Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Diving
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Diving pictogram.svg
Venue Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre
Dates30 November 1956 (1956-11-30) through
7 December 1956 (1956-12-07)
No. of events4
Competitors60 from 16 nations
  1952
1960  

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, four diving events were contested. [1]

Medal summary

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]

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
3 metre springboard
details
Bob Clotworthy
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Donald Harper
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Joaquín Capilla
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
10 metre platform
details
Joaquín Capilla
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Gary Tobian
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Richard Connor
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
3 metre springboard
details
Pat McCormick
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Jeanne Stunyo
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Irene MacDonald
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
10 metre platform
details
Pat McCormick
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Juno Stover-Irwin
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Paula Jean Myers-Pope
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)3429
2Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico  (MEX)1012
3Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN)0011
Totals (3 entries)44412

Participating nations

See also

Notes

  1. "Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics". OlyMADMen. Retrieved 16 May 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. IOC medals database
  3. The Organising Committee of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956, pp. 591, 594.

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