| Women's duet at the 1994 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Big Wave Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 8–9 October 1994 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Synchronized swimming at the 1994 Asian Games | |
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| Solo | women |
| Duet | women |
The women's duet synchronized swimming competition at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima was held on 8 and 9 October at Big Wave Pool. [1]
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 8 October 1994 | 13:00 | Figure competition |
| Sunday, 9 October 1994 | 14:00 | Routine competition |
| Rank | Team | Figure | Routine | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Japan (JPN)Fumiko Okuno Miya Tachibana | 88.537 | 99.320 | 187.857 |
 |  China (CHN)Fu Yuling Li Min | 83.332 | 94.320 | 177.652 |
 |  South Korea (KOR)Choi Jeong-yun Choi Yoo-jin | 82.238 | 94.880 | 177.118 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ)Aliya Karimova Nailya Yafarova | 161.286 | ||
| 5 |  Uzbekistan (UZB)Marina Abrashkina Elmira Mubarashkina | 148.894 |
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