Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's duet
The women's duet event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, took place inside the Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre from 23 to 25 August.[1] Reigning world champions Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova of Russia overwhelmed the audience with an extraordinarily synchronous and impressive performance to defend their Olympic title with a final merit of 99.334 points. Japan's Miya Tachibana and Miho Takeda maintained a silver-medal streak in their second Olympics with 98.417, while U.S.A. duo Anna Kozlova and Alison Bartosik climbed out from behind to earn a bronze with 96.918.[2][3]
| Women's duet at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
Aquatic Centre in Athens | |
| Venue | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre |
| Date | 23–25 August 2004 |
| Competitors | 48 from 24 nations |
| Winning points | 99.334 |
| Medalists | |
The preliminary phase consisted of a technical routine and a free routine. The scores from the two routines were added together and the top 12 duets qualified for the final.[1]
The final consisted of one free routine, the score from the final free routine was added to the score from the preliminary technical routine to decide the overall winners.[1]
Schedule edit
All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, August 23, 2004 | 19:30 | Preliminary technical routine |
| Tuesday, August 24, 2004 | 19:30 | Preliminary free routine |
| Wednesday, August 25, 2004 | 19:30 | Final free routine |
Results edit
Qualification edit
| Rank | Country | Athlete | Technical | Free | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | Anastasia Davydova & Anastasia Ermakova | 49.417 | 49.584 | 99.001 |
| 2 | Japan | Miya Tachibana & Miho Takeda | 49.000 | 49.000 | 98.000 |
| 3 | United States | Alison Bartosik & Anna Kozlova | 48.334 | 48.584 | 96.918 |
| 4 | Spain | Gemma Mengual & Paola Tirados | 47.917 | 48.167 | 96.084 |
| 5 | France | Virginie Dedieu & Laure Thibaud | 47.667 | 47.584 | 95.251 |
| 6 | Canada | Fanny Létourneau & Courtenay Stewart | 47.500 | 46.667 | 95.167 |
| 7 | Italy | Beatrice Spaziani & Lorena Zaffalon | 46.500 | 46.917 | 93.417 |
| 8 | China | Gu Beibei & Zhang Xiaohuan | 46.584 | 46.750 | 93.334 |
| 9 | Greece | Eleftheria Ftouli & Christina Thalassinidou | 46.334 | 46.584 | 92.918 |
| 10 | Ukraine | Iryna Gayvoronska & Daria Iushko | 45.417 | 46.084 | 91.501 |
| 11 | Switzerland | Magdalena Brunner & Belinda Schmid | 45.334 | 46.000 | 91.334 |
| 12 | Brazil | Carolina Moraes & Isabela Moraes | 45.167 | 45.584 | 90.751 |
| 13 | Netherlands | Bianca van der Velden & Sonja van der Velden | 44.334 | 44.833 | 89.167 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | Soňa Bernardová & Ivana Bursová | 43.750 | 44.334 | 88.084 |
| 14 | South Korea | Kim Sung-eun & Yoo Na-mi | 43.834 | 44.334 | 88.084 |
| 16 | Mexico | Nara Falcón & Olga Vargas | 42.667 | 43.417 | 86.084 |
| 17 | Israel | Anastasia Gloushkov & Inna Yoffe | 42.750 | 43.000 | 85.750 |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | Aliya Karimova & Arna Toktagan | 42.250 | 42.667 | 84.917 |
| 19 | Belarus | Krystsina Markovich & Nastassia Vlasenka | 42.250 | 42.584 | 84.834 |
| 20 | Bulgaria | Assia Anastassova & Bogdana Zareva | 41.583 | 41.834 | 83.417 |
| 21 | Egypt | Heba Abdel Gawad & Dalia Allam | 41.167 | 41.667 | 82.834 |
| 22 | Slovakia | Veronika Feriancová & Katarína Havlíková | 41.167 | 41.417 | 82.584 |
| 23 | Puerto Rico | Luña del Mar Aguiliú & Leilani Torres | 39.667 | 39.917 | 79.584 |
| 24 | Australia | Amanda Laird & Leonie Nichols | 38.917 | 38.834 | 77.751 |
Final edit
| Rank | Country | Athlete | Technical | Free | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | Anastasia Davydova & Anastasia Ermakova | 49.417 | 49.917 | 99.334 | |
| Japan | Miya Tachibana & Miho Takeda | 49.000 | 49.417 | 98.417 | |
| United States | Alison Bartosik & Anna Kozlova | 48.334 | 48.584 | 96.918 | |
| 4 | Spain | Gemma Mengual & Paola Tirados | 47.917 | 48.334 | 96.251 |
| 5 | France | Virginie Dedieu & Laure Thibaud | 47.667 | 47.917 | 95.584 |
| 6 | Canada | Fanny Létourneau & Courtenay Stewart | 47.500 | 47.834 | 95.334 |
| 7 | China | Gu Beibei & Zhang Xiaohuan | 46.584 | 47.084 | 93.668 |
| 8 | Italy | Beatrice Spaziani & Lorena Zaffalon | 46.500 | 46.750 | 93.250 |
| 9 | Greece | Eleftheria Ftouli & Christina Thalassinidou | 46.334 | 46.584 | 92.918 |
| 10 | Switzerland | Magdalena Brunner & Belinda Schmid | 45.334 | 46.084 | 91.418 |
| 11 | Ukraine | Iryna Gayvoronska & Daria Iushko | 45.417 | 45.834 | 91.251 |
| 12 | Brazil | Carolina Moraes & Isabela Moraes | 45.167 | 45.750 | 90.917 |
References edit
- ^ a b c . Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ "American swimmers reach the medal stand in duet synchronized event". USA Today. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ "Japan pair in sync for silver medal". The Japan Times. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 16 November 2014.