Springboard, Women
| Date | 19 – 20 July 1976 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Piscine olympique, Montréal, Québec | |
| Participants | 27 from 14 countries | |
| Format | 3 metres springboard. | |
The three favorites were the last two World Champions – Christa Köhler (GDR-1973) and Irina Kalinina (URS-1975), and the 1975 Pan American Champion, Jennifer Chandler of the USA. But the event was not close. Chandler led the qualifying and then took the lead in the final round on the second dive, and increased it on almost every dive to win the gold medal easily. Köhler was steady throughout to win silver. The bronze medal went to American Cynthia Potter-McIngvale, who was fourth behind East German Heidi Ramlow going into the final dive, but nailed her inward 2½ to move into third place. Kalinina was never a factor, barely qualifying in eighth place, and placing seventh in the final. She placed ahead of only Barbara Nejman (USA), who hit the board on her fifth dive, and dropped well back.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Chandler |  USA | 463.32 (1) | 506.19 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Christa Köhler |  GDR | 441.90 (6) | 469.41 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Cynthia Potter-McIngvale | USA | 455.16 (3) | 466.83 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Heidi Ramlow | GDR | 445.08 (5) | 462.15 (4) | |||
| 5 | Karin Guthke | GDR | 441.03 (7) | 459.81 (5) | |||
| 6 | Olga Dmitriyeva |  URS | 447.33 (4) | 432.24 (6) | |||
| 7 | Irina Kalinina | URS | 434.28 (8) | 417.99 (7) | |||
| 8 | Barbara Nejman | USA | 455.49 (2) | 365.07 (8) | |||
| 9 r1/2 | Beverly Boys |  CAN | 420.57 (9) | – | |||
| 10 r1/2 | Ursula Möckel |  FRG | 417.63 (10) | – | |||
| 11 r1/2 | Ulrika Knape |  SWE | 416.94 (11) | – | |||
| 12 r1/2 | Agneta Henrikson | SWE | 404.19 (12) | – | |||
| 13 r1/2 | Helen Koppell |  GBR | 396.96 (13) | – | |||
| 14 r1/2 | Teri York | CAN | 393.36 (14) | – | |||
| 15 r1/2 | Madeleine Barnett |  AUS | 391.77 (15) | – | |||
| 16 r1/2 | Tatyana Podmaryova | URS | 387.39 (16) | – | |||
| 17 r1/2 | Eniko Kiefer | CAN | 383.13 (17) | – | |||
| 18 r1/2 | Rikiko Yamanaka |  JPN | 381.96 (18) | – | |||
| 19 r1/2 | Renate Piotraschke | FRG | 377.49 (19) | – | |||
| 20 r1/2 | Susanne Wetteskog | SWE | 369.15 (20) | – | |||
| 21 r1/2 | Rebecca Ewert |  NZL | 352.62 (21) | – | |||
| 22 r1/2 | Elizabeth Jack | AUS | 348.54 (22) | – | |||
| 23 r1/2 | Norma Baraldi |  MEX | 336.12 (23) | – | |||
| 24 r1/2 | Fusako Kakumaru | JPN | 330.54 (24) | – | |||
| 25 r1/2 | Carmen Belén Núñez |  ESP | 318.66 (25) | – | |||
| 26 r1/2 | Aura Di Nisio |  VEN | 293.04 (26) | – | |||
| 27 r1/2 | Peri Suzan Özkum |  TUR | 274.44 (27) | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 19 July 1976 — 14:00-21:45 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ten dives. Top 8 advanced to the final round. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Chandler | USA | 463.32 | ||
| 2 | Barbara Nejman | USA | 455.49 | ||
| 3 | Cynthia Potter-McIngvale | USA | 455.16 | ||
| 4 | Olga Dmitriyeva | URS | 447.33 | ||
| 5 | Heidi Ramlow | GDR | 445.08 | ||
| 6 | Christa Köhler | GDR | 441.90 | ||
| 7 | Karin Guthke | GDR | 441.03 | ||
| 8 | Irina Kalinina | URS | 434.28 | ||
| 9 | Beverly Boys | CAN | 420.57 | ||
| 10 | Ursula Möckel | FRG | 417.63 | ||
| 11 | Ulrika Knape | SWE | 416.94 | ||
| 12 | Agneta Henrikson | SWE | 404.19 | ||
| 13 | Helen Koppell | GBR | 396.96 | ||
| 14 | Teri York | CAN | 393.36 | ||
| 15 | Madeleine Barnett | AUS | 391.77 | ||
| 16 | Tatyana Podmaryova | URS | 387.39 | ||
| 17 | Eniko Kiefer | CAN | 383.13 | ||
| 18 | Rikiko Yamanaka | JPN | 381.96 | ||
| 19 | Renate Piotraschke | FRG | 377.49 | ||
| 20 | Susanne Wetteskog | SWE | 369.15 | ||
| 21 | Rebecca Ewert | NZL | 352.62 | ||
| 22 | Elizabeth Jack | AUS | 348.54 | ||
| 23 | Norma Baraldi | MEX | 336.12 | ||
| 24 | Fusako Kakumaru | JPN | 330.54 | ||
| 25 | Carmen Belén Núñez | ESP | 318.66 | ||
| 26 | Aura Di Nisio | VEN | 293.04 | ||
| 27 | Peri Suzan Özkum | TUR | 274.44 |
Final
| Date | 20 July 1976 — 21:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ten dives. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Chandler | USA | 506.19 | ||
| 2 | Christa Köhler | GDR | 469.41 | ||
| 3 | Cynthia Potter-McIngvale | USA | 466.83 | ||
| 4 | Heidi Ramlow | GDR | 462.15 | ||
| 5 | Karin Guthke | GDR | 459.81 | ||
| 6 | Olga Dmitriyeva | URS | 432.24 | ||
| 7 | Irina Kalinina | URS | 417.99 | ||
| 8 | Barbara Nejman | USA | 365.07 |