Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's plain high diving
The men's plain high diving was one of five diving events on the diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, 22 August, Tuesday, 23 August, and on Thursday, 25 August 1920. Twenty-two divers from eleven nations competed.Results
First round
The three divers who scored the smallest number of points in each group of the first round advanced to the final.Group 1
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
| 1 | | | 10 | 153.0 | |
| 2 | | | 13 | 152.0 | |
| 3 | | | 17 | 145.5 | |
| 4 | | | 17 | 140.5 | |
| 5 | | | 21 | 139.0 | |
| 6 | | | 23 | 135.0 | |
| 7 | | | 33 | 98.0 | |
Group 2
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
| 1 | | | 8 | 175.5 | |
| 2 | | | 11 | 177.0 | |
| 3 | | | 14 | 162.0 | |
| 4 | | | 15 | 160.0 | |
| 5 | | | 25 | 148.0 | |
| 6 | | | 27 | 144.0 | |
| 7 | | | 34 | 126.0 | |
| 8 | | | 40 | 94.0 | |
Group 3
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score | Notes |
| 1 | | | 8 | 171.5 | |
| 2 | | | 10 | 164.5 | |
| 3 | | | 14 | 157.0 | |
| 4 | | | 18 | 149.5 | |
| 5 | | | 27 | 137.0 | |
| 6 | | | 28 | 136.5 | |
| 7 | | | 35 | 129.0 | |
Final
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Score |
| | | 7 | 183.5 |
| | | 8 | 183.0 |
| | | 16 | 175.0 |
| 4 | | | 19 | 173.0 |
| 5 | | | 23 | 167.5 |
| 6 | | | 27 | 159.0 |
| 7 | | | 34 | 148.5 |
| 8 | | | 37 | 153.0 |
| 9 | | | 40 | 142.0 |
