The men's 3 metre springboard was one of eight diving

Diving

Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...

 events included in the Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, eight diving events were contested for the first time due to the inclusion of synchronized variants for each of the traditional events...

programme.

The competition was split into three phases:

Preliminary round: 25 September — Each diver performed a front dive, a back dive, a reverse dive, an inward dive, a twisting dive and a sixth free-choice dive from one of these groups. There were no limitations in degree of difficulty. The 18 divers with the highest total score advanced to the semi-final.
Semi-final: 26 September — Each diver performed a front dive, a back dive, a reverse dive, an inward dive and a twisting dive. The overall difficulty degree was limited to 9.5. The 12 divers with the highest combined score from the semi-final and preliminary dives advanced to the final.
Final: 26 September — Each diver performed a front dive, a back dive, a reverse dive, an inward dive, a twisting dive and a sixth free-choice dive from one of these groups. There were no limitations in difficulty degree. The final ranking was determined by the combined score from the final and semi-final dives.

Medalists

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Xiong Ni,	Fernando Platas Fernando Platas Fernando Platas is a Mexican diver. He began diving since he was a young boy. In 1990 he won in Germany two tests of 2 and 10 metres, and in that same year he won three gold medals in the Central American Games which took place in Mexico City.In 1992, he represented Mexico in the 1992 Summer... ,	Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born in Voronezh.Sautin started diving at age seven; however, his diving career almost ended in 1991 when he was stabbed multiple times in an attack. After spending two months in the hospital,... ,

Preliminary round

Rank	Diver	NOC	Points	Qual
1	Xiong Ni		457.38	Q
2	Fernando Platas Fernando Platas Fernando Platas is a Mexican diver. He began diving since he was a young boy. In 1990 he won in Germany two tests of 2 and 10 metres, and in that same year he won three gold medals in the Central American Games which took place in Mexico City.In 1992, he represented Mexico in the 1992 Summer...		444.60	Q
3	Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born in Voronezh.Sautin started diving at age seven; however, his diving career almost ended in 1991 when he was stabbed multiple times in an attack. After spending two months in the hospital,...		444.51	Q
4	Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz , is an Olympic diver from Puerto Rico. Ruiz represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games.-Childhood:...		429.30	Q
5	Xiao Hailiang		419.91	Q
6	Andreas Wels Andreas Wels Andreas Wels is a German competitive and synchronized diver.In 1997 he won his first international title, European Champion in competitive diving on the 1 m springboard...		414.84	Q
7	Troy Dumais Troy Dumais Troy Matthew Dumais is an Olympic diver from California. Dumais represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games, 2004 Olympic Games, and 2008 Olympic Games...		407.64	Q
8	Dean Pullar Dean Pullar Dean Lester Pullar is an Australian diver, who won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics alongside Robert Newbery.-References:*...		406.65	Q
9	Robert Newbery Robert Newbery Robert Frederick Newbery is an Australian diver, who won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics and two bronze medals in the 2004 Summer Olympics, one with synchronised springboard diving partner Steven Barnett.His wife, Chantelle Newbery, has also won an Olympic medal in diving...		402.03	Q
10	Tony Ally Tony Ally Antonio Piero Ally is a British diver. He was born in Luton, England.In 1998 he was a bronze medalist at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, won Gold in the European Championships for the three metre event in 1999, and won Silver at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games.He placed 18th and...		393.36	Q
11	Ken Terauchi		389.88	Q
12	Stefan Ahrens		385.50	Q
13	Imre Lengyel		382.98	Q
14	Cassius Duran Cassius Duran Cassius Ricardo Duran is a male diver from Brazil. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . Duran won a silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.Nowadays, Cassius is training at APOE, in Rio de...		382.08	Q
15	Yoendris Salazar		377.58	Q
16	Rafael Álvarez Rafael Álvarez Rafael Álvarez Serrano is a retired male diver from Spain, best known for winning the bronze medals at the 1997 European Championships in Seville, Spain and at the World University Games in 1999. He represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988...		377.55	Q
17	Alexandre Dobroskok		377.34	Q
18	Donald Miranda Donald Miranda Donald Miranda is a retired Italian diver.He was born in Turin. At the 2000 Olympic Games he finished finished 16th in the 3 metre springboard event and eighth together with Nicola Marconi in the synchronized 3 metre springboard event....		377.01	Q
19	Jeff Liberty		375.06
20	Jukka Piekkanen		373.41
21	Luis Villarroel Luis Villarroel Luis Alberto Villarroel Vera is a male diver from Venezuela, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics for his native country. He claimed three medals at the 2008 South American Swimming Championships in São Paulo.-References:...		365.97
22	Ken Nee Yeoh		364.38
23	Vyacheslav Khamulkin		357.03
24	Abel Sánchez		356.40
25	Eduard Safonov		355.05
26	Nicola Marconi Nicola Marconi Nicola Marconi is an Italian diver.He was born in Rome. At the 2000 Olympic Games he finished finished 26th in the 3 metre springboard event and eighth together with Donald Miranda in the synchronized 3 metre springboard event...		351.12
27	Dmytro Lysenko Dmytro Lysenko Dmytro Lysenko is a Ukrainian diver, who competed in the Men's 3m Springboard event at the Sydney Olympics 2000, the Athens Olympics 2004, and the World Championships in Melbourne 2007. He did not qualify in 2000, but got the 11th position in 2004, and the 9th in 2007.-References:*...		345.54
28	Ramón Fumadó Ramón Fumadó Ramón Antonio Fumadó Rodríguez is a male diver from Venezuela, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000. He claimed two gold medals at the 2008 South American Swimming Championships in São Paulo.-References:*...		343.89
29	Joel Rodríguez		336.51
30	Joona Puhakka Joona Puhakka Joona Tapio Puhakka is a diver from Finland, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country - Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing in 2008. He won the bronze medal in the men's 1-meter springboard at the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain...		332.58
31	Richard Frece		328.68
32	Thomas Bimis Thomas Bimis Thomas Bimis is a Greek diver.-Career:Bimis competed in the synchronised 3 metre springboard competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. After a bizarre event where the Chinese, Russian and American teams failed, he won the gold medal together with Nikolaos Siranidis...		324.72
33	José Miguel Gil		318.72
34	Kyung-Min Kwon		318.45
35	Gabriel Chereches		318.27
36	Nikolaos Siranidis Nikolaos Siranidis Nikolaos Siranidis is a Greek diver who competed in the synchronised 3 metre springboard competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. After a bizarre event where the Chinese, Russian and American teams failed, Siranidis won the gold medal together with Thomas Bimis...		317.88
37	Erick Fornaris Erick Fornaris Erick Fornaris Álvarez is a male diver from Cuba. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . Fornaris won two silver medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-References:* *...		313.86
38	Evan Stewart Evan Stewart Evan Stewart is a former Olympic diver for Zimbabwe. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992 ....		313.53
39	Jaroslav Makohin		311.67
40	Frédéric Pierre		310.74
41	Juan Urán Juan Urán Juan Guillermo Urán Salazar is a male diver from Colombia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000...		308.10
42	Alisher Seitov		307.62
43	Meerit Insawang		306.24
44	Zardo Domenios		300.42
45	Jean-Romain Delaloye		292.68
46	Mark Shipman Mark Shipman Mark Shipman is a British diver.He has competed at European, Commonwealth, World and Olympic levels on the 3 metre springboard. With Tony Ally he came 7th in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney....		285.90
47	Yong-Ryong Pak		271.47
48	Yuet Yu		227.64
49	Han-Hung Chen		188.46

Semi-Final Round

Rank	Diver	NOC	Points
1	Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born in Voronezh.Sautin started diving at age seven; however, his diving career almost ended in 1991 when he was stabbed multiple times in an attack. After spending two months in the hospital,...		240.24
2	Xiao Hailiang		235.92
3	Fernando Platas Fernando Platas Fernando Platas is a Mexican diver. He began diving since he was a young boy. In 1990 he won in Germany two tests of 2 and 10 metres, and in that same year he won three gold medals in the Central American Games which took place in Mexico City.In 1992, he represented Mexico in the 1992 Summer...		234.36
4	Xiong Ni		230.40
5	Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz , is an Olympic diver from Puerto Rico. Ruiz represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games.-Childhood:...		227.97
6	Ken Terauchi		226.89
7	Andreas Wels Andreas Wels Andreas Wels is a German competitive and synchronized diver.In 1997 he won his first international title, European Champion in competitive diving on the 1 m springboard...		224.97
8	Troy Dumais Troy Dumais Troy Matthew Dumais is an Olympic diver from California. Dumais represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games, 2004 Olympic Games, and 2008 Olympic Games...		224.16
9	Dean Pullar Dean Pullar Dean Lester Pullar is an Australian diver, who won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics alongside Robert Newbery.-References:*...		222.78
10	Imre Lengyel		222.60
11	Alexandre Dobroskok		221.28
12	Stefan Ahrens		218.67
13	Cassius Duran Cassius Duran Cassius Ricardo Duran is a male diver from Brazil. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . Duran won a silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.Nowadays, Cassius is training at APOE, in Rio de...		216.06
14	Donald Miranda Donald Miranda Donald Miranda is a retired Italian diver.He was born in Turin. At the 2000 Olympic Games he finished finished 16th in the 3 metre springboard event and eighth together with Nicola Marconi in the synchronized 3 metre springboard event....		207.03
15	Tony Ally Tony Ally Antonio Piero Ally is a British diver. He was born in Luton, England.In 1998 he was a bronze medalist at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, won Gold in the European Championships for the three metre event in 1999, and won Silver at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games.He placed 18th and...		206.25
16	Rafael Álvarez Rafael Álvarez Rafael Álvarez Serrano is a retired male diver from Spain, best known for winning the bronze medals at the 1997 European Championships in Seville, Spain and at the World University Games in 1999. He represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988...		201.06
17	Yoendris Salazar		197.52
18	Robert Newbery Robert Newbery Robert Frederick Newbery is an Australian diver, who won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics and two bronze medals in the 2004 Summer Olympics, one with synchronised springboard diving partner Steven Barnett.His wife, Chantelle Newbery, has also won an Olympic medal in diving...		192.87

Semi-Final Total

Rank	Diver	NOC	Points	Qual
1	Xiong Ni		687.78	Q
2	Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born in Voronezh.Sautin started diving at age seven; however, his diving career almost ended in 1991 when he was stabbed multiple times in an attack. After spending two months in the hospital,...		684.75	Q
3	Fernando Platas Fernando Platas Fernando Platas is a Mexican diver. He began diving since he was a young boy. In 1990 he won in Germany two tests of 2 and 10 metres, and in that same year he won three gold medals in the Central American Games which took place in Mexico City.In 1992, he represented Mexico in the 1992 Summer...		678.96	Q
4	Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz , is an Olympic diver from Puerto Rico. Ruiz represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games.-Childhood:...		657.27	Q
5	Xiao Hailiang		655.83	Q
6	Andreas Wels Andreas Wels Andreas Wels is a German competitive and synchronized diver.In 1997 he won his first international title, European Champion in competitive diving on the 1 m springboard...		639.81	Q
7	Troy Dumais Troy Dumais Troy Matthew Dumais is an Olympic diver from California. Dumais represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games, 2004 Olympic Games, and 2008 Olympic Games...		631.80	Q
8	Dean Pullar Dean Pullar Dean Lester Pullar is an Australian diver, who won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics alongside Robert Newbery.-References:*...		629.43	Q
9	Ken Terauchi		616.77	Q
10	Imre Lengyel		605.58	Q
11	Stefan Ahrens		604.17	Q
12	Tony Ally Tony Ally Antonio Piero Ally is a British diver. He was born in Luton, England.In 1998 he was a bronze medalist at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, won Gold in the European Championships for the three metre event in 1999, and won Silver at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games.He placed 18th and...		599.61	Q
13	Alexandre Dobroskok		598.62
14	Cassius Duran Cassius Duran Cassius Ricardo Duran is a male diver from Brazil. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . Duran won a silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.Nowadays, Cassius is training at APOE, in Rio de...		598.14
15	Robert Newbery Robert Newbery Robert Frederick Newbery is an Australian diver, who won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics and two bronze medals in the 2004 Summer Olympics, one with synchronised springboard diving partner Steven Barnett.His wife, Chantelle Newbery, has also won an Olympic medal in diving...		594.90
16	Donald Miranda Donald Miranda Donald Miranda is a retired Italian diver.He was born in Turin. At the 2000 Olympic Games he finished finished 16th in the 3 metre springboard event and eighth together with Nicola Marconi in the synchronized 3 metre springboard event....		584.04
17	Rafael Álvarez Rafael Álvarez Rafael Álvarez Serrano is a retired male diver from Spain, best known for winning the bronze medals at the 1997 European Championships in Seville, Spain and at the World University Games in 1999. He represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988...		578.61
18	Yoendris Salazar		575.10

Final Round

Rank	Diver	NOC	Points
1	Xiong Ni		478.32
2	Fernando Platas Fernando Platas Fernando Platas is a Mexican diver. He began diving since he was a young boy. In 1990 he won in Germany two tests of 2 and 10 metres, and in that same year he won three gold medals in the Central American Games which took place in Mexico City.In 1992, he represented Mexico in the 1992 Summer...		474.06
3	Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born in Voronezh.Sautin started diving at age seven; however, his diving career almost ended in 1991 when he was stabbed multiple times in an attack. After spending two months in the hospital,...		462.96
4	Xiao Hailiang		435.12
5	Dean Pullar Dean Pullar Dean Lester Pullar is an Australian diver, who won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics alongside Robert Newbery.-References:*...		424.62
6	Troy Dumais Troy Dumais Troy Matthew Dumais is an Olympic diver from California. Dumais represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games, 2004 Olympic Games, and 2008 Olympic Games...		418.56
7	Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz , is an Olympic diver from Puerto Rico. Ruiz represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games.-Childhood:...		410.25
8	Ken Terauchi		407.58
9	Stefan Ahrens		400.50
10	Andreas Wels Andreas Wels Andreas Wels is a German competitive and synchronized diver.In 1997 he won his first international title, European Champion in competitive diving on the 1 m springboard...		391.56
11	Imre Lengyel		390.87
12	Tony Ally Tony Ally Antonio Piero Ally is a British diver. He was born in Luton, England.In 1998 he was a bronze medalist at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, won Gold in the European Championships for the three metre event in 1999, and won Silver at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games.He placed 18th and...		377.55

Final Total

Rank	Diver	NOC	Total Points
1	Xiong Ni		708.72
2	Fernando Platas Fernando Platas Fernando Platas is a Mexican diver. He began diving since he was a young boy. In 1990 he won in Germany two tests of 2 and 10 metres, and in that same year he won three gold medals in the Central American Games which took place in Mexico City.In 1992, he represented Mexico in the 1992 Summer...		708.42
3	Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Sautin Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin is a Russian diver who has won more medals than any other Olympic diver. He was born in Voronezh.Sautin started diving at age seven; however, his diving career almost ended in 1991 when he was stabbed multiple times in an attack. After spending two months in the hospital,...		703.20
4	Xiao Hailiang		671.04
5	Dean Pullar Dean Pullar Dean Lester Pullar is an Australian diver, who won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics alongside Robert Newbery.-References:*...		647.40
6	Troy Dumais Troy Dumais Troy Matthew Dumais is an Olympic diver from California. Dumais represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games, 2004 Olympic Games, and 2008 Olympic Games...		642.72
7	Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz Mark Ruiz , is an Olympic diver from Puerto Rico. Ruiz represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2004 Olympic Games.-Childhood:...		638.22
8	Ken Terauchi		634.47
9	Stefan Ahrens		619.17
10	Andreas Wels Andreas Wels Andreas Wels is a German competitive and synchronized diver.In 1997 he won his first international title, European Champion in competitive diving on the 1 m springboard...		616.53
11	Imre Lengyel		613.47
12	Tony Ally Tony Ally Antonio Piero Ally is a British diver. He was born in Luton, England.In 1998 he was a bronze medalist at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, won Gold in the European Championships for the three metre event in 1999, and won Silver at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games.He placed 18th and...		583.80