Women's solo at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
Date | 26–30 September | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 46 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning points | 200.150 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Synchronised swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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Solo | women |
Duet | women |
The women's solo was one of two events in the Synchronised swimming program at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1] The final was held on 30 September 1988.
Rank | Country | Athlete | Technical |
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1 | Canada | 101.150 | |
2 | United States | 98.633 | |
3 | United States | 98.000 | |
4 | United States | 97.367 | |
5 | Canada | 96.683 | |
6 | Japan | 94.250 | |
7 | France | 93.500 | |
8 | Canada | 92.250 | |
9 | Japan | 91.267 | |
10 | Switzerland | 90.600 | |
11 | Soviet Union | 89.333 | |
12 | France | 89.050 | |
13 | Great Britain | 88.733 | |
14 | Japan | 88.517 | |
15 | France | 88.133 | |
16 | Soviet Union | 88.000 | |
17 | Switzerland | 87.300 | |
18 | Soviet Union | 87.050 | |
19 | West Germany | 85.583 | |
20 | Sweden | 84.800 | |
21 | Brazil | 84.733 | |
21 | Mexico | 84.733 | |
23 | Mexico | 84.533 | |
24 | Switzerland | 84.067 | |
25 | Great Britain | 83.817 | |
26 | Venezuela | 83.733 | |
27 | South Korea | 83.650 | |
28 | China | 83.600 | |
29 | Mexico | 83.067 | |
30 | Brazil | 82.517 | |
31 | Brazil | 82.117 | |
32 | West Germany | 82.000 | |
33 | China | 81.883 | |
34 | China | 81.150 | |
35 | South Korea | 80.750 | |
36 | Australia | 80.433 | |
36 | West Germany | 80.433 | |
38 | South Korea | 79.150 | |
39 | Spain | 78.983 | |
40 | Australia | 78.850 | |
41 | Belgium | 78.750 | |
42 | Spain | 75.967 | |
43 | Aruba | 74.266 | |
44 | Spain | 74.100 | |
45 | Aruba | 70.483 | |
— | Great Britain | DNF |
Rank | Country | Athlete | Technical | Free | Total |
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1 | Canada | 101.150 | 98.20 | 199.350 | |
2 | United States | 98.633 | 98.40 | 197.033 | |
3 | Japan | 94.250 | 97.00 | 191.250 | |
4 | France | 93.500 | 95.60 | 189.100 | |
5 | Switzerland | 90.600 | 94.40 | 185.000 | |
6 | Great Britain | 88.733 | 92.60 | 181.333 | |
7 | Soviet Union | 87.050 | 93.60 | 180.650 | |
8 | West Germany | 85.583 | 88.60 | 174.183 | |
9 | Sweden | 84.800 | 88.00 | 172.800 | |
10 | Mexico | 84.533 | 88.00 | 172.533 | |
11 | China | 81.150 | 89.60 | 170.750 | |
12 | South Korea | 80.750 | 89.20 | 169.950 | |
13 | Venezuela | 83.733 | 85.60 | 169.333 | |
14 | Spain | 78.983 | 88.40 | 167.383 | |
15 | Brazil | 82.517 | 83.80 | 166.317 | |
16 | Australia | 80.433 | 85.20 | 165.633 | |
17 | Belgium | 78.750 | 85.80 | 164.550 | |
18 | Aruba | 70.483 | 80.20 | 150.683 |
Rank | Country | Athlete | Technical | Free | Total |
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Canada | 101.150 | 99.00 | 200.150 | ||
United States | 98.633 | 99.00 | 197.633 | ||
Japan | 94.250 | 97.60 | 191.850 | ||
4 | France | 93.500 | 96.60 | 190.100 | |
5 | Switzerland | 90.600 | 95.00 | 185.600 | |
6 | Great Britain | 88.733 | 93.20 | 181.933 | |
7 | Soviet Union | 87.050 | 93.60 | 180.650 | |
8 | West Germany | 85.583 | 90.40 | 175.983 |
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