# Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard

The men's 3 metre springboard diving competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 15 and 16 August at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center in Barra da Tijuca.

## 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 Brasília time (UTC−3)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Monday, 15 August 2016 | 15:15 | Preliminary |
| Tuesday, 16 August 2016 | 10:00 18:00 | Semifinal Final |

## Results

| 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 |
| | Cao Yuan | China | 498.70 | 1 | 489.10 | 1 | 85.00 | 94.50 | 94.50 | 90.00 | 86.70 | 96.90 | 547.60 |
| | Jack Laugher | Great Britain | 439.95 | 7 | 389.40 | 12 | 81.60 | 91.00 | 90.10 | 76.05 | 96.90 | 88.20 | 523.85 |
| | Patrick Hausding | Germany | 440.00 | 6 | 413.50 | 10 | 63.00 | 89.25 | 79.55 | 83.30 | 98.80 | 85.00 | 498.90 |
| 4 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | Russia | 449.90 | 4 | 468.35 | 3 | 81.60 | 76.50 | 68.25 | 90.00 | 70.00 | 95.00 | 481.35 |
| 5 | Kristian Ipsen | United States | 461.35 | 3 | 437.70 | 7 | 72.00 | 75.00 | 72.85 | 89.25 | 77.00 | 89.70 | 475.80 |
| 6 | Illya Kvasha | Ukraine | 398.20 | 15 | 430.05 | 8 | 71.40 | 79.05 | 82.25 | 93.10 | 66.00 | 83.30 | 475.10 |
| 7 | Rommel Pacheco | Mexico | 488.25 | 2 | 469.70 | 2 | 45.90 | 58.50 | 86.70 | 79.20 | 84.00 | 96.90 | 451.20 |
| 8 | Oliver Dingley | Ireland | 399.80 | 13 | 414.25 | 9 | 74.40 | 81.60 | 76.50 | 69.00 | 61.50 | 79.90 | 442.90 |
| 9 | César Castro | Brazil | 398.85 | 14 | 442.45 | 6 | 72.00 | 77.50 | 76.50 | 70.50 | 63.00 | 76.50 | 436.00 |
| 10 | Michael Hixon | United States | 421.60 | 10 | 467.25 | 4 | 60.00 | 81.60 | 85.75 | 77.00 | 62.70 | 64.60 | 431.65 |
| 11 | Philippe Gagne | Canada | 400.75 | 12 | 445.40 | 5 | 72.00 | 63.55 | 73.10 | 71.40 | 64.75 | 80.50 | 425.30 |
| 12 | Sebastián Morales | Colombia | 447.05 | 5 | 406.55 | 11 | 65.10 | 76.50 | 42.00 | 34.20 | 70.20 | 76.50 | 364.50 |
| 13 | Michele Benedetti | Italy | 390.85 | 17 | 387.30 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 14 | Yona Knight-Wisdom | Jamaica | 416.55 | 11 | 381.40 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 15 | Grant Nel | Australia | 395.05 | 16 | 368.35 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 16 | Rodrigo Diego | Mexico | 430.70 | 8 | 356.05 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 17 | Stephan Feck | Germany | 423.50 | 9 | 354.20 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 18 | Ilya Zakharov | Russia | 389.90 | 18 | 345.60 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 19 | Freddie Woodward | Great Britain | 388.15 | 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 | Ken Terauchi | Japan | 380.85 | 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 | He Chao | China | 380.35 | 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 | Sho Sakai | Japan | 373.70 | 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 | Matthieu Rosset | France | 373.40 | 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 | Woo Ha-ram | South Korea | 364.10 | 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 | Youssef Ezzat | Egypt | 360.95 | 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 | Kevin Chávez | Australia | 356.55 | 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 | Constantin Blaha | Austria | 351.95 | 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 | Andrea Chiarabini | Italy | 350.40 | 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 |
| 29 | Ahmad Amsyar Azman | Malaysia | 341.70 | 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 | Did not advance |