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Synchronized Swimming at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games:
Women's Duet
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Host City: Beijing, China
Venue(s): Beijing National Aquatics Centre, Beijing Olympic Green, Beijing
Date Started: August 18, 2008
Date Finished: August 20, 2008
Format: Top 12 duos from qualifying advanced to final free routine. Final score is 50% of technical score from the qualifying round and 50% of free routine score.
| Gold: |  Russia |
| Silver: |  Spain |
| Bronze: |  Japan |
Summary
The defending champions were Russians Anastasiya Davydova and Anastasiya Yermakova, who had also won the 2003, 2005, and 2007 World Championships. They won easily, taking a huge lead in the preliminaries. The results mirrored the Melbourne 2007 World Championships with the top eight teams finishing in the same order.
Final Standings
| Rank | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | RUS | Gold | |
| 2 | Spain | ESP | Silver | |
| 3 | Japan | JPN | Bronze | |
| 4 | China | CHN | ||
| 5 | United States | USA | ||
| 6 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 7 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 8 | Ukraine | UKR | ||
| 9 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 10 | Greece | GRE | ||
| 11 | France | FRA | ||
| 12 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 13 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| 14 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 15 | Israel | ISR | ||
| 16 | North Korea | PRK | ||
| 17 | Belarus | BLR | ||
| 18 | Czech Republic | CZE | ||
| 19 | Mexico | MEX | ||
| 20 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | ||
| 21 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 22 | Austria | AUT | ||
| 23 | New Zealand | NZL | ||
| 24 | Egypt | EGY |
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