title: Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics
text: # 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)
  