Springboard, Women
| Date | 17 – 18 October 1968 | |
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| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez, Ciudad de México | |
| Participants | 22 from 15 countries | |
| Format | 3 metres springboard. | |
Micki King led this competition for eight dives, but on her ninth dive, a reverse 1½ layout with 1½ twists, she hit the board with her forearm, fracturing it. This allowed Sue Gossick to take the lead and she held it on the final dive to win the gold medal. King took her final dive but with the injury scored very low and dropped out of the medals. The silver went to Soviet Tamara Pogozheva, who had the best dive of the event, scoring 20.28 points on her final dive, a 1½ somersault with 1½ twists. Pogozheva might have challenged Gossick for the gold with that dive but she had also faltered on dive eight, a forward 2½ pike, which gave her only 10.80 points. Two-time defending champion Ingrid Krämer, now Gulbin-Krämer, was back in México City, but placed only fifth, never really a factor for the gold medal.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sue Gossick |  USA | 150.77 | 97.32 (2) | 150.77 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Tamara Pogozheva |  URS | 145.30 | 97.50 (3) | 145.30 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Keala O'Sullivan | USA | 145.23 | 95.58 (4) | 145.23 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Micki King | USA | 137.38 | 98.17 (1) | 137.38 (4) | |||
| 5 | Ingrid Gulbin-Krämer |  GDR | 135.82 | 90.56 (6) | 135.82 (5) | |||
| 6 | Vera Baklanova | URS | 132.31 | 88.89 (8) | 132.31 (6) | |||
| 7 | Beverly Boys |  CAN | 130.31 | 86.86 (10) | 130.31 (7) | |||
| 8 | Yelena Anokhina | URS | 129.17 | 90.35 (7) | 129.17 (8) | |||
| 9 | Angelika Hilbert |  FRG | 128.83 | 86.83 (11) | 128.83 (9) | |||
| 10 | Milena Duchková |  TCH | 127.85 | 91.57 (5) | 127.85 (10) | |||
| 11 | Elżbieta Wierniuk |  POL | 122.42 | 87.62 (9) | 122.42 (11) | |||
| 12 | Kathy Rowlatt |  GBR | 122.16 | 83.12 (12) | 122.16 (12) | |||
| 13 | Nancy Robertson | CAN | 82.21 | 82.21 (13) | – | |||
| 14 | Tarja Liljeström |  FIN | 81.80 | 81.80 (14) | – | |||
| 15 | Robyn Bradshaw |  AUS | 81.66 | 81.66 (15) | – | |||
| 16 | Eljo Kuiler |  NED | 80.93 | 80.93 (16) | – | |||
| 17 | Bertha Baraldi |  MEX | 80.47 | 80.47 (17) | – | |||
| 18 | Mariët Dommers | NED | 79.32 | 79.32 (18) | – | |||
| 19 | Inge Pertmayr |  AUT | 79.08 | 79.08 (19) | – | |||
| 20 | Bogusława Pietkiewicz | POL | 76.45 | 76.45 (20) | – | |||
| 21 | Park Jeong-Ja |  KOR | 73.53 | 73.53 (21) | – | |||
| 22 | Martha Manzano |  COL | 63.12 | 63.12 (22) | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 17 October 1968 — 10:00-17:00 |
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| Format | Seven dives, five compulsory and two optional. Top 12 advanced to the final round. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micki King | USA | 98.17 | ||
| 2 | Sue Gossick | USA | 97.32 | ||
| 3 | Tamara Pogozheva | URS | 97.50 | ||
| 4 | Keala O'Sullivan | USA | 95.58 | ||
| 5 | Milena Duchková | TCH | 91.57 | ||
| 6 | Ingrid Gulbin-Krämer | GDR | 90.56 | ||
| 7 | Yelena Anokhina | URS | 90.35 | ||
| 8 | Vera Baklanova | URS | 88.89 | ||
| 9 | Elżbieta Wierniuk | POL | 87.62 | ||
| 10 | Beverly Boys | CAN | 86.86 | ||
| 11 | Angelika Hilbert | FRG | 86.83 | ||
| 12 | Kathy Rowlatt | GBR | 83.12 | ||
| 13 | Nancy Robertson | CAN | 82.21 | ||
| 14 | Tarja Liljeström | FIN | 81.80 | ||
| 15 | Robyn Bradshaw | AUS | 81.66 | ||
| 16 | Eljo Kuiler | NED | 80.93 | ||
| 17 | Bertha Baraldi | MEX | 80.47 | ||
| 18 | Mariët Dommers | NED | 79.32 | ||
| 19 | Inge Pertmayr | AUT | 79.08 | ||
| 20 | Bogusława Pietkiewicz | POL | 76.45 | ||
| 21 | Park Jeong-Ja | KOR | 73.53 | ||
| 22 | Martha Manzano | COL | 63.12 |
Final
| Date | 18 October 1968 — 17:00 |
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| Format | Three optional dives. Scores added to the qualifying round scores. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Final Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sue Gossick | USA | 150.77 | 53.45 | ||
| 2 | Tamara Pogozheva | URS | 145.30 | 47.80 | ||
| 3 | Keala O'Sullivan | USA | 145.23 | 49.65 | ||
| 4 | Micki King | USA | 137.38 | 39.21 | ||
| 5 | Ingrid Gulbin-Krämer | GDR | 135.82 | 45.26 | ||
| 6 | Vera Baklanova | URS | 132.31 | 43.42 | ||
| 7 | Beverly Boys | CAN | 130.31 | 43.45 | ||
| 8 | Yelena Anokhina | URS | 129.17 | 38.82 | ||
| 9 | Angelika Hilbert | FRG | 128.83 | 42.00 | ||
| 10 | Milena Duchková | TCH | 127.85 | 36.28 | ||
| 11 | Elżbieta Wierniuk | POL | 122.42 | 34.80 | ||
| 12 | Kathy Rowlatt | GBR | 122.16 | 39.04 |