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.

Ilya Zakharov from Russia won the gold medal.

China's Qin Kai took silver and He Chong won bronze.

The competition was held in three rounds: All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) Source:[1] *Stephan Feck, competing in his first Olympics, received a 0.0 on his second dive after he slipped on the board and landed on his back in the water.

[2] He returned for his third dive but did not perform his fourth, fifth or sixth, thereby removing himself from the competition.