The men's 3 metre springboard was one of four diving events included in the Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics programme.

The competition was split into three phases:

Preliminary round 29 July — Each diver performed a set number of dives without any limitation on the difficulty degree. The 18 divers with the highest total score advanced to the semi-final. Semi-final 28 July — Each diver performed a set number of dives without any limitation on the difficulty degree. The 12 divers with the highest combined score from the semi-final and preliminary dives advanced to the final. Final 29 July — Each diver performed a set number of dives, without limitation on the difficulty degree. The final ranking was determined by the combined score from the final and semi-final dives.

Results Rank Diver Nation Preliminary Semi-final Final Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank Points Rank Total Xiong Ni 463.02 1 231.45 1 694.47 1 470.01 1 701.46 Yu Zhuocheng 438.93 2 223.41 5 662.34 2 467.52 2 690.93 372.03 9 229.74 2 601.77 7 456.76 3 686.49 4 414.03 4 223.86 4 637.89 4 443.07 4 666.93 5 391.74 6 229.74 2 621.48 5 414.93 6 644.67 6 419.13 3 220.08 6 639.21 3 420.87 5 640.95 7 358.26 13 219.99 7 578.25 10 402.33 8 622.32 8 382.83 8 217.62 8 600.45 8 402.36 7 619.98 9 357.18 15 217.53 9 574.71 11 380.16 11 597.69 10 385.32 7 202.23 16 587.55 9 393.33 9 595.56 11 359.85 12 210.30 10 570.15 12 382.83 10 593.13 12 405.33 5 207.21 11 612.54 6 376.35 12 583.56 13 361.53 11 206.43 12 567.96 13 did not advance 14 365.73 10 197.91 17 563.64 14 did not advance 15 356.55 16 202.80 15 559.35 15 did not advance 16 357.75 14 193.53 18 551.28 16 did not advance 17 346.74 17 204.51 13 551.25 17 did not advance 18 345.33 18 203.46 14 548.79 18 did not advance 19 342.33 19 did not advance 20 339.93 20 did not advance 21 331.86 21 did not advance 22 331.83 22 did not advance 23 328.23 23 did not advance 24 318.69 24 did not advance 25 317.04 25 did not advance 26 316.50 26 did not advance 27 307.83 27 did not advance 28 305.79 28 did not advance 29 302.55 29 did not advance 30 296.91 30 did not advance 31 295.47 31 did not advance 32 293.52 32 did not advance 33 272.40 33 did not advance 34 257.13 34 did not advance 35 247.44 35 did not advance 36 208.83 36 did not advance 37 194.13 37 did not advance 38 181.17 38 did not advance 39 162.66 39 did not advance

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