were
grouped into the B finals. In the 1,500
meters and 800 meters freestyles,
however, the first to the eighth place
finishers were selected through heats
for the finals.
In diving, men and women each performed
mandatory dives and optional
dives in the 3-meter springboard and
10-meter platform.
In springboard diving, both men and
women were required to perform five
dives within the combined difficulty
degree of 9.5. In platform diving
competition, men and women were
required to perform four dives of their
choice within the combined difficulty
degree of 7.6. In optional events, men
were required to perform six dives in
the springboard diving competition,
and women were required to perform
five dives, while in platform diving
competition, men were required to
perform six dives, and women four
dives. In those events, the difficulty
degree was not imposed, and the
competitors performing high difficulty
dives earned higher scores.
In water polo competition, the number
of teams qualified for the tournament
was limited to 12. The 12 teams were
drawn into two groups (A, B) for the
preliminary round with six teams in
each group. Placing in each group
was determined in 30 matches played
on a league system. In the final round,
the first and second place teams in
each group played four matches in a
cross match tournament to determine
the first to fourth place.
Number of Competitors in Swimming Events
Event
Competitive Swimming
Diving
Water Polo
Synchronized Swimming
Total
50m free
100m free
200m free
400m free
800m free
1500m free
100m breaststroke
200m breaststroke
100m backstroke
200m backstroke
100m butterfly
200m butterfly
200m indiv. medley
400m indiv. medley
4 x 100m medley relay
4 x 100m freestyle relay
4 x 200m freestyle relay
Water polo
Platform 10m
Waterpolo
Solo
Duet
Swimming Medal Tally by NOC
NOC
German Democratic Rep.
U.S.A.
Hungary
People's Rep. of China
U.S.S.R.
Canada
Federal Rep. of Germany
Australia
Bulgaria
Great Britain
Japan
Yugoslavia
Surinam
Rumania
Costa Rica
Denmark
Netherlands
Sweden
New Zealand
Spain
France
Italy
Mexico
Poland
Total
Gold
11
10
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
38
Silver
8
10
2
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
38
The third and fourth place teams in
each group played four matches in
round robin to determine the fifth
through 8th place, and using the same
match method, the 9th through 12th
place were determined.
In synchronized swimming competition,
the time limit for solo was three
and one half minutes including 20
seconds for deck movements, and the
time limit for duets was four minutes
including 20 seconds for deck move-
Men
70
11
63
49
35
61
54
52
44
51
40
56
34
100
84
64
35
26
156
1,151
Bronze
9
6
2
6
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
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Number of Athletes
Women
50
57
44
30
27
42
43
41
32
40
28
36
30
72
60
28
20
18
30
728
Total
120
134
107
79
27
35
103
97
93
76
91
68
92
64
172
144
64
63
46
156
18
30
1,879