Synchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Synchronized swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held in the Olympic Aquatic Centre where 104 competitors challenged for 2 gold medals in the duet and team events. Each event was made up of a technical and free routine with the points added together to determine the medalists.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Duet |  Russia (RUS)Olga Brusnikina Maria Kisseleva |
 Japan (JPN)Miya Tachibana Miho Takeda |
 France (FRA)Virginie Dedieu Myriam Lignot |
| Team | Russia (RUS) Elena Azarova Olga Brusnikina Maria Kisseleva Olga Novokshchenova Irina Perchina Elena Soia Yulia Vasilieva Olga Vassuoukova Elena Antonova |
Japan (JPN) Ayano Egami Raika Fujii Yoko Isoda Rei Jimbo MIya Tachibana Miho Takeda Yoko Yoneda Yuko Yoneda Juri Tatsumi |
 Canada (CAN)Lyne Beaumont Claire Carver-Dias Erin Chan Cathrine Garceau Fanny Létourneau Kristin Normand Jacinthe Taillon Reidun Tatham Jessica Chase |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Events at the 2000 Summer Olympics (Sydney) |
|---|
| Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Synchronized swimming at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming |
