| Diving at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre |
| Dates | 30 November 1956 through 7 December 1956 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard | Bob Clotworthy  United States | Donald Harper United States | Joaquín Capilla  Mexico |
| 10 metre platform | Joaquín Capilla Mexico | Gary Tobian United States | Richard Connor United States |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard | Pat McCormick United States | Jeanne Stunyo United States | Irene MacDonald  Canada |
| 10 metre platform | Pat McCormick United States | Juno Stover-Irwin United States | Paula Jean Myers-Pope United States |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Venezuela competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, and in the equestrian events held in Stockholm, Sweden. Twenty-two competitors, all men, were selected by the Venezuelan Olympic Committee to take part in sixteen events across five sports. The delegation featured no female competitors, for the second time, and won no medals. While most of the Venezuelan athletes did not advance past the qualifying rounds of their sports, there were some good placings in the shooting, with Germán Briceño and Carlos Monteverde finishing in the top 10 of their events.
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, four diving events were contested. The competitions were held from Friday 30 July 1948 to Friday 6 August 1948.
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, four diving events were contested.
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, four diving events were contested.
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The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme.
The women's 3 metre springboard, also reported as springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme.
The men's 10 metre platform, also reported as high diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme.
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