Synchronized swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Synchronized swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were staged from 15 to 20 August at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center.[1] A total of 104 athletes competed in two medal events, namely the women's duet and the women's team.

Synchronized swimming
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueMaria Lenk Aquatic Center
Dates14−20 August 2016
No. of events2
Competitors104 from 24 nations
Synchronized swimming at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Duetwomen
Teamwomen

Qualification
Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification
The Brazilian duet team, performing during competition at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center.

For the team competitions, the best ranked NOC in each of the five continental championships, with the exception of the host country Brazil which represented the Pan American continent, obtained a secured place for the Games, while the remaining NOCs battled out for the three highest-ranked spots at the Olympic Qualification Tournament. For the duet, the best ranked NOC in each of the five continental championships that did not have a qualified team assured a secured spot, while the other eleven top-ranked NOCs were selected through Olympic Qualification Tournament. All eight NOCs that had already qualified in the team event must each automatically selected two synchronized swimmers to form a duet.[2]

Participating nations

Competition Schedule
TRTechnical Routine FRFree Routine FFinal
Event↓/Date →Aug 14Aug 15Aug 16Aug 17Aug 18Aug 19
DuetFRTRF
TeamTRFR

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Duet
  Russia (RUS)
Natalia Ishchenko
Svetlana Romashina		  China (CHN)
Huang Xuechen
Sun Wenyan		  Japan (JPN)
Yukiko Inui
Risako Mitsui
Team
  Russia (RUS)
Vlada Chigireva
Natalia Ishchenko
Svetlana Kolesnichenko
Aleksandra Patskevich
Svetlana Romashina
Alla Shishkina
Maria Shurochkina
Gelena Topilina
Elena Prokofyeva		  China (CHN)
Gu Xiao
Guo Li
Li Xiaolu
Liang Xinping
Sun Wenyan
Tang Mengni
Yin Chengxin
Zeng Zhen
Huang Xuechen		  Japan (JPN)
Aika Hakoyama
Yukiko Inui
Kei Marumo
Risako Mitsui
Kanami Nakamaki
Mai Nakamura
Kano Omata
Kurumi Yoshida
Aiko Hayashi

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia2002
2 China0202
3 Japan0022
Totals (3 nations)2226

References
  1. "Rio 2016: Synchronized Swimming". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. "Rio 2016 – FINA Synchronized Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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