| | Venue: Georgia Tech Aquatic Center. -- competitors from -- nations. | 
 | | Final | Points | Final | Semi+Q. | Semi | Qual. | age |  | 1. Fu Mingxia |  CHN | 521.58 | 341.64 | 1. | 509.19 | 1. | 179.94 | 1. | 329.25 | 1. |  | 2. Annika Walter |  GER | 479.22 | 313.08 | 2. | 464.25 | 5. | 166.14 | 6. | 298.11 | 5. |  | 3. Mary Ellen Clark |  USA | 472.95 | 298.08 | 3. | 428.76 | 9. | 174.87 | 3. | 253.89 | 12. |  | 4. Becky Ruehl |  USA | 455.19 | 291.81 | 4. | 487.29 | 3. | 163.38 | 8. | 323.91 | 2. |  | 5. Guo Jingjing |  CHN | 447.21 | 269.91 | 6. | 492.69 | 2. | 177.30 | 2. | 315.39 | 4. |  | 6. Olena Zhupina |  UKR | 437.01 | 265.77 | 7. | 451.35 | 6. | 171.24 | 4. | 280.11 | 7. |  | 7. Irina Vyguzova |  KAZ | 432.60 | 274.20 | 5. | 477.51 | 4. | 158.40 | 12. | 319.11 | 3. |  | 8. Olga Kristoforova |  RUS | 426.12 | 259.05 | 9. | 435.72 | 8. | 167.07 | 5. | 268.65 | 8. |  | 9. Hayley Allen |  GBR | 418.11 | 259.68 | 8. | 410.16 | 12. | 158.43 | 11. | 251.73 | 14. |  | 10.Clara Elena Ciocan |  ROU | 413.46 | 256.05 | 10. | 438.93 | 7. | 157.41 | 13. | 281.52 | 6. |  | 11.Anja Richter |  AUT | 408.45 | 247.62 | 11. | 426.96 | 10. | 160.83 | 10. | 266.13 | 10. |  | 12.Ute Wetzig |  GER | 367.35 | 215.91 | 12. | 410.37 | 11. | 151.44 | 15. | 258.93 | 11. | 
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 | | Final | Points | Semi | Qual. |  | 1. Fu Mingxia |  CHN | 509.19 | 179.94 | 1. | 329.25 | 1. |  | 2. Annika Walter |  GER | 464.25 | 166.14 | 6. | 298.11 | 5. |  | 3. Mary Ellen Clark |  USA | 428.76 | 174.87 | 3. | 253.89 | 12. |  | 4. Becky Ruehl |  USA | 487.29 | 163.38 | 8. | 323.91 | 2. |  | 5. Guo Jingjing |  CHN | 492.69 | 177.30 | 2. | 315.39 | 4. |  | 6. Olena Zhupina |  UKR | 451.35 | 171.24 | 4. | 280.11 | 7. |  | 7. Irina Vyguzova |  KAZ | 477.51 | 158.40 | 12. | 319.11 | 3. |  | 8. Olga Kristoforova |  RUS | 435.72 | 167.07 | 5. | 268.65 | 8. |  | 9. Hayley Allen |  GBR | 410.16 | 158.43 | 11. | 251.73 | 14. |  | 10.Clara Elena Ciocan |  ROU | 438.93 | 157.41 | 13. | 281.52 | 6. |  | 11.Anja Richter |  AUT | 426.96 | 160.83 | 10. | 266.13 | 10. |  | 12.Ute Wetzig |  GER | 410.37 | 151.44 | 15. | 258.93 | 11. |  | 13.Choe Myong-Hwa |  PRK | 409.35 | 161.25 | 9. | 248.10 | 15. |  | 14.Svitlana Serbina |  UKR | 409.11 | 165.06 | 7. | 244.05 | 18. |  | 15.Natalya Shikina |  KAZ | 405.78 | 138.60 | 18. | 267.18 | 9. |  | 16.Radoslava Georgieva |  BUL | 402.54 | 156.48 | 14. | 246.06 | 16. |  | 17.María Alcalá |  MEX | 400.35 | 147.99 | 17. | 252.36 | 13. |  | 18.Lesley Ward |  GBR | 395.97 | 150.99 | 16. | 244.98 | 17. | 
 | | Divers performed another set of 8 dives and the score here obtained determined the final ranking. | 
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 |  |  | Divers performed 8 dives. First 8 advanced to Final. | 
 | | Ranking | Points |  | eliminated |  | 1. Fu Mingxia |  CHN | 329.25 |  | 2. Annika Walter |  GER | 298.11 |  | 3. Mary Ellen Clark |  USA | 253.89 |  | 4. Becky Ruehl |  USA | 323.91 |  | 5. Guo Jingjing |  CHN | 315.39 |  | 6. Olena Zhupina |  UKR | 280.11 |  | 7. Irina Vyguzova |  KAZ | 319.11 |  | 8. Olga Kristoforova |  RUS | 268.65 |  | 9. Hayley Allen |  GBR | 251.73 |  | 10.Clara Elena Ciocan |  ROU | 281.52 |  | 11.Anja Richter |  AUT | 266.13 |  | 12.Ute Wetzig |  GER | 258.93 |  | 13.Choe Myong-Hwa |  PRK | 248.10 |  | 14.Svitlana Serbina |  UKR | 244.05 |  | 15.Natalya Shikina |  KAZ | 267.18 |  | 16.Radoslava Georgieva |  BUL | 246.06 |  | 17.María Alcalá |  MEX | 252.36 |  | 18.Lesley Ward |  GBR | 244.98 |  | 19.Vyninka Arlow |  AUS | 243.57 |  | 20.Svetlana Timoshinina |  RUS | 242.76 |  | 21.Paige Gordon |  CAN | 242.13 |  | 22.Anisoara Opriea |  ROU | 233.34 |  | 23.Ri Ok-Rim |  PRK | 230.16 |  | 24.Anne Montminy |  CAN | 229.32 |  | 25.Vanessa Baker |  AUS | 225.84 |  | 26.Daphne Hernández |  CRC | 217.77 |  | 27.Dolores Saez |  ESP | 216.36 |  | 28.Francesca d'Oriano |  ITA | 202.86 |  | 29.Julie Danaux |  FRA | 201.27 |  | 30.Ana Carolina Itzaina |  URU | 191.40 |  | 31.Im Youn-Gi |  KOR | 180.15 |  | 32.Kim Yeo-Young |  KOR | 166.56 |  | 33.Sukrutai Tommaoros |  THA | 115.44 | 
 |  | | Olympic Champions Women 10m Paltform |  | 2016: | Ren Qian |  CHN |  | 2012: | Chen Ruolin |  CHN |  | 2008: | Chen Ruolin |  CHN |  | 2004: | Chantelle Newbery |  AUS |  | 2000: | Laura Wilkinson |  USA |  | 1996: | Fu Mingxia |  CHN |  | 1992: | Fu Mingxia |  CHN |  | 1988: | Xu Yanmei |  CHN |  | 1984: | Zhou Jihong |  CHN |  | 1980: | Martina Jäschke |  GDR |  | 1976: | Elena Vaytsekhovskaya |  URS |  | 1972: | Ulrika Knape |  SWE |  | 1968: | Milena Duchková |  TCH |  | 1964: | Lesley Bush |  USA |  | 1960: | Ingrid Krämer |  EUA |  | 1956: | Pat McCormick |  USA |  | 1952: | Pat McCormick |  USA |  | 1948: | Vicki Draves |  USA |  | 1936: | Dorothy Poynton-Hill |  USA |  | 1932: | Dorothy Poynton-Hill |  USA |  | 1928: | Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston |  USA |  | 1924: | Caroline Smith |  USA |  | 1920: | Stefanie Clausen |  DEN |  | 1912: | Greta Johansson |  SWE | 
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