| | Venue: Georgia Tech Aquatic Center. -- competitors from -- nations. | 
 | | Final | Points | Final | Semi+Q. | Semi | Qual. | age |  | 1. Fu Mingxia |  CHN | 547.68 | 326.19 | 1. | 505.77 | 4. | 221.49 | 3. | 284.28 | 4. |  | 2. Irina Lashko |  RUS | 512.19 | 277.68 | 6. | 506.43 | 3. | 234.51 | 1. | 271.92 | 8. |  | 3. Annie Pelletier |  CAN | 509.64 | 290.88 | 5. | 455.34 | 12. | 218.76 | 5. | 236.58 | 17. |  | 4. Melisa Moses |  USA | 507.99 | 296.04 | 3. | 491.70 | 6. | 211.95 | 6. | 279.75 | 6. |  | 5. Olena Zhupina |  UKR | 507.27 | 297.72 | 2. | 496.02 | 5. | 209.55 | 10. | 286.47 | 3. |  | 6. Yuki Motobuchi |  JPN | 506.04 | 296.04 | 3. | 472.71 | 11. | 210.00 | 9. | 262.71 | 11. |  | 7. Vera Ilina |  RUS | 493.56 | 263.37 | 10. | 539.07 | 1. | 230.19 | 2. | 308.88 | 1. |  | 8. Anna Lindberg |  SWE | 489.81 | 269.52 | 9. | 512.31 | 2. | 220.29 | 4. | 292.02 | 2. |  | 9. Jenny Keim |  USA | 486.63 | 275.46 | 7. | 481.65 | 7. | 211.17 | 8. | 270.48 | 9. |  | 10.Irina Vyguzova |  KAZ | 475.92 | 273.06 | 8. | 479.31 | 10. | 202.86 | 13. | 276.45 | 7. |  | 11.Claudia Bockner |  GER | 455.70 | 255.51 | 11. | 481.50 | 8. | 200.19 | 15. | 281.31 | 5. |  | 12.Iryna Pissareva |  UKR | 448.02 | 236.79 | 12. | 480.66 | 9. | 211.23 | 7. | 269.43 | 10. | 
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 | | Final | Points | Semi | Qual. |  | 1. Fu Mingxia |  CHN | 505.77 | 221.49 | 3. | 284.28 | 4. |  | 2. Irina Lashko |  RUS | 506.43 | 234.51 | 1. | 271.92 | 8. |  | 3. Annie Pelletier |  CAN | 455.34 | 218.76 | 5. | 236.58 | 17. |  | 4. Melisa Moses |  USA | 491.70 | 211.95 | 6. | 279.75 | 6. |  | 5. Olena Zhupina |  UKR | 496.02 | 209.55 | 10. | 286.47 | 3. |  | 6. Yuki Motobuchi |  JPN | 472.71 | 210.00 | 9. | 262.71 | 11. |  | 7. Vera Ilina |  RUS | 539.07 | 230.19 | 2. | 308.88 | 1. |  | 8. Anna Lindberg |  SWE | 512.31 | 220.29 | 4. | 292.02 | 2. |  | 9. Jenny Keim |  USA | 481.65 | 211.17 | 8. | 270.48 | 9. |  | 10.Irina Vyguzova |  KAZ | 479.31 | 202.86 | 13. | 276.45 | 7. |  | 11.Claudia Bockner |  GER | 481.50 | 200.19 | 15. | 281.31 | 5. |  | 12.Iryna Pissareva |  UKR | 480.66 | 211.23 | 7. | 269.43 | 10. |  | 13.María Alcalá |  MEX | 450.63 | 193.62 | 16. | 257.01 | 12. |  | 14.Svetlana Alekseyeva |  BLR | 446.64 | 200.37 | 14. | 246.27 | 14. |  | 15.Jodie Rogers |  AUS | 446.37 | 204.18 | 12. | 242.19 | 15. |  | 16.Simona Koch |  GER | 444.90 | 204.99 | 11. | 239.91 | 16. |  | 17.Maria Elena Romero |  MEX | 440.19 | 187.35 | 17. | 252.84 | 13. |  | 18.Yelena Ivanova |  KAZ | 422.70 | 187.20 | 18. | 235.50 | 18. | 
 | | Divers performed another set of 10 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 | 284.28 |  | 2. Irina Lashko |  RUS | 271.92 |  | 3. Annie Pelletier |  CAN | 236.58 |  | 4. Melisa Moses |  USA | 279.75 |  | 5. Olena Zhupina |  UKR | 286.47 |  | 6. Yuki Motobuchi |  JPN | 262.71 |  | 7. Vera Ilina |  RUS | 308.88 |  | 8. Anna Lindberg |  SWE | 292.02 |  | 9. Jenny Keim |  USA | 270.48 |  | 10.Irina Vyguzova |  KAZ | 276.45 |  | 11.Claudia Bockner |  GER | 281.31 |  | 12.Iryna Pissareva |  UKR | 269.43 |  | 13.María Alcalá |  MEX | 257.01 |  | 14.Svetlana Alekseyeva |  BLR | 246.27 |  | 15.Jodie Rogers |  AUS | 242.19 |  | 16.Simona Koch |  GER | 239.91 |  | 17.Maria Elena Romero |  MEX | 252.84 |  | 18.Yelena Ivanova |  KAZ | 235.50 |  | 19.Loudy Tourky |  AUS | 229.11 |  | 20.Arus Gyulbudaghyan |  ARM | 228.72 |  | 21.Eryn Bulmer |  CAN | 226.74 |  | 22.Ri Ok-Rim |  PRK | 219.63 |  | 23.Tan Shuping |  CHN | 212.49 |  | 24.Francesca d'Oriano |  ITA | 208.77 |  | 25.Orsolya Pintér |  HUN | 206.52 |  | 26.Julia Cruz |  ESP | 205.32 |  | 27.Vivian Alberty |  PUR | 195.18 |  | 28.Nana Kazarashvili |  GEO | 191.49 |  | 29.Natalia Khlemova |  TJK | 180.54 |  | 30.Daphne Hernández |  CRC | 151.11 | 
 |  | | Olympic Champions Women 3m Springboard |  | 2016: | Shi Tingmao |  CHN |  | 2012: | Wu Minxia |  CHN |  | 2008: | Guo Jingjing |  CHN |  | 2004: | Guo Jingjing |  CHN |  | 2000: | Fu Mingxia |  CHN |  | 1996: | Fu Mingxia |  CHN |  | 1992: | Gao Min |  CHN |  | 1988: | Gao Min |  CHN |  | 1984: | Sylvie Bernier |  CAN |  | 1980: | Irina Kalinina |  URS |  | 1976: | Jennifer Chandler |  USA |  | 1972: | Micki King |  USA |  | 1968: | Susanne Gossick |  USA |  | 1964: | Ingrid Krämer |  EUA |  | 1960: | Ingrid Krämer |  EUA |  | 1956: | Pat McCormick |  USA |  | 1952: | Pat McCormick |  USA |  | 1948: | Vicki Draves |  USA |  | 1936: | Marjorie Gestring |  USA |  | 1932: | Georgia Coleman |  USA |  | 1928: | Helen Meany |  USA |  | 1924: | Elizabeth Becker |  USA |  | 1920: | Aileen Riggin |  USA | 
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