Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, four diving events were contested.[1]
| 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 |
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
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard |
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Donald Harper |
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| 10 metre platform |
Joaquín Capilla |
Gary Tobian |
Richard Connor |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard |
Pat McCormick |
Jeanne Stunyo |
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| 10 metre platform |
Pat McCormick |
Juno Stover-Irwin |
Paula Jean Myers-Pope |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participating nations
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Notes
- "Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics". OlyMADMen. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- IOC medals database
- The Organising Committee of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956, pp. 591, 594.
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
- The Organizing Committee of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, 1956 (1958). "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956" (PDF). The Organizing Committee of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, 1956. Archived from the original (pdf) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2007.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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