Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics
# Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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

## Medal summary

The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee, and appeared on the 1956 Official Report as springboard diving and high diving, respectively.

### Men

| 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

| 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

| 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) | Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |

### Participating nations

* Australia (10)
* Austria (1)
* Brazil (2)
* Canada (2)
* Chile (1)
* Denmark (2)
* Finland (1)
* France (2)
* Great Britain (5)
* Hungary (2)
* Israel (1)
* Japan (4)
* Mexico (3)
* Soviet Union (11)
* Sweden (1)
* United States (9)
