| Women's duet at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sajik Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 30 September – 2 October 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 7 nations | |||||||||
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| Synchronized swimming at the 2002 Asian Games | |
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| Solo | women |
| Duet | women |
The women's duet synchronized swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 30 September and 2 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool. [1]
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 30 September 2002 | 16:00 | Technical routine |
| Wednesday, 2 October 2002 | 15:00 | Free routine |
| Rank | Team | Technical (50%) | Free (50%) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Japan (JPN)Miya Tachibana Miho Takeda | 48.917 | 49.500 | 98.417 |
 |  China (CHN)Gu Beibei Zhang Xiaohuan | 47.167 | 47.750 | 94.917 |
 |  South Korea (KOR)Jang Yoon-kyeong Kim Min-jeong | 47.250 | 47.250 | 94.500 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ)Arna Toktagan Aliya Karimova | 44.167 | 44.167 | 88.334 |
| 5 |  Uzbekistan (UZB)Natalya Korneeva Darya Mojaeva | 41.250 | 42.333 | 83.583 |
| 6 |  Macau (MAC)Sin Wan I Chan Ian Chi | 39.750 | 39.583 | 79.333 |
| 7 |  Hong Kong (HKG)Rosita Tse Wong Man Ting | 36.750 | 37.750 | 74.500 |
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