Synchronized swimming at the 1994 Asian Games – Women's solo

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Women's solo
at the 1994 Asian Games
VenueBig Wave Pool
Dates8–9 October 1994
Competitors5 from 5 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
1998  

The women's solo synchronized swimming competition at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima was held on 8 and 9 October at Big Wave Pool. [1]

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Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

DateTimeEvent
Saturday, 8 October 199413:00Figure competition
Sunday, 9 October 199412:00Routine competition

Results

RankAthleteFigureRoutineTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Fumiko Okuno  (JPN)89.67799.320188.997
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wu Chunlan  (CHN)83.07194.360177.431
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Choi Jeong-yun  (KOR)82.61694.120176.736
4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Aliya Karimova  (KAZ)160.092
5Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Marina Abrashkina  (UZB)150.960

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References

  1. "Swimming Results". hiroshima-cu.ac.jp. Retrieved 6 October 2024.