Synchronized Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 30 July to 2 August 1992 at the Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Centre.
For the first time, the women's team was officially added to the Olympic program, replacing the solo and duet routine.
Medal Table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Event | |||
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Team | United States Suzannah Bianco Tammy Cleland Becky Dyroen-Lancer Emily Porter LeSueur Heather Pease Jill Savery Nathalie Schneyder Heather Simmons-Carrasco Jill Sudduth Margot Thien |
Canada Lisa Alexander Janice Bremner Karen Clark Karen Fonteyne Sylvie Frechette Valerie Hould-Marchand Kasia Kulesza Christine Larsen Cari Read Erin Woodley |
Japan Raika Fujii Mayuko Fujiki Rei Jimbo Miho Kawabe Akiko Kawase Riho Nakajima Miya Tachibana Kaori Takahashi Miho Takeda Junko Tanaka |
Statistics[]
- There were 78 total athletes from 8 countries.
- Valerie Hould-Marchand was the youngest participant with 16 years and 62 days.
- Sylvie Frechette was the oldest participant with 29 years and 36 days.
- Only 3 nations won medals in this sport, the lowest possible number.