| Women's synchronized 10 metre platform at the 2006 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Hamad Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Date | 10 December | |||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 3 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Diving at the 2006 Asian Games | ||
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| 1 m springboard | men | women |
| 3 m springboard | men | women |
| 10 m platform | men | women |
| Synchro 3 m springboard | men | women |
| Synchro 10 m platform | men | women |
The women's synchronised 10 metre platform diving competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha was held on 10 December at the Hamad Aquatic Centre.
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 10 December 2006 | 19:10 | Final |
| Rank | Team | Dive | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
 |  Jia Tong Chen Ruolin | 52.80 | 55.80 | 76.50 | 76.80 | 82.62 | 344.52 |
 |  Misako Yamashita Mai Nakagawa | 48.00 | 48.60 | 64.68 | 73.80 | 82.62 | 317.70 |
 |  Hong In-sun Choe Kum-hui | 46.80 | 49.20 | 62.10 | 68.16 | 76.50 | 302.76 |
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