Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Summary

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

Diving
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueMelbourne 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 →

Medal summary edit

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 edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 metre springboard
details
Bob Clotworthy
  United States
Donald Harper
  United States
Joaquín Capilla
  Mexico
10 metre platform
details
Joaquín Capilla
  Mexico
Gary Tobian
  United States
Richard Connor
  United States

Women edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 metre springboard
details
Pat McCormick
  United States
Jeanne Stunyo
  United States
Irene MacDonald
  Canada
10 metre platform
details
Pat McCormick
  United States
Juno Stover-Irwin
  United States
Paula Jean Myers-Pope
  United States

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)3429
2  Mexico (MEX)1012
3  Canada (CAN)0011
Totals (3 entries)44412

Participating nations edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  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.

References edit

  • "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)