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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ilya Zakharov  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Qin Kai  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) He Chong  China
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Ilya Zakharov from Russia won the gold medal. China's Qin Kai took silver and He Chong won bronze.

Format

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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

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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

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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   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
14 Evgeny Kuznetsov   Russia 440.95 16 437.70 14 did not advance
15 Matthieu Rosset   France 445.15 13 422.50 15 did not advance
16 Oleksiy Pryhorov   Ukraine 439.80 17 414.15 16 did not advance
17 César Castro   Brazil 441.90 14 388.40 17 did not advance
18 Chris Colwill   United States 461.35 7 339.80 18 did not advance
19 Huang Qiang   Malaysia 433.85 19 did not advance
20 Michele Benedetti   Italy 433.05 20 did not advance
21 Sebastián Villa   Colombia 414.90 21 did not advance
22 Damien Cely   France 413.30 22 did not advance
23 Daniel Islas Arroyo   Mexico 410.60 23 did not advance
24 Tommaso Rinaldi   Italy 400.00 24 did not advance
25 Robert Páez   Venezuela 382.60 25 did not advance
26 Stefanos Paparounas   Greece 366.10 26 did not advance
27 Jack Laugher   Great Britain 330.00 27 did not advance
28 Edickson Contreras   Venezuela 301.45 28 did not advance
Stephan Feck   Germany 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.[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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  1. ^ "Men's 3 m springboard - Results". london2012.com. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Feck'd It! German Diver Stephan Feck Completes Worst Dive Ever". 7 August 2012.