| Event: | Women's 3 metre springboard |
| Championship: | 1973 World Aquatics Championships |
| Dates: | 2–3 September |
| Venue: | Tašmajdan Sports and Recreation Center |
| Location: | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| Competitors: | 24 |
| Nations: | 14 |
| Win Label: | Winning points |
| Win Value: | 442.17 |
| Gold: | Christa Köhler |
| Gold Nation: | GDR |
| Silver: | Ulrika Knape |
| Silver Nation: | SWE |
| Bronze: | Marina Janicke |
| Bronze Nation: | GDR |
| Next: | 1975 |
The Women's 3 metre springboard competition at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships was held on 2 and 3 September 1973.
Green denotes finalists
| Rank | Diver | Nationality | Preliminary | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||
| 405.51 | 3 | 442.17 | 1 | |||
| 420.24 | 1 | 434.19 | 2 | |||
| 394.02 | 5 | 426.33 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 389.31 | 7 | 407.47 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 392.94 | 6 | 403.50 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 411.12 | 2 | 385.98 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 389.31 | 8 | 383.55 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 401.10 | 4 | 375.06 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 384.03 | 9 | did not advance | |||
| 10 | 380.88 | 10 | ||||
| 11 | 371.73 | 11 | ||||
| 12 | 371.55 | 12 | ||||
| 13 | 353.76 | 13 | ||||
| 14 | 351.21 | 14 | ||||
| 15 | 345.87 | 15 | ||||
| 16 | 340.71 | 16 | ||||
| 17 | 331.92 | 17 | ||||
| 18 | 329.88 | 18 | ||||
| 19 | 326.70 | 19 | ||||
| 20 | 307.80 | 20 | ||||
| 21 | 290.85 | 21 | ||||
| 22 | 284.91 | 22 | ||||
| 23 | 269.88 | 23 | ||||
| 24 | 248.55 | 24 | ||||