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

The men's 3 metre springboard diving competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on 6 and 7 August at the Aquatics Centre within the Olympic Park.
Ilya Zakharov from Russia won the gold medal. China's Qin Kai took silver and He Chong won bronze.

## Format

The competition was held in three rounds:
* Preliminary round: All 29 divers perform six dives; the top 18 divers advance to the semi-final.
* Semi-final: The 18 divers perform six dives; the scores of the qualifications are erased and the top 12 divers advance to the final.
* Final: The 12 divers perform six 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 |
| Monday 6 August 2012 | 19:00 | Preliminary |
| Tuesday 7 August 2012 | 10:00 19:00 | Semifinal Final |

## Results

Source:
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Rank | Diver | Nation | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Dive 1 | Dive 2 | Dive 3 | Dive 4 | Dive 5 | Dive 6 | Points |
| | Ilya Zakharov | Russia | 507.65 | 1 | 505.60 | 2 | 85.00 | 91.00 | 89.25 | 86.70 | 99.45 | 104.50 | 555.90 |
| | Qin Kai | China | 451.60 | 11 | 500.35 | 3 | 81.00 | 86.70 | 96.25 | 91.80 | 96.90 | 89.10 | 541.75 |
| | He Chong | China | 500.90 | 2 | 510.15 | 1 | 72.00 | 81.60 | 89.25 | 85.00 | 98.80 | 97.50 | 524.15 |
| 4 | Patrick Hausding | Germany | 477.15 | 4 | 485.55 | 6 | 76.50 | 75.95 | 87.75 | 76.50 | 94.50 | 94.35 | 505.55 |
| 5 | Troy Dumais | United States | 486.60 | 3 | 490.55 | 5 | 83.70 | 84.15 | 76.50 | 81.60 | 88.40 | 88.40 | 498.35 |
| 6 | Yahel Castillo | Mexico | 475.25 | 5 | 499.65 | 4 | 86.70 | 85.00 | 95.00 | 89.25 | 72.00 | 64.75 | 492.70 |
| 7 | Ethan Warren | Australia | 441.50 | 15 | 456.85 | 11 | 72.00 | 68.20 | 91.20 | 86.70 | 89.25 | 81.60 | 488.95 |
| 8 | Illya Kvasha | Ukraine | 470.25 | 6 | 478.60 | 7 | 78.20 | 68.40 | 79.20 | 82.25 | 67.50 | 86.70 | 462.25 |
| 9 | Chris Mears | Great Britain | 436.05 | 18 | 461.00 | 9 | 72.00 | 58.50 | 74.25 | 78.20 | 56.10 | 100.70 | 439.75 |
| 10 | Yeoh Ken Nee | Malaysia | 452.60 | 10 | 441.65 | 12 | 79.05 | 78.20 | 49.50 | 79.20 | 76.50 | 75.00 | 437.45 |
| 11 | Alexandre Despatie | Canada | 458.55 | 9 | 472.80 | 8 | 72.00 | 80.85 | 81.00 | 83.30 | 74.10 | 22.10 | 413.35 |
| 12 | Javier Illana | Spain | 460.35 | 8 | 458.05 | 10 | 70.50 | 86.70 | 55.10 | 42.00 | 35.70 | 81.60 | 371.60 |
| 13 | François Imbeau-Dulac | Canada | 449.30 | 12 | 440.20 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 14 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | Russia | 440.95 | 16 | 437.70 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 15 | Matthieu Rosset | France | 445.15 | 13 | 422.50 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 16 | Oleksiy Pryhorov | Ukraine | 439.80 | 17 | 414.15 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | César Castro | Brazil | 441.90 | 14 | 388.40 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 18 | Chris Colwill | United States | 461.35 | 7 | 339.80 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 19 | Huang Qiang | Malaysia | 433.85 | 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 | did not advance |
| 20 | Michele Benedetti | Italy | 433.05 | 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 | did not advance |
| 21 | Sebastián Villa | Colombia | 414.90 | 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 | did not advance |
| 22 | Damien Cely | France | 413.30 | 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 | did not advance |
| 23 | Daniel Islas Arroyo | Mexico | 410.60 | 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 | did not advance |
| 24 | Tommaso Rinaldi | Italy | 400.00 | 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 | did not advance |
| 25 | Robert Páez | Venezuela | 382.60 | 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 | did not advance |
| 26 | Stefanos Paparounas | Greece | 366.10 | 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 | did not advance |
| 27 | Jack Laugher | Great Britain | 330.00 | 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 | did not advance |
| 28 | Edickson Contreras | Venezuela | 301.45 | 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 | did not advance |
| – | Stephan Feck | Germany | did not finish* | did not finish* | did not finish* | did not finish* | did not finish* | did not finish* | did not finish* | did not finish* | did not finish* | did not finish* | did not finish* |
*Stephan Feck, competing in his first Olympics, received a 0.0 on his second dive after he slipped on the board and landed on his back in the water. He returned for his third dive but did not perform his fourth, fifth or sixth, thereby removing himself from the competition.