Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 3 metre springboard

The women's 3 metre springboard, also reported as springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme.

The competition, held on Wednesday August 12, was split into two sets of dives held on the same day:

1. Compulsory dives

   Divers performed three pre-chosen dives – a running straight somersault forward, standing header backward with pike, and running straight isander-half gainer.

2. Facultative dives

   Divers performed three dives of their choice (from different categories and different from the compulsory).

Sixteen divers from nine nations competed.

Results

References

• Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e.V. (1937). "The XIth Olympic Games, Berlin 1936 - Official Report, Volume II" (pdf). Wilhelm Limpert, Berlin, S.W. 68. pp. pp.338–41. http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1936/1936v2sum.pdf. Retrieved 2006-12-31. 
• Herman de Wael (2002-10-09). "Diving - women's springboard (Berlin 1936)". http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/sqdivwsp.html#1936. Retrieved 2006-12-31.