Synchronized swimming at the 1998 Asian Games

Synchronized swimming
Synchronized swimming
Synchronized swImming is a hybrid form of swimming, dance and gymnastics, consisting of swimmers performing a synchronized routine of elaborate moves in the water, accompanied by music....

was contested from December 13 to December 15 at the 1998 Asian Games
1998 Asian Games
The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time that Thailand bid for the event after it shouldered the two postponed hosting rights in 1970 and 1978.-Emblem:...

in Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, Thailand

Thailand

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Medal winners

Solo	Miya Tachibana Miya Tachibana is a Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming from Ōtsu, Shiga. She received five Olympic medals at the 1996, the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics. The silver medal from 2000 was in duet with Miho Takeda, and the same duet received a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.Tachibana began practicing...	Choi Yoo-Jin	Li Yuanyuan
Duet	Miya Tachibana Miya Tachibana is a Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming from Ōtsu, Shiga. She received five Olympic medals at the 1996, the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics. The silver medal from 2000 was in duet with Miho Takeda, and the same duet received a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.Tachibana began practicing... Miho Takeda Miho Takeda is a Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming. She received five Olympic medals at the 1996, the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics. The silver medal from 2000 was in Duet with Miya Tachibana, and the same duet received a silver medal also at the 2004 Olympics.She is a graduate of Ritsumeikan...	Jang Yoon-Kyung Yoo Na-Mi	Li Min Long Yan

Medal table

1	2	0	0	2
2	0	2	0	2
3	0	0	2	2

Solo

Athlete	Technical	Free	Total
Miya Tachibana Miya Tachibana is a Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming from Ōtsu, Shiga. She received five Olympic medals at the 1996, the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics. The silver medal from 2000 was in duet with Miho Takeda, and the same duet received a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.Tachibana began practicing...	97.067	97.933	97.501
Choi Yoo-Jin	95.200	95.850	95.525
Li Yuanyuan	93.667	94.229	93.949
Aliya Karimova	84.733	86.553	85.644
Marina Abrashkina	83.600	84.684	84.142
Wong Man Ting	79.533	80.573	80.054
Sirintra Pongsarak	72.800	73.884	73.342

Duet

Technical	Free	Total
97.800	98.190	97.995
96.200	96.504	96.352
95.467	95.943	95.706

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