Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Diving at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
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Venue | Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre |
Dates | 30 November 1956 (1956-11-30) through 7 December 1956 (1956-12-07) |
No. of events | 4 |
Competitors | 60 from 16 nations |
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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
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 metre springboard details | Bob Clotworthy![]() | Donald Harper![]() | Joaquín Capilla![]() |
10 metre platform details | Joaquín Capilla![]() | Gary Tobian![]() | Richard Connor![]() |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 metre springboard details | Pat McCormick![]() | Jeanne Stunyo![]() | Irene MacDonald![]() |
10 metre platform details | Pat McCormick![]() | Juno Stover-Irwin![]() | Paula Jean Myers-Pope![]() |
Medal table
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 |
Participating nations
See also
Notes
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.
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