The women's synchronised 3 metre
springboard
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diving
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competition at the
2012 Olympic Games in
London
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took place on 29 July at the
Aquatics Centre within the Olympic Park.
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Chinese
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team of
He Zi
He Zi (; born 11 December 1990 in Nanning, Guangxi) is an Olympic medal winning Chinese female diver, specialising in the 1 meter springboard, 3 meter springboard and 3 meter synchronised dive.
Career
Among her achievements are:
* 2006 – ...
and
Wu Minxia
Wu Minxia (; born 10 November 1985) is a retired Chinese diver, specializing in the 1 metre and 3 metre springboard, and synchronized 3 metre springboard events. Entering her first major championship in 2001, Wu represented China at every Asi ...
won the gold medal.
Format
A single round was held, with each team making five dives. Eleven judges scored each dive: three for each diver and five for synchronisation. Only the middle score counted for each diver, with the middle three counting for synchronisation. These five scores were averaged, multiplied by 3, and multiplied by the dive's
degree of difficulty
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to give a total dive score. The scores for each of the five dives were summed to give a final score.
Women’s synchronized 3 metre springboard competition format.
Accessed 2 May 2012.
Schedule
Times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Results
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard
Diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012
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2012 in women's diving
Women's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics