Synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Synchronized swimming competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were held from Sunday 5 August to Friday 10 August, at the London Aquatics Centre.[1] Two medal events were included in the programme — women's duet and women's team — with 100 athletes participating.[1]

Synchronized swimming
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueAquatics Centre
Dates5 to 10 August 2012
Competitors100 from 24 nations
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Qualifying system

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For the team event, the 5 continental champions and 3 further non-qualified teams from an Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. For the duet event, the same teams qualified, plus a further 16 non-qualified teams from the Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualified. The host nation is considered European champion, whilst the best-placed teams from Asia, Africa & Oceania at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships were to be considered as the respective continental champions.[2]

 
Park Hyun-ha and Park Hyun-sun of South Korea performing their routine at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Nation Team Duet Athletes
  Argentina X 2
  Australia X X 8
  Austria X 2
  Brazil X 2
  Canada X X 8
  Czech Republic X 2
  China X X 8
  France X 2
  Great Britain X X 8
  Greece X 2
  Egypt X X 8
  Hungary X 2
  Israel X 2
  Italy X 2
  Japan X X 8
  Kazakhstan X 2
  Mexico X 2
  North Korea X 2
  Russia X X 8
  South Korea X 2
  Spain X X 8
  Switzerland X 2
  Ukraine X 2
  United States X 2
Total: 24 NOC 8 24

Competition schedule

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TR Technical Routine FR Free Routine F Final
Event↓/Date → Sun 5 Mon 6 Tue 7 Wed 8 Thr 9 Fri 10
Duet TR FR F
Team TR FR


Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Duet
details
  Natalia Ishchenko
and Svetlana Romashina (RUS)
  Ona Carbonell
and Andrea Fuentes (ESP)
  Huang Xuechen
and Liu Ou (CHN)
Team
details
  Russia (RUS)
Anastasia Davydova
Maria Gromova
Natalia Ischenko
Elvira Khasyanova
Daria Korobova
Aleksandra Patskevich
Svetlana Romashina
Alla Shishkina
Angelika Timanina
  China (CHN)
Chang Si
Chen Xiaojun
Huang Xuechen
Jiang Tingting
Jiang Wenwen
Liu Ou
Luo Xi
Sun Wenyan
Wu Yiwen
  Spain (ESP)
Clara Basiana
Alba Cabello
Ona Carbonell
Margalida Crespí
Andrea Fuentes
Thaïs Henríquez
Paula Klamburg
Irene Montrucchio
Laia Pons

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia2002
2  China0112
  Spain0112
Totals (3 entries)2226

References

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  1. ^ a b "Synchronised Swimming". London 2012 website. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  2. ^ Synchronized swimming qualification system Archived 2012-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
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