Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard explained

Event:	Women's 3 metre springboard
Games:	2016 Summer
Venue:	Maria Lenk Aquatic Center
Date:	12–14 August 2016
Competitors:	29
Nations:	18
Win Label:	Winning total
Win Value:	406.05 points
Gold:	Shi Tingmao
Goldnoc:	CHN
Silver:	He Zi
Silvernoc:	CHN
Bronze:	Tania Cagnotto
Bronzenoc:	ITA
Prev:	2012
Next:	2020

The women's 3 metre springboard diving competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 12 to 14 August at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center in Barra da Tijuca. Shi Tingmao and He Zi won the gold and silver medals, respectively, for China, and Tania Cagnotto won the bronze medal for Italy.^[1]

Format

The competition was held in three rounds:

• Preliminary round: All 29 divers performed five dives; the top 18 divers advanced to the semi-final.
• Semi-final: The 18 divers performed five dives; the scores of the qualifications were erased and the top 12 divers advance to the final.
• Final: The 12 divers performed five dives; the semi-final scores were erased and the top three divers win the gold, silver and bronze medals accordingly.^[2]

Schedule

All times are Brasília time (UTC−3)

Date	Time	Round
Friday 12 August 2016	18:30	Preliminary
Saturday 13 August 2016	19:00	Semi-final
Sunday 14 August 2016	19:00	Final

Results

Rank	Diver	Nation	Preliminary		Semifinal		Final
			Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Dive 1	Dive 2	Dive 3	Dive 4	Dive 5	Points
			357.55	3	385.00	1	81.00	81.00	84.00	79.05	81.00	406.05
			367.05	2	364.05	2	81.00	81.00	74.40	76.50	75.00	387.90
			347.30	4	324.40	7	76.50	75.00	71.30	69.00	81.00	372.80
4			373.00	1	343.45	3	76.50	69.00	72.85	79.90	69.00	367.25
5			323.35	9	326.35	4	64.50	64.50	60.00	79.05	81.60	349.65
6			347.25	5	315.65	10	72.00	65.10	67.50	67.50	72.00	344.10
7			329.10	7	318.25	9	63.00	66.65	67.50	73.50	52.50	323.15
8			304.95	14	314.25	11	63.00	65.10	58.50	64.50	67.50	318.60
9			302.05	16	308.25	12	63.00	65.10	63.00	58.50	67.50	317.10
10			299.05	17	324.75	5	67.50	65.10	67.50	40.50	66.00	306.60
11			318.10	10	321.00	8	63.00	58.50	57.00	58.80	67.50	304.80
12			333.60	6	324.75	5	67.50	60.00	41.85	67.50	66.00	302.85
13			327.75	8	304.35	13	Did not advance
14			317.10	11	298.95	14	Did not advance
15			304.05	15	295.20	15	Did not advance
16			295.20	18	293.05	16	Did not advance
17			307.95	13	291.60	17	Did not advance
18			309.50	12	290.15	18	Did not advance
19			292.95	19	Did not advance
20			286.65	20	Did not advance
21			282.25	21	Did not advance
22			279.45	22	Did not advance
23			276.90	23	Did not advance
24			273.30	24	Did not advance
25			271.40	25	Did not advance
26			252.00	26	Did not advance
27			240.90	27	Did not advance
28			238.55	28	Did not advance
29			220.30	29	Did not advance

^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rio Olympics 2016: Shi Tingmao wins women's 3m springboard gold . . 20 November 2024 . 14 August 2016.
2. Web site: 2016 Summer Olympics — Diving — Springboard, Women . . 20 November 2024.