| Men's 1 metre springboard at the 2006 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Hamad Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Date | 12 December 2006 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Diving at the 2006 Asian Games | ||
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| 1 m springboard | men | women |
| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
| Synchro 3 m springboard | men | women |
| Synchro 10 m platform | men | women |
The women's 1 metre springboard diving competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha was held on 12 December at the Hamad Aquatic Centre.
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 12 December 2006 | 19:25 | Final |
| Rank | Athlete | Dive | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
 |  Wu Minxia (CHN) | 60.00 | 60.95 | 62.40 | 66.30 | 67.60 | 317.25 |
 | He Zi (CHN) | 62.40 | 62.00 | 55.20 | 69.00 | 63.70 | 312.30 |
 |  Elizabeth Jimie (MAS) | 55.20 | 50.70 | 50.60 | 58.80 | 65.00 | 280.30 |
| 4 | Leong Mun Yee (MAS) | 51.60 | 52.00 | 47.15 | 50.40 | 61.10 | 262.25 |
| 5 |  Risa Asada (JPN) | 54.00 | 51.60 | 50.60 | 52.80 | 47.30 | 256.30 |
| 6 | Ryoko Nishii (JPN) | 48.40 | 58.50 | 52.90 | 37.50 | 58.80 | 256.10 |
| 7 |  Lu Chen (TPE) | 44.40 | 46.00 | 44.10 | 39.60 | 46.80 | 220.90 |
| 8 |  Hoàng Thanh Trà (VIE) | 44.20 | 36.80 | 38.85 | 54.00 | 41.80 | 215.65 |
| 9 |  Lei Sio I (MAC) | 36.75 | 46.80 | 22.10 | 44.85 | 40.80 | 191.30 |
| 10 | Cheong Un Teng (MAC) | 34.85 | 39.60 | 35.00 | 34.65 | 28.35 | 172.45 |
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"Diving Competition Schedule". Archived from the original on 2006-12-10.
