Twenty-four divers from twelve nations competed.

[1] The three divers who scored the smallest number of points in each group of the first round advanced to the final.

Simiaka was originally announced as the winner of the competition, and the Egyptian national anthem was played.

The officials then declared that a mistake had been made, and that the number of judges ranking the diver higher, not total points or score, determined the winner.

Consequently, Desjardins was awarded his second gold medal.