Synchronized swimming was contested from December 8 to December 9 at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, with all events taking place at the Hamad Aquatic Centre. Starting in this edition the solo event was replaced by the team event. China won both gold medals and topped the medal table, Japan finished second with two silver medals. North Korea and Kazakhstan won one bronze medal each.
Synchronized swimming at the 2006 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Hamad Aquatic Centre |
Dates | 8–9 December 2006 |
Competitors | 67 from 9 nations |
Schedule
T | Technical routine | F | Free routine |
Event↓/Date → | 8th Fri | 9th Sat | ||
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Women's duet | T | F | ||
Women's team | T | F |
Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Duet |
China Jiang Tingting Jiang Wenwen Wang Na |
Japan Saho Harada Ayako Matsumura Emiko Suzuki |
Kazakhstan Ainur Kerey Anna Kulkina Arna Toktagan |
Team |
China Gu Beibei Jiang Tingting Jiang Wenwen Liu Ou Sun Qiuting Wang Na Wu Yiwen Zhang Xiaohuan Zhu Zheng |
Japan Ai Aoki Reiko Fujimori Saho Harada Hiromi Kobayashi Erika Komura Takako Konishi Ayako Matsumura Emiko Suzuki Erina Suzuki Masako Tachibana |
North Korea Hwang Kum-song Kim Ok-gyong Kim Yong-mi So Un-byol Tokgo Pom Wang Ok-gyong Yun Hui |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Participating nations
A total of 67 athletes from 9 nations competed in synchronized swimming at the 2006 Asian Games:
- China (9)
- Japan (10)
- Kazakhstan (10)
- Macau (7)
- Malaysia (10)
- North Korea (7)
- South Korea (2)
- Sri Lanka (9)
- Uzbekistan (3)
References
- "Synchronised Swimming Competition Schedule". Archived from the original on 2006-12-12.
External links
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