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Diving at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games:
Women's Platform Semi-Finals
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Host City: Atlanta, United States
Venue(s): Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Date Started: July 27, 1996
Date Finished: July 27, 1996
Format: Four dives. Top 12 advanced to the final. Score added to qualifying round score.
| Gold: |  Fu Mingxia |
| Silver: |  Annika Walter |
| Bronze: |  Mary Ellen Clark |
Semi-Finals
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | PTS | SFP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fu Mingxia | 17 | China | CHN | 509.19 | 179.94 | QU |
| 2 | Guo Jingjing | 14 | China | CHN | 492.69 | 177.30 | QU |
| 3 | Becky Ruehl | 18 | United States | USA | 487.29 | 163.38 | QU |
| 4 | Irina Vyguzova | 22 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 477.51 | 158.40 | QU |
| 5 | Annika Walter | 21 | Germany | GER | 464.25 | 166.14 | QU |
| 6 | Olena Zhupina | 22 | Ukraine | UKR | 451.35 | 171.24 | QU |
| 7 | Clara Elena Ciocan | 17 | Romania | ROU | 438.93 | 157.41 | QU |
| 8 | Olga Khristoforova | 16 | Russia | RUS | 435.72 | 167.07 | QU |
| 9 | Mary Ellen Clark | 33 | United States | USA | 428.76 | 174.87 | QU |
| 10 | Anja Richter-Libiseller | 18 | Austria | AUT | 426.96 | 160.83 | QU |
| 11 | Ute Wetzig | 25 | Germany | GER | 410.37 | 151.44 | QU |
| 12 | Hayley Allen | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | 410.16 | 158.43 | QU |
| 13 | Choe Myong-Hwa | 20 | North Korea | PRK | 409.35 | 161.25 | |
| 14 | Svitlana Serbina | 16 | Ukraine | UKR | 409.11 | 165.06 | |
| 15 | Nataliya Chikina | 21 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 405.78 | 138.60 | |
| 16 | Radoslava Georgieva | 20 | Bulgaria | BUL | 402.54 | 156.48 | |
| 17 | María José Alcalá | 24 | Mexico | MEX | 400.35 | 147.99 | |
| 18 | Lesley Ward | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 395.97 | 150.99 |
Semi-Finals Dive #1
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | DP | J1S | J2S | J3S | J4S | J5S | J6S | J7S | DOD | DC# | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clara Elena Ciocan | 17 | Romania | ROU | 42.60 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 2 | Lesley Ward | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 41.40 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 3 | Radoslava Georgieva | 20 | Bulgaria | BUL | 41.04 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 301B | |
| 4 | Fu Mingxia | 17 | China | CHN | 38.40 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 103B | |
| 5 | Olga Khristoforova | 16 | Russia | RUS | 37.44 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 103B | |
| 6 | Nataliya Chikina | 21 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 37.26 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 201B | |
| 7 | Mary Ellen Clark | 33 | United States | USA | 36.96 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 103B | |
| 8T | Becky Ruehl | 18 | United States | USA | 35.91 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 301B | |
| 8T | Hayley Allen | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | 35.91 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 612B | |
| 10 | Guo Jingjing | 14 | China | CHN | 35.52 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 103B | |
| 11 | Choe Myong-Hwa | 20 | North Korea | PRK | 34.80 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 12T | Ute Wetzig | 25 | Germany | GER | 34.08 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 103B | |
| 12T | María José Alcalá | 24 | Mexico | MEX | 34.08 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 103B | |
| 14T | Irina Vyguzova | 22 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 33.60 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 103B | |
| 14T | Annika Walter | 21 | Germany | GER | 33.60 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 103B | |
| 16 | Anja Richter-Libiseller | 18 | Austria | AUT | 33.30 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 103C | |
| 17 | Svitlana Serbina | 16 | Ukraine | UKR | 30.72 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 103B | |
| 18 | Olena Zhupina | 22 | Ukraine | UKR | 30.24 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 103B |
Semi-Finals Dive #2
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | DP | J1S | J2S | J3S | J4S | J5S | J6S | J7S | DOD | DC# | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fu Mingxia | 17 | China | CHN | 49.14 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 5132D | |
| 2 | Olga Khristoforova | 16 | Russia | RUS | 48.60 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 3 | Guo Jingjing | 14 | China | CHN | 45.99 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 5132D | |
| 4T | Olena Zhupina | 22 | Ukraine | UKR | 45.60 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 4T | Svitlana Serbina | 16 | Ukraine | UKR | 45.60 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 6T | Mary Ellen Clark | 33 | United States | USA | 42.60 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 6T | Hayley Allen | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | 42.60 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 8 | Becky Ruehl | 18 | United States | USA | 42.12 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 201B | |
| 9T | Irina Vyguzova | 22 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 42.00 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 9T | María José Alcalá | 24 | Mexico | MEX | 42.00 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 11T | Annika Walter | 21 | Germany | GER | 41.40 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 12T | Clara Elena Ciocan | 17 | Romania | ROU | 41.40 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 301A | |
| 12T | Anja Richter-Libiseller | 18 | Austria | AUT | 41.40 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 14 | Ute Wetzig | 25 | Germany | GER | 38.76 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 201A | |
| 15 | Choe Myong-Hwa | 20 | North Korea | PRK | 36.96 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 103B | |
| 16 | Lesley Ward | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 31.68 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 103B | |
| 17 | Radoslava Georgieva | 20 | Bulgaria | BUL | 31.20 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 103B | |
| 18 | Nataliya Chikina | 21 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 27.36 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 301B |
Semi-Finals Dive #3
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | DP | J1S | J2S | J3S | J4S | J5S | J6S | J7S | DOD | DC# | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guo Jingjing | 14 | China | CHN | 49.59 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 301B | |
| 2 | Fu Mingxia | 17 | China | CHN | 46.80 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 3 | Annika Walter | 21 | Germany | GER | 46.74 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 612B | |
| 4 | Mary Ellen Clark | 33 | United States | USA | 46.17 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 201A | |
| 5 | Olena Zhupina | 22 | Ukraine | UKR | 45.60 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 301B | |
| 6T | Irina Vyguzova | 22 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 42.84 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 5132D | |
| 6T | Olga Khristoforova | 16 | Russia | RUS | 42.84 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 5132D | |
| 8 | Svitlana Serbina | 16 | Ukraine | UKR | 42.75 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 301B | |
| 9 | Becky Ruehl | 18 | United States | USA | 42.60 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 10 | Choe Myong-Hwa | 20 | North Korea | PRK | 41.61 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 301B | |
| 11T | Anja Richter-Libiseller | 18 | Austria | AUT | 41.40 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 301A | |
| 11T | Radoslava Georgieva | 20 | Bulgaria | BUL | 41.40 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 13 | María José Alcalá | 24 | Mexico | MEX | 41.04 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 301B | |
| 14 | Ute Wetzig | 25 | Germany | GER | 40.20 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 301A | |
| 15 | Clara Elena Ciocan | 17 | Romania | ROU | 39.33 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 612B | |
| 16 | Hayley Allen | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | 35.52 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 103B | |
| 17 | Lesley Ward | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 31.92 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 301B | |
| 18 | Nataliya Chikina | 21 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 30.78 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 612B |
Semi-Finals Dive #4
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | DP | J1S | J2S | J3S | J4S | J5S | J6S | J7S | DOD | DC# | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olena Zhupina | 22 | Ukraine | UKR | 49.80 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 5231D | |
| 2 | Mary Ellen Clark | 33 | United States | USA | 49.14 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 5132D | |
| 3 | Choe Myong-Hwa | 20 | North Korea | PRK | 47.88 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 5132D | |
| 4 | Guo Jingjing | 14 | China | CHN | 46.20 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 5T | Svitlana Serbina | 16 | Ukraine | UKR | 45.99 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 5132D | |
| 5T | Lesley Ward | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 45.99 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 5132D | |
| 7 | Fu Mingxia | 17 | China | CHN | 45.60 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 301B | |
| 8 | Anja Richter-Libiseller | 18 | Austria | AUT | 44.73 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 5132D | |
| 9T | Annika Walter | 21 | Germany | GER | 44.40 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 5231D | |
| 9T | Hayley Allen | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | 44.40 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 5231D | |
| 11 | Nataliya Chikina | 21 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 43.20 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 403B | |
| 12 | Radoslava Georgieva | 20 | Bulgaria | BUL | 42.84 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 5132D | |
| 13 | Becky Ruehl | 18 | United States | USA | 42.75 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 612B | |
| 14 | Irina Vyguzova | 22 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 39.96 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 201B | |
| 15 | Ute Wetzig | 25 | Germany | GER | 38.40 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 5231D | |
| 16 | Olga Khristoforova | 16 | Russia | RUS | 38.19 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 612B | |
| 17 | Clara Elena Ciocan | 17 | Romania | ROU | 34.08 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 103B | |
| 18 | María José Alcalá | 24 | Mexico | MEX | 30.87 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 5132D |
Semi-Finals Summary After 2 Dives
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fu Mingxia | 17 | China | CHN | 87.54 | |
| 2 | Olga Khristoforova | 16 | Russia | RUS | 86.04 | |
| 3 | Clara Elena Ciocan | 17 | Romania | ROU | 84.00 | |
| 4 | Guo Jingjing | 14 | China | CHN | 81.51 | |
| 5 | Mary Ellen Clark | 33 | United States | USA | 79.56 | |
| 6 | Hayley Allen | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | 78.51 | |
| 7 | Becky Ruehl | 18 | United States | USA | 78.03 | |
| 8 | Svitlana Serbina | 16 | Ukraine | UKR | 76.32 | |
| 9 | María José Alcalá | 24 | Mexico | MEX | 76.08 | |
| 10 | Olena Zhupina | 22 | Ukraine | UKR | 75.84 | |
| 11 | Irina Vyguzova | 22 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 75.60 | |
| 12 | Annika Walter | 21 | Germany | GER | 75.00 | |
| 13 | Anja Richter-Libiseller | 18 | Austria | AUT | 74.70 | |
| 14 | Lesley Ward | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 73.08 | |
| 15 | Ute Wetzig | 25 | Germany | GER | 72.84 | |
| 16 | Radoslava Georgieva | 20 | Bulgaria | BUL | 72.24 | |
| 17 | Choe Myong-Hwa | 20 | North Korea | PRK | 71.76 | |
| 18 | Nataliya Chikina | 21 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 64.62 |
Semi-Finals Summary After 3 Dives
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fu Mingxia | 17 | China | CHN | 134.34 | |
| 2 | Guo Jingjing | 14 | China | CHN | 131.10 | |
| 3 | Olga Khristoforova | 16 | Russia | RUS | 128.88 | |
| 4 | Mary Ellen Clark | 33 | United States | USA | 125.73 | |
| 5 | Clara Elena Ciocan | 17 | Romania | ROU | 123.33 | |
| 6 | Annika Walter | 21 | Germany | GER | 121.74 | |
| 7 | Olena Zhupina | 22 | Ukraine | UKR | 121.44 | |
| 8 | Becky Ruehl | 18 | United States | USA | 120.63 | |
| 9 | Svitlana Serbina | 16 | Ukraine | UKR | 119.07 | |
| 10 | Irina Vyguzova | 22 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 118.44 | |
| 11 | María José Alcalá | 24 | Mexico | MEX | 117.12 | |
| 12 | Anja Richter-Libiseller | 18 | Austria | AUT | 116.10 | |
| 13 | Hayley Allen | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | 114.03 | |
| 14 | Radoslava Georgieva | 20 | Bulgaria | BUL | 113.64 | |
| 15 | Choe Myong-Hwa | 20 | North Korea | PRK | 113.37 | |
| 16 | Ute Wetzig | 25 | Germany | GER | 113.04 | |
| 17 | Lesley Ward | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 105.00 | |
| 18 | Nataliya Chikina | 21 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 95.40 |
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