| Event: | Men's 3 metre springboard |
| Championship: | 1973 World Aquatics Championships |
| Dates: | 5–6 September |
| Venue: | Tašmajdan Sports and Recreation Center |
| Location: | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| Competitors: | 24 |
| Nations: | 16 |
| Win Label: | Winning points |
| Win Value: | 618.57 |
| Gold: | Phil Boggs |
| Gold Nation: | USA |
| Silver: | Klaus Dibiasi |
| Silver Nation: | ITA |
| Bronze: | Keith Russell |
| Bronze Nation: | USA |
| Next: | 1975 |
The Men's 3 metre springboard competition at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships was held on 5 and 6 September 1973.
Green denotes finalists
| Rank | Diver | Nationality | Preliminary | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||||
| 602.25 | 2 | 618.57 | 1 | ||||
| 605.40 | 1 | 617.73 | 2 | ||||
| 576.75 | 4 | 579.48 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 563.22 | 5 | 574.05 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 590.82 | 3 | 553.01 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 554.97 | 6 | 551.91 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 546.69 | 7 | 549.90 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 503.49 | 8 | 485.76 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 499.41 | 9 | did not advance | ||||
| 10 | 496.89 | 10 | |||||
| 11 | 487.68 | 11 | |||||
| 12 | 470.04 | 12 | |||||
| 13 | 466.08 | 13 | |||||
| 14 | 456.87 | 14 | |||||
| 15 | 449.01 | 15 | |||||
| 16 | 437.40 | 16 | |||||
| 17 | 409.35 | 17 | |||||
| 18 | 399. 78 | 18 | |||||
| 19 | 395.14 | 19 | |||||
| 20 | 393.99 | 20 | |||||
| 21 | 391.77 | 21 | |||||
| 22 | 371.70 | 22 | |||||
| 23 | 334.80 | 23 | |||||
| 24 | 299.70 | 24 | |||||
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