At the
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, w ...
in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metro ...
, four
diving events were contested.
Medal summary
The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swis ...
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[IOC medals database](_blank)
/ref> and appeared on the 1956 Official Report as ''springboard diving'' and ''high diving'', respectively.[The Organising Committee of the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956, pp. 591, 594.]
Men
Women
Medal table
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See also
* Diving at the 1955 Pan American Games
This page shows the results of the Diving (sport), Diving Competition for men and women at the 1955 Pan American Games, held from March 12 to March 26, 1955 in Mexico City, Mexico. There were two events, for both men and women.
Men's competition
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Notes
References
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Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are kille ...
1956 in water sports
Diving in Australia