Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard

Women's 3 metre springboard at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Women's 3 metre springboard victory ceremony
Venue	Aquatics Centre
Date	3–5 August
Competitors	30 from 17 nations
Medalists
Wu Minxia  China He Zi  China Laura Sánchez  Mexico

Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics
3 m springboard		men		women
10 m platform		men		women
Synchronized 3 m springboard		men		women
Synchronized 10 m platform		men		women

The women's 3 metre springboard diving competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 3 to 5 August at the Aquatics Centre within the Olympic Park.

China's Wu Minxia won the gold medal and He Zi, also from China, took silver. Laura Sánchez of Mexico won the bronze.

Format

The competition was held in three rounds:

• Preliminary round: All 30 divers perform five dives; the top 18 divers advance to the semi-final.
• Semi-final: The 18 divers perform five dives; the scores of the qualifications are erased and the top 12 divers advance to the final.
• Final: The 12 divers perform five dives; the semi-final scores are erased and the top three divers win the gold, silver and bronze medals accordingly.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date	Time	Round
Friday 3 August 2012	14:30	Preliminary
Saturday 4 August 2012	14:30	Semi-final
Sunday 5 August 2012	19:00	Final

Results

Rank	Diver	Preliminary		Semi-final		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Dive 1	Dive 2	Dive 3	Dive 4	Dive 5	Total points	Rank
	Wu Minxia (CHN)	387.75	1	394.40	1	79.50	79.75	85.25	84.00	85.50	414.00	1
	He Zi (CHN)	363.85	2	354.50	3	76.50	83.70	78.00	76.50	64.50	379.20	2
	Laura Sánchez (MEX)	320.15	9	336.50	7	70.50	67.50	75.00	74.40	75.00	362.40	3
4	Tania Cagnotto (ITA)	349.80	3	362.10	2	76.50	69.00	68.20	72.00	76.50	362.20	4
5	Sharleen Stratton (AUS)	342.70	5	327.60	9	70.5	67.50	66.65	69.00	72.00	345.65	5
6	Jennifer Abel (CAN)	344.15	4	353.25	4	66.00	77.50	55.50	72.00	72.00	343.00	6
7	Cassidy Krug (USA)	320.10	10	345.60	5	72.00	72.85	70.50	72.00	55.50	342.85	7
8	Christina Loukas (USA)	330.45	7	339.75	6	69.00	64.50	66.00	65.10	67.50	332.10	8
9	Olena Fedorova (UKR)	308.70	14	314.70	12	65.80	63.00	63.00	61.50	64.50	317.80	9
10	Anna Lindberg (SWE)	318.60	11	319.80	10	63.00	55.80	67.50	67.50	63.00	316.80	10
11	Jaele Patrick (AUS)	289.65	18	315.60	11	67.50	63.00	60.00	58.90	60.00	309.40	11
12	Emilie Heymans (CAN)	337.20	6	331.35	8	67.50	46.20	72.00	58.50	51.00	295.20	12
13	Hannah Starling (GBR)	298.95	17	313.95	13	Reserve
14	Nora Subschinski (GER)	311.70	12	313.20	14	Reserve
15	Francesca Dallapé (ITA)	311.25	13	312.60	15	—
16	Katja Dieckow (GER)	303.90	15	312.50	16	—
17	Nadezhda Bazhina (RUS)	325.00	8	310.70	17	—
18	Rebecca Gallantree (GBR)	299.25	16	267.10	18	—
19	Anastasia Pozdniakova (RUS)	286.50	19	—
20	Cheong Jun Hoong (MAS)	272.45	20	—
21	Hanna Pysmenska (UKR)	271.50	21	—
22	Flóra Gondos (HUN)	266.45	22	—
23	Jocelyn Castillo (VEN)	266.00	23	—
24	Ng Yan Yee (MAS)	257.85	24	—
25	Nóra Barta (HUN)	257.70	25	—
26	Fanny Bouvet (FRA)	257.10	26	—
27	Marion Farissier (FRA)	248.70	27	—
28	Juliana Veloso (BRA)	241.15	28	—
29	Arantxa Chávez (MEX)	225.45	29	—
30	Jenifer Benítez (ESP)	224.60	30	—