The women's 3 metre springboard was one of four diving events included in the Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics programme.

The competition was split into three phases:

Preliminary round 30 July — Each diver performed a set number of dives without any limitation on the difficulty degree. The 18 divers with the highest total score advanced to the semi-final. Semi-final 30 July — Each diver performed a set number of dives without any limitation on the difficulty degree. The 12 divers with the highest combined score from the semi-final and preliminary dives advanced to the final. Final 31 July — Each diver performed a set number of dives, without limitation on the difficulty degree. The final ranking was determined by the combined score from the final and semifinal dives.

Results

Rank Diver Nation Preliminary Semifinal Final Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank Points Rank Total Fu Mingxia 284.28 4 221.49 3 505.77 4 326.19 1 547.68 271.92 8 234.51 1 506.43 3 277.68 6 512.19 236.58 17 218.76 5 455.34 12 290.88 5 509.64 4 279.75 6 211.95 6 491.70 6 296.04 3 507.99 5 286.47 3 209.55 10 496.02 5 297.72 2 507.27 6 262.71 11 210.00 9 472.71 11 296.04 3 506.04 7 308.88 1 230.19 2 539.07 1 263.37 10 493.56 8 292.02 2 220.29 4 512.31 2 269.52 9 489.81 9 270.48 9 211.17 8 481.65 7 275.46 7 486.63 10 276.45 7 202.86 13 479.31 10 273.06 8 475.92 11 281.31 5 200.19 15 481.50 8 255.51 11 455.70 12 269.43 10 211.23 7 480.66 9 236.79 12 448.02 13 257.01 12 193.62 16 450.63 13 did not advance 14 246.27 14 200.37 14 446.64 14 did not advance 15 242.19 15 204.18 12 446.37 15 did not advance 16 239.91 16 204.99 11 444.90 16 did not advance 17 252.84 13 187.35 17 440.19 17 did not advance 18 235.50 18 187.20 18 422.70 18 did not advance 19 229.11 19 did not advance 20 228.72 20 did not advance 21 226.74 21 did not advance 22 Ri Ok-rim 219.63 22 did not advance 23 Tan Shuping 212.49 23 did not advance 24 208.77 24 did not advance 25 206.52 25 did not advance 26 205.32 26 did not advance 27 195.18 27 did not advance 28 191.49 28 did not advance 29 180.54 29 did not advance 30 151.11 30 did not advance

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