Gregory Efthimios Louganis is an American Olympic diver who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics on the springboard and platform. He is the only man and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games. He has been called both "the greatest American diver" and "probably the greatest diver in history".
The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics program.
The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as fancy diving, was one of four diving events on the diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was actually held from both 3 metre and 1 metre boards. Divers performed five compulsory dives from the 3 metre board – running plain header forward, standing backward header, running isander, backward spring and forward dive, running header forward with half screw – and six dives of the competitor's choice, from either board, for a total of eleven dives. The competition was held from Monday 6 August 1928 to Wednesday 8 August 1928. Twenty-three divers from fifteen nations competed.
The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme.
The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1956 Summer Olympics programme.
The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as 3-metre springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme.
The women's 3 metre springboard, also reported as 3-metre springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme.
The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme.
The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme.
The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme.
The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme.
The men's 10 metre platform, also reported as platform diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme.
The women's 10 metre platform, also reported as platform diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme.
The women's 3 metre springboard, also reported as springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme.
The men's 3 metre springboard was one of eight diving events included in the Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics programme.
The men's 3 metre springboard diving competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held on 6 and 7 August at the Aquatics Centre within the Olympic Park.
Cao Yuan is a Chinese diver and an Olympic gold medalist, having won four golds, one silver and one bronze in the Olympics. He has also won golds in diving at the World Championships and World Cups. Cao is considered the best male diver of all time.
The men's 3 metre springboard diving competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 15 and 16 August at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center in Barra da Tijuca.
The women's 3 metre springboard diving competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 12 to 14 August at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center in Barra da Tijuca. Shi Tingmao and He Zi won the gold and silver medals, respectively, for China, and Tania Cagnotto won the bronze medal for Italy.
The men's 3 metre springboard is part of the Diving at the 2022 Commonwealth Games program. The competition will be held on 6 August 2022 at Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham.
