synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's team

Women's team events at the Olympics

Also known as synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - women's team

Instance of: Olympic sporting event
Part of: synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Country: People's Republic of China

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The women's team event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center from 22 to 23 August. The Russian squad had displayed their complex choreography with an unmatched precision in the free routine to defend their Olympic title for the third straight victory, having received a nearly perfect mark of 99.500 by the judges. Spain picked up a silver with 98.251 points, while the Chinese squad surpassed the 2004 Olympic silver medal team Japan by nearly a two-point advantage to claim a bronze for the host nation's first ever Olympic medal, recording a composite score of 97.334.

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Follows: synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – women's team
Number of participants: 64
Location: Beijing National Aquatics Center
Sport: synchronized swimming
Date: 2008
Followed by: synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's team
Participating team: Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics ranking: 1 · awards: Olympic gold medal · members / parts: Natalia Ishchenko, Anna Shorina
Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics ranking: 2 · awards: Olympic silver medal · members / parts: Gemma Mengual, Paola Tirados
China at the 2008 Summer Olympics ranking: 3 · awards: Olympic bronze medal · members / parts: Zhang Xiaohuan, Gu Beibei

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