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 | | Final | Points | Final | Semi+Q. | Semi | Qual. | age |  | 1. Xiong Ni |  CHN | 701.46 | 470.01 | 1. | 694.47 | 1. | 231.45 | 1. | 463.02 | 1. |  | 2. Yu Zhuocheng |  CHN | 690.93 | 467.52 | 2. | 662.34 | 2. | 223.41 | 5. | 438.93 | 2. |  | 3. Mark Lenzi |  USA | 686.49 | 456.76 | 3. | 601.77 | 7. | 229.74 | 2. | 372.03 | 9. |  | 4. Scott Donie |  USA | 666.93 | 443.07 | 4. | 637.89 | 4. | 223.86 | 4. | 414.03 | 4. |  | 5. Dmitri Sautin |  RUS | 644.67 | 414.93 | 6. | 621.48 | 5. | 229.74 | 2. | 391.74 | 6. |  | 6. Michael Murphy |  AUS | 640.95 | 420.87 | 5. | 639.21 | 3. | 220.08 | 6. | 419.13 | 3. |  | 7. Jan Hempel |  GER | 622.32 | 402.33 | 8. | 578.25 | 10. | 219.99 | 7. | 358.26 | 13. |  | 8. Fernando Platas |  MEX | 619.98 | 402.36 | 7. | 600.45 | 8. | 217.62 | 8. | 382.83 | 8. |  | 9. Valery Statsenko |  RUS | 597.69 | 380.16 | 11. | 574.71 | 11. | 217.53 | 9. | 357.18 | 15. |  | 10.Andrey Semenyuk |  BLR | 595.56 | 393.33 | 9. | 587.55 | 9. | 202.23 | 16. | 385.32 | 7. |  | 11.Roman Volod'kov |  UKR | 593.13 | 382.83 | 10. | 570.15 | 12. | 210.30 | 10. | 359.85 | 12. |  | 12.Andreas Wels |  GER | 583.56 | 376.35 | 12. | 612.54 | 6. | 207.21 | 11. | 405.33 | 5. | 
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 | | Final | Points | Semi | Qual. |  | 1. Xiong Ni |  CHN | 694.47 | 231.45 | 1. | 463.02 | 1. |  | 2. Yu Zhuocheng |  CHN | 662.34 | 223.41 | 5. | 438.93 | 2. |  | 3. Mark Lenzi |  USA | 601.77 | 229.74 | 2. | 372.03 | 9. |  | 4. Scott Donie |  USA | 637.89 | 223.86 | 4. | 414.03 | 4. |  | 5. Dmitri Sautin |  RUS | 621.48 | 229.74 | 2. | 391.74 | 6. |  | 6. Michael Murphy |  AUS | 639.21 | 220.08 | 6. | 419.13 | 3. |  | 7. Jan Hempel |  GER | 578.25 | 219.99 | 7. | 358.26 | 13. |  | 8. Fernando Platas |  MEX | 600.45 | 217.62 | 8. | 382.83 | 8. |  | 9. Valery Statsenko |  RUS | 574.71 | 217.53 | 9. | 357.18 | 15. |  | 10.Andrey Semenyuk |  BLR | 587.55 | 202.23 | 16. | 385.32 | 7. |  | 11.Roman Volod'kov |  UKR | 570.15 | 210.30 | 10. | 359.85 | 12. |  | 12.Andreas Wels |  GER | 612.54 | 207.21 | 11. | 405.33 | 5. |  | eliminated |  | 13.Evan Stewart |  ZIM | 567.96 | 206.43 | 12. | 361.53 | 11. |  | 14.Richard Frece |  AUT | 563.64 | 197.91 | 17. | 365.73 | 10. |  | 15.Davide Lorenzini |  ITA | 559.35 | 202.80 | 15. | 356.55 | 16. |  | 16.Philippe Comtois |  CAN | 551.28 | 193.53 | 18. | 357.75 | 14. |  | 17.Imre Lengyel |  HUN | 551.25 | 204.51 | 13. | 346.74 | 17. |  | 18.Tony Ally |  GBR | 548.79 | 203.46 | 14. | 345.33 | 18. | 
 | | Divers performed another set of 11 dives and the score here obtained determined the final ranking. | 
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 |  |  | Divers performed 11 dives. First 8 advanced to Final. | 
 | | Ranking | Points |  | eliminated |  | 1. Xiong Ni |  CHN | 463.02 |  | 2. Yu Zhuocheng |  CHN | 438.93 |  | 3. Mark Lenzi |  USA | 372.03 |  | 4. Scott Donie |  USA | 414.03 |  | 5. Dmitri Sautin |  RUS | 391.74 |  | 6. Michael Murphy |  AUS | 419.13 |  | 7. Jan Hempel |  GER | 358.26 |  | 8. Fernando Platas |  MEX | 382.83 |  | 9. Valery Statsenko |  RUS | 357.18 |  | 10.Andrey Semenyuk |  BLR | 385.32 |  | 11.Roman Volod'kov |  UKR | 359.85 |  | 12.Andreas Wels |  GER | 405.33 |  | 13.Evan Stewart |  ZIM | 361.53 |  | 14.Richard Frece |  AUT | 365.73 |  | 15.Davide Lorenzini |  ITA | 356.55 |  | 16.Philippe Comtois |  CAN | 357.75 |  | 17.Imre Lengyel |  HUN | 346.74 |  | 18.Tony Ally |  GBR | 345.33 |  | 19.David Bédard |  CAN | 342.33 |  | 20.Jimmy Sjödin |  SWE | 339.93 |  | 21.Vyacheslav Khamulkin |  BLR | 331.86 |  | 22.Joakim Andersson |  SWE | 331.83 |  | 23.Maksym Lapyn |  UKR | 328.23 |  | 24.Bobby Morgan |  GBR | 318.69 |  | 25.Dario di Fazio |  VEN | 317.04 |  | 26.Nikolaos Siranidis |  GRE | 316.50 |  | 27.Tony Iglesias |  BOL | 307.83 |  | 28.Russell Butler |  AUS | 305.79 |  | 29.Ramon Sandin |  PUR | 302.55 |  | 30.Joel Rodríguez |  MEX | 296.91 |  | 31.José Miguel Gil |  ESP | 295.47 |  | 32.Jong-Hee Lee |  KOR | 293.52 |  | 33.Ali Al-Hasan |  KUW | 272.40 |  | 34.Suchat Pichi |  THA | 257.13 |  | 35.Janaka Biyanwila |  SRI | 247.44 |  | 36.Rafael Álvarez |  ESP | 208.83 |  | 37.Han-Hung Chen |  TPE | 194.13 |  | 38.Siniša Žugic |  YUG | 181.17 |  | 39.Sergey Orin |  TJK | 162.66 | 
 |  | | Olympic Champions Men 3m Springboard |  | 2016: | Cao Yuan |  CHN |  | 2012: | Ilya Zakharov |  RUS |  | 2008: | He Chong |  CHN |  | 2004: | Peng Bo |  CHN |  | 2000: | Xiong Ni |  CHN |  | 1996: | Xiong Ni |  CHN |  | 1992: | Mark Lenzi |  USA |  | 1988: | Greg Louganis |  USA |  | 1984: | Greg Louganis |  USA |  | 1980: | Aleksandr Portnov |  URS |  | 1976: | Phil Boggs |  USA |  | 1972: | Vladimir Vasin |  URS |  | 1968: | Bernard Wrightson |  USA |  | 1964: | Kenneth Sitzberger |  USA |  | 1960: | Gary Tobian |  USA |  | 1956: | Bob Clotworthy |  USA |  | 1952: | David Browning |  USA |  | 1948: | Bruce Harlan |  USA |  | 1936: | Richard Degener |  USA |  | 1932: | Michael Galitzen |  USA |  | 1928: | Pete Desjardins |  USA |  | 1924: | Albert White |  USA |  | 1920: | Louis Kuehn |  USA |  | 1912: | Paul Günther |  GER |  | 1908: | Albert Zürner |  GER | 
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