Read about the Olympic medals won in Synchronised Swimming and the related details.
Synchronized Swimming
Started out as a sport for men in the 1800s, Synchronised Swimming, now one of the two all-women sports in Olympics and also one of the most popular ones, was introduced in the 1984 Los Angeles Games. Though initially only solo and duet events were organized, the team event too made its debut in the 1996 Atlanta Games. As of now, Russia leads the gold medals tally with 6 whereas USA is close second with 5. As far as total medals tally is concerned, Japan leads with 12 medals (4 silver and 8 bronze) out of the 39 awarded so far. USA and Canada are at second and third places with 9 and 8 medals respectively. In the 2012 London Games, 104 women swimmers will compete for the gold in 2 different events. The competition will be held at Olympic Park - Aquatics Centre from 5th August to 10th August.
• Women's Duet Synchronized Swimming
Women's Solo
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Tracie Ruiz United States |
Carolyn Waldo Canada |
Miwako Motoyoshi Japan |
| 1988 | Carolyn Waldo Canada |
Tracie Ruiz United States |
Mikako Kotani Japan |
| 1992 | Kristen Babb-Sprague, Sylvie Fréchette United States, Canada |
Fumiko Okuno Japan |
Women's Synchronized Swimming
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Margot Thien, Nathalie Schneyder, Heather Simmons-Carrasco, Jill Sudduth, Emily Lesueur, Heather Pease, Jill Savery, Suzannah Bianco, Tammy Cleland, and Becky Dyroen-Lancer United States |
Team event Canada |
Team event Japan |
| 2016 | Vlada Chigireva, Natalia Ishchenko, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Aleksandra Patskevich, Svetlana Romashina, Alla Shishkina, Maria Shurochkina, Gelena Topilina, Elena Prokofyeva Russia |
Gu Xiao, Guo Li, Li Xiaolu, Liang Xinping, Sun Wenyan, Tang Mengni, Yin Chengxin, Zeng Zhen, Huang Xuechen China |
Aika Hakoyama, Yukiko Inui, Kei Marumo, Risako Mitsui, Kanami Nakamaki, Mai Nakamura, Kano Omata, Kurumi Yoshida, Aiko Hayashi Japan |
