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.

[1] The competition was held in three rounds: All times are Brasília time (UTC−3) [2]