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

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 | Nation | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Dive 1 | Dive 2 | Dive 3 | Dive 4 | Dive 5 | Total points |
| | Wu Minxia | China | 387.75 | 1 | 394.40 | 1 | 79.50 | 79.75 | 85.25 | 84.00 | 85.50 | 414.00 |
| | He Zi | China | 363.85 | 2 | 354.50 | 3 | 76.50 | 83.70 | 78.00 | 76.50 | 64.50 | 379.20 |
| | Laura Sánchez | Mexico | 320.15 | 9 | 336.50 | 7 | 70.50 | 67.50 | 75.00 | 74.40 | 75.00 | 362.40 |
| 4 | Tania Cagnotto | Italy | 349.80 | 3 | 362.10 | 2 | 76.50 | 69.00 | 68.20 | 72.00 | 76.50 | 362.20 |
| 5 | Sharleen Stratton | Australia | 342.70 | 5 | 327.60 | 9 | 70.5 | 67.50 | 66.65 | 69.00 | 72.00 | 345.65 |
| 6 | Jennifer Abel | Canada | 344.15 | 4 | 353.25 | 4 | 66.00 | 77.50 | 55.50 | 72.00 | 72.00 | 343.00 |
| 7 | Cassidy Krug | United States | 320.10 | 10 | 345.60 | 5 | 72.00 | 72.85 | 70.50 | 72.00 | 55.50 | 342.85 |
| 8 | Christina Loukas | United States | 330.45 | 7 | 339.75 | 6 | 69.00 | 64.50 | 66.00 | 65.10 | 67.50 | 332.10 |
| 9 | Olena Fedorova | Ukraine | 308.70 | 14 | 314.70 | 12 | 65.80 | 63.00 | 63.00 | 61.50 | 64.50 | 317.80 |
| 10 | Anna Lindberg | Sweden | 318.60 | 11 | 319.80 | 10 | 63.00 | 55.80 | 67.50 | 67.50 | 63.00 | 316.80 |
| 11 | Jaele Patrick | Australia | 289.65 | 18 | 315.60 | 11 | 67.50 | 63.00 | 60.00 | 58.90 | 60.00 | 309.40 |
| 12 | Emilie Heymans | Canada | 337.20 | 6 | 331.35 | 8 | 67.50 | 46.20 | 72.00 | 58.50 | 51.00 | 295.20 |
| 13 | Hannah Starling | Great Britain | 298.95 | 17 | 313.95 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 14 | Nora Subschinski | Germany | 311.70 | 12 | 313.20 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 15 | Francesca Dallapé | Italy | 311.25 | 13 | 312.60 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 16 | Katja Dieckow | Germany | 303.90 | 15 | 312.50 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 17 | Nadezhda Bazhina | Russia | 325.00 | 8 | 310.70 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 18 | Rebecca Gallantree | Great Britain | 299.25 | 16 | 267.10 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 19 | Anastasia Pozdniakova | Russia | 286.50 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 20 | Cheong Jun Hoong | Malaysia | 272.45 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 21 | Hanna Pysmenska | Ukraine | 271.50 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 22 | Flóra Gondos | Hungary | 266.45 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 23 | Jocelyn Castillo | Venezuela | 266.00 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 24 | Ng Yan Yee | Malaysia | 257.85 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 25 | Nóra Barta | Hungary | 257.70 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 26 | Fanny Bouvet | France | 257.10 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 27 | Marion Farissier | France | 248.70 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 28 | Juliana Veloso | Brazil | 241.15 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 29 | Arantxa Chávez | Mexico | 225.45 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 30 | Jenifer Benítez | Spain | 224.60 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |