| Date | 10 – 11 August 1936 — 08:00 (10-11/8) | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Schwimmstadion, Reichssportfeld, Berlin | |
| Participants | 24 from 15 countries | |
| Format | 3 metres springboard. Final round only. Five compulsory and five optional dives. | |
As they did at every Olympics from 1932-1956, the American men swept the medals on the springboard. The gold medal went to Dick Degener, who had won bronze on springboard in 1932. Silver medalist Marshall Wayne returned a few days later to win gold on the platform, in his only Olympic appearance. The bronze went to Al Greene, also in his only Olympic appearance.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Degener |  USA | 163.57 | Gold | ||
| 2 | Marshall Wayne | USA | 159.56 | Silver | ||
| 3 | Al Greene | USA | 146.29 | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Tsuneo Shibahara |  JPN | 144.92 | |||
| 5 | Johnny Weiß |  GER | 141.24 | |||
| 6 | Leo Esser | GER | 137.99 | |||
| 7 | Winfried Mahraun | GER | 134.61 | |||
| 8 | Tomio Koyanagi | JPN | 133.07 | |||
| 9 | František Leikert |  TCH | 131.98 | |||
| 10 | Branko Ziherl |  YUG | 125.26 | |||
| 11 | Ismael Ramzi |  EGY | 121.67 | |||
| 12 | Roger Heinkelé |  FRA | 117.72 | |||
| 13 | Ilmari Niemeläinen |  FIN | 116.80 | |||
| 14 | Ron Masters |  AUS | 115.72 | |||
| =15 | Josef Nesvadba | TCH | 111.44 | |||
| =15 | Hans Haasmann |  NED | 111.44 | |||
| 17 | Karl Steiner |  AUT | 109.54 | |||
| 18 | László Hidvégi |  HUN | 107.49 | |||
| 19 | Ahmed Ibrahim Kamel | EGY | 105.02 | |||
| 20 | Freddie Hodges |  GBR | 102.98 | |||
| 21 | Alfred Böni |  SUI | 95.84 | |||
| 22 | László Hódi | HUN | 85.42 | |||
| 23 | Max Happle | SUI | 80.24 | |||
| Alfredo Álvarez Calderón |  PER | – |
