Diving at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
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Venue | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre |
Dates | 30 November 1956 7 December 1956 | through
No. of events | 4 |
Competitors | 60 from 16 nations |
Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
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3 m springboard | men | women |
10 m platform | men | women |
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, four diving events were contested.[1]
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee,[2] and appeared on the 1956 Official Report as springboard diving and high diving, respectively.[3]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 metre springboard |
Bob Clotworthy![]() |
Donald Harper![]() |
Joaquín Capilla![]() |
10 metre platform |
Joaquín Capilla![]() |
Gary Tobian![]() |
Richard Connor![]() |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 metre springboard |
Pat McCormick![]() |
Jeanne Stunyo![]() |
Irene MacDonald![]() |
10 metre platform |
Pat McCormick![]() |
Juno Stover-Irwin![]() |
Paula Jean Myers-Pope![]() |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |