Platform, Women
| Date | 6 – 7 December 1956 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Olympic Park Swimming and Diving Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Participants | 18 from 10 countries | |
| Format | 10 metres platform. | |
The Americans swept the medals with the same threesome that had swept the medals in 1952. Pat McCormick won gold to complete her double-double, winning springboard and platform in both 1952 and 1956. The silver medal in Melbourne went to Juno Irwin, while Paula Jean Myers won bronze, as they reversed their positions from Helsinki. The event was closer than expected as Myers led the qualifying round of four dives, with McCormick only fourth, 1.68 points behind Myers. The final consisted of two optional dives, and McCormick posted the best score on each dive to win her fourth gold medal. This was the last medal sweep in women’s diving at the Olympics, and under current rules, it cannot occur again, as each nation is now limited to only two divers per event.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat McCormick |  USA | 84.85 | 51.28 (4) | 84.85 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Juno Irwin | USA | 81.64 | 50.81 (5) | 81.64 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Paula Jean Myers | USA | 81.58 | 52.96 (1) | 81.58 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Nicole Péllissard-Darrigrand |  FRA | 78.80 | 50.02 (7) | 78.80 (4) | |||
| 5 | Tatyana Karakashiyants |  URS | 76.95 | 52.19 (3) | 76.95 (5) | |||
| 6 | Lyubov Zhigalova | URS | 76.40 | 49.22 (8) | 76.40 (6) | |||
| 7 | Ann Long |  GBR | 76.15 | 49.15 (9) | 76.15 (7) | |||
| 8 | Birte Hanson |  SWE | 75.21 | 50.48 (6) | 75.21 (8) | |||
| 9 | Raisa Gorokhovskaya | URS | 73.84 | 52.64 (2) | 73.84 (9) | |||
| 10 | Kanoko Tsutani |  JPN | 70.95 | 48.45 (10) | 70.95 (10) | |||
| 11 | Hatsuko Hirose | JPN | 69.71 | 46.15 (12) | 69.71 (11) | |||
| 12 | Charmian Welsh | GBR | 69.05 | 46.55 (11) | 69.05 (12) | |||
| 13 | Eva Pfarrhofer |  AUT | 46.02 | 46.02 (13) | – | |||
| 14 | Barbara McAulay |  AUS | 45.67 | 45.67 (14) | – | |||
| 15 | Hanna Laursen |  DEN | 35.39 | 45.39 (15) | – | |||
| 16 | Rosalyn Barton | AUS | 41.96 | 41.96 (16) | – | |||
| 17 | Mary Proença |  BRA | 36.71 | 36.71 (17) | – | |||
| 18 | Adele Price | AUS | 35.28 | 35.28 (18) | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 6 December 1956 — 14:00 |
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| Format | Four compulsory dives. Top 12 advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paula Jean Myers | USA | 52.96 | ||
| 2 | Raisa Gorokhovskaya | URS | 52.64 | ||
| 3 | Tatyana Karakashiyants | URS | 52.19 | ||
| 4 | Pat McCormick | USA | 51.28 | ||
| 5 | Juno Irwin | USA | 50.81 | ||
| 6 | Birte Hanson | SWE | 50.48 | ||
| 7 | Nicole Péllissard-Darrigrand | FRA | 50.02 | ||
| 8 | Lyubov Zhigalova | URS | 49.22 | ||
| 9 | Ann Long | GBR | 49.15 | ||
| 10 | Kanoko Tsutani | JPN | 48.45 | ||
| 11 | Charmian Welsh | GBR | 46.55 | ||
| 12 | Hatsuko Hirose | JPN | 46.15 | ||
| 13 | Eva Pfarrhofer | AUT | 46.02 | ||
| 14 | Barbara McAulay | AUS | 45.67 | ||
| 15 | Hanna Laursen | DEN | 45.39 | 1 | |
| 16 | Rosalyn Barton | AUS | 41.96 | 2 | |
| 17 | Mary Proença | BRA | 36.71 | 3 | |
| 18 | Adele Price | AUS | 35.28 |
Final
| Date | 7 December 1956 — 20:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Two optional dives. Score added to qualifying round score. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Final Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat McCormick | USA | 84.85 | 33.57 | ||
| 2 | Juno Irwin | USA | 81.64 | 30.83 | ||
| 3 | Paula Jean Myers | USA | 81.58 | 28.62 | ||
| 4 | Nicole Péllissard-Darrigrand | FRA | 78.80 | 28.78 | ||
| 5 | Tatyana Karakashiyants | URS | 76.95 | 24.76 | ||
| 6 | Lyubov Zhigalova | URS | 76.40 | 27.18 | ||
| 7 | Ann Long | GBR | 76.15 | 27.00 | ||
| 8 | Birte Hanson | SWE | 75.21 | 24.73 | ||
| 9 | Raisa Gorokhovskaya | URS | 73.84 | 21.20 | ||
| 10 | Kanoko Tsutani | JPN | 70.95 | 22.50 | ||
| 11 | Hatsuko Hirose | JPN | 69.71 | 23.56 | ||
| 12 | Charmian Welsh | GBR | 69.05 | 22.50 |