Springboard, Women
| Date | 20 – 21 July 1980 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Plavatelny basseyn, Sportivny kompleks Olimpiysky, Moskva | |
| Participants | 24 from 13 countries | |
| Format | 3 metre springboard. | |
Irina Kalinina (URS) was favored and would have been even without the boycott. She had won this event at the 1975 and 1978 World Championships and also won platform in 1978. Her biggest competitors in 1980 would have been American Cynthia Potter and China’s Chen Xiaoxia, but both were boycotted out.
Kalinina confirmed her favorite’s status, winning the gold medal quite comfortably. Swimming World noted that she put on a “good, but not great, exhibition”, as she struggled with her seventh (back 2½ tuck), ninth (inward 2½ tuck), and tenth (back 1½ with 2½ twists) dives in the final. Behind her two East German divers won the other medals, silver going to Martina Proeber in her only Olympic appearance, and bronze to Karin Guthke.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Kalinina |  URS | 725.910 | Gold | ||
| 2 | Martina Proeber |  GDR | 698.895 | Silver | ||
| 3 | Karin Guthke | GDR | 685.245 | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Zhanna Tsirulnikova | URS | 673.665 | |||
| 5 | Martina Jäschke | GDR | 668.115 | |||
| 6 | Valerie McFarlane |  AUS | 651.045 | |||
| 7 | Irina Sidorova | URS | 650.265 | |||
| 8 | Milagros González |  CUB | 640.005 | |||
| 9 | Guadalupe Canseco |  MEX | 407.520 | |||
| 10 | Antonette Wilken |  ZIM | 402.210 | |||
| 11 | Susanne Wetteskog |  SWE | 399.060 | |||
| 12 | Ildikó Kelemen |  HUN | 391.680 | |||
| 13 | Heidemarie Grécká |  TCH | 390.390 | |||
| 14 | Debbie Hill | ZIM | 390.270 | |||
| 15 | Ruxandra Hociotă |  ROU | 389.100 | |||
| 16 | Elsa Tenorio | MEX | 389.010 | |||
| 17 | Carmen Belén Núñez |  ESP | 388.320 | |||
| 18 | Jenny Donnet | AUS | 376.770 | |||
| 19 | Sonia Fernández | ESP | 370.950 | |||
| 20 | Alison Drake |  GBR | 368.010 | |||
| 21 | Annie Liljeberg | SWE | 365.250 | |||
| 22 | Deborah Jay | GBR | 362.730 | |||
| 23 | Liliana Cîrstea | ROU | 354.330 | |||
| 24 | Isabelle Arène |  FRA | 345.060 |
Qualifying (20 July 1980 — 10:30-17:30)
10 dives. Top 8 advanced to the final round.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Kalinina | URS | 478.860 | |||
| 2 | Zhanna Tsirulnikova | URS | 454.350 | |||
| 3 | Martina Proeber | GDR | 450.990 | |||
| 4 | Karin Guthke | GDR | 435.210 | |||
| 5 | Irina Sidorova | URS | 432.570 | |||
| 6 | Martina Jäschke | GDR | 427.470 | |||
| 7 | Valerie McFarlane | AUS | 413.970 | |||
| 8 | Milagros González | CUB | 409.650 | |||
| 9 | Guadalupe Canseco | MEX | 407.520 | |||
| 10 | Antonette Wilken | ZIM | 402.210 | |||
| 11 | Susanne Wetteskog | SWE | 399.060 | |||
| 12 | Ildikó Kelemen | HUN | 391.680 | |||
| 13 | Heidemarie Grécká | TCH | 390.390 | |||
| 14 | Debbie Hill | ZIM | 390.270 | |||
| 15 | Ruxandra Hociotă | ROU | 389.100 | |||
| 16 | Elsa Tenorio | MEX | 389.010 | |||
| 17 | Carmen Belén Núñez | ESP | 388.320 | |||
| 18 | Jenny Donnet | AUS | 376.770 | |||
| 19 | Sonia Fernández | ESP | 370.950 | |||
| 20 | Alison Drake | GBR | 368.010 | |||
| 21 | Annie Liljeberg | SWE | 365.250 | |||
| 22 | Deborah Jay | GBR | 362.730 | |||
| 23 | Liliana Cîrstea | ROU | 354.330 | |||
| 24 | Isabelle Arène | FRA | 345.060 |
Final (21 July 1980 — 17:30)
10 dives. Score added to 50% of qualifying round score.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Points | FP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Kalinina | URS | 725.910 | 486.48 | |||
| 2 | Martina Proeber | GDR | 698.895 | 473.40 | |||
| 3 | Karin Guthke | GDR | 685.245 | 467.64 | |||
| 4 | Zhanna Tsirulnikova | URS | 673.665 | 446.49 | |||
| 5 | Martina Jäschke | GDR | 668.115 | 454.38 | |||
| 6 | Valerie McFarlane | AUS | 651.045 | 444.06 | |||
| 7 | Irina Sidorova | URS | 650.265 | 433.98 | |||
| 8 | Milagros González | CUB | 640.005 | 435.18 |