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.

Men's 3 metre springboard
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueAquatics Centre
Date6–7 August
Competitors29 from 17 nations
Winning points555.90
Medalists
Ilya Zakharov  Russia
Qin Kai  China
He Chong  China

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 201210:00
19:00
Semifinal
Final

Results

Source:[1]

Rank Diver Nation Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Dive 1 Dive 2 Dive 3 Dive 4 Dive 5 Dive 6 Points
Ilya Zakharov Russia507.651505.60285.0091.0089.2586.7099.45104.50555.90
Qin Kai China451.6011500.35381.0086.7096.2591.8096.9089.10541.75
He Chong China500.902510.15172.0081.6089.2585.0098.8097.50524.15
4Patrick Hausding Germany477.154485.55676.5075.9587.7576.5094.5094.35505.55
5Troy Dumais United States486.603490.55583.7084.1576.5081.6088.4088.40498.35
6Yahel Castillo Mexico475.255499.65486.7085.0095.0089.2572.0064.75492.70
7Ethan Warren Australia441.5015456.851172.0068.2091.2086.7089.2581.60488.95
8Illya Kvasha Ukraine470.256478.60778.2068.4079.2082.2567.5086.70462.25
9Chris Mears Great Britain436.0518461.00972.0058.5074.2578.2056.10100.70439.75
10Yeoh Ken Nee Malaysia452.6010441.651279.0578.2049.5079.2076.5075.00437.45
11Alexandre Despatie Canada458.559472.80872.0080.8581.0083.3074.1022.10413.35
12Javier Illana Spain460.358458.051070.5086.7055.1042.0035.7081.60371.60
13François Imbeau-Dulac Canada449.3012440.2013Did not advance
14Evgeny Kuznetsov Russia440.9516437.7014Did not advance
15Matthieu Rosset France445.1513422.5015Did not advance
16Oleksiy Pryhorov Ukraine439.8017414.1516Did not advance
17César Castro Brazil441.9014388.4017Did not advance
18Chris Colwill United States461.357339.8018Did not advance
19Huang Qiang Malaysia433.8519Did not advance
20Michele Benedetti Italy433.0520Did not advance
21Sebastian Villa Colombia414.9021Did not advance
22Damien Cely France413.3022Did not advance
23Daniel Islas Arroyo Mexico410.6023Did not advance
24Tommaso Rinaldi Italy400.0024Did not advance
25Robert Páez Venezuela382.6025Did not advance
26Stefanos Paparounas Greece366.1026Did not advance
27Jack Laugher Great Britain330.0027Did not advance
28Edickson Contreras Venezuela301.4528Did not advance
Stephan Feck GermanyDid 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.[2] He returned for his third dive but did not perform his fourth, fifth or sixth, thereby removing himself from the competition.

References

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