List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming

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This is the complete list of the World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming from 1973 to 2024.

Men

Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.

Solo free routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2023 Fukuoka
 Dennis González
 Spain 		Gustavo Sánchez
 Colombia 		Kenneth Gaudet
 United States
2024 Doha
 Giorgio Minisini
 Italy 		Dennis González
 Spain 		Gustavo Sánchez
 Colombia

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Spain1102
2 Italy1001
3 Colombia0112
4 United States0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Solo technical routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2023 Fukuoka
 Fernando Díaz del Río
 Spain 		Kenneth Gaudet
 United States 		Eduard Kim
 Kazakhstan
2024 Doha
 Yang Shuncheng
 China 		Giorgio Minisini
 Italy 		Gustavo Sánchez
 Colombia

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China1001
 Spain1001
3 Italy0101
 United States0101
5 Colombia0011
 Kazakhstan0011
Totals (6 entries)2226

Women

Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.

Solo routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1973 Belgrade Teresa Andersen
 United States 		Jojo Carrier
 Canada 		Junko Hasumi
 Japan
1975 Cali Gail Buzonas
 United States 		Sylvie Fortier
 Canada 		Yasuko Unezaki
 Japan
1978 West Berlin Helen Vanderburg
 Canada 		Pam Tryon
 United States 		Yasuko Unezaki
 Japan
1982 Guayaquil Tracie Ruiz
 United States 		Kelly Kryczka
 Canada 		Miwako Motoyoshi
 Japan
1986 Madrid Carolyn Waldo
 Canada 		Sarah Josephson
 United States 		Muriel Hermine
 France
1991 Perth Sylvie Fréchette
 Canada 		Kristen Babb-Sprague
 United States 		Mikako Kotani
 Japan
1994 Rome Becky Dyroen-Lancer
 United States 		Fumiko Okuno
 Japan 		Lisa Alexander
 Canada
1998 Perth Olga Sedakova
 Russia 		Virginie Dedieu
 France 		Miya Tachibana
 Japan
2001 Fukuoka Olga Brusnikina
 Russia 		Virginie Dedieu
 France 		Miya Tachibana
 Japan
2003 Barcelona Virginie Dedieu
 France 		Anastasia Ermakova
 Russia 		Gemma Mengual
 Spain
2005 Montreal Virginie Dedieu (2)
 France 		Natalia Ischenko
 Russia 		Gemma Mengual
 Spain

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States4307
2 Canada3317
3 France2215
4 Russia2204
5 Japan0178
6 Spain0022
Totals (6 entries)11111133

Solo free routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2007 Melbourne Virginie Dedieu
 France 		Natalia Ischenko
 Russia 		Gemma Mengual
 Spain
2009 Rome
 Natalia Ischenko
 Russia 		Gemma Mengual
 Spain 		Beatrice Adelizzi
 Italy
2011 Shanghai
 Natalia Ischenko
 Russia 		Andrea Fuentes
 Spain 		Sun Wenyan
 China
2013 Barcelona
 Svetlana Romashina
 Russia 		Huang Xuechen
 China 		Ona Carbonell
 Spain
2015 Kazan
 Natalia Ischenko (3)
 Russia 		Huang Xuechen
 China 		Ona Carbonell
 Spain
2017 Budapest
 Svetlana Kolesnichenko
 Russia 		Ona Carbonell
 Spain 		Anna Voloshyna
 Ukraine
2019 Gwangju
 Svetlana Romashina
 Russia 		Ona Carbonell
 Spain 		Yukiko Inui
 Japan
2022 Budapest
 Yukiko Inui
 Japan 		Marta Fiedina
 Ukraine 		Evangelia Platanioti
 Greece
2023 Fukuoka
 Yukiko Inui
 Japan 		Vasiliki Alexandri
 Austria 		Kate Shortman
 Great Britain
2024 Doha
 Jacqueline Simoneau
 Canada 		Evangelia Platanioti
 Greece 		Vasilina Khandoshka
   Neutral Independent Athletes

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia6107
2 Japan2013
3 Canada1001
 France1001
5 Spain0437
6 China0213
7 Greece0112
 Ukraine0112
9 Austria0101
10 Great Britain0011
 Italy0011
   Neutral Independent Athletes 0011
Totals (12 entries)10101030

Solo technical routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2007 Melbourne Natalia Ischenko
 Russia 		Gemma Mengual
 Spain 		Saho Harada
 Japan
2009 Rome
 Natalia Ischenko
 Russia 		Gemma Mengual
 Spain 		Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon
 Canada
2011 Shanghai
 Natalia Ischenko (3)
 Russia 		Huang Xuechen
 China 		Andrea Fuentes
 Spain
2013 Barcelona
 Svetlana Romashina
 Russia 		Huang Xuechen
 China 		Ona Carbonell
 Spain
2015 Kazan
 Svetlana Romashina
 Russia 		Ona Carbonell
 Spain 		Sun Wenyan
 China
2017 Budapest
 Svetlana Kolesnichenko
 Russia 		Ona Carbonell
 Spain 		Anna Voloshyna
 Ukraine
2019 Gwangju
 Svetlana Kolesnichenko
 Russia 		Ona Carbonell
 Spain 		Yukiko Inui
 Japan
2022 Budapest
 Yukiko Inui
 Japan 		Marta Fiedina
 Ukraine 		Evangelia Platanioti
 Greece
2023 Fukuoka
 Yukiko Inui
 Japan 		Vasiliki Alexandri
 Austria 		Iris Tió
 Spain
2024 Doha
 Evangelia Platanioti
 Greece 		Jacqueline Simoneau
 Canada 		Xu Huiyan
 China

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia7007
2 Japan2024
3 Greece1012
4 Spain0538
5 China0224
6 Canada0112
 Ukraine0112
8 Austria0101
Totals (8 entries)10101030

Duet routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1973 Belgrade  Teresa Andersen
and Gail Johnson (USA) 		 Jojo Carrier
and Madeleine Ramsay (CAN) 		 Masako Fujiwara
and Yasuko Fujiwara (JPN)
1975 Cali  Robin Curren
and Amanda Norrish (USA) 		 Carol Stewart
and Laura Wilkin (CAN) 		 Masako Fujiwara
and Yasuko Fujiwara (JPN)
1978 West Berlin  Michelle Calkins
and Helen Vanderburg (CAN) 		 Masako Fujiwara
and Yasuko Fujiwara (JPN) 		 Michele Barone
and Pam Tryon (USA)
1982 Guayaquil  Sharon Hambrook
and Kelly Kryczka (CAN) 		 Candy Costie
and Tracie Ruiz (USA) 		 Ikuko Abe
and Masako Fujiwara (JPN)
1986 Madrid  Michelle Cameron
and Carolyn Waldo (CAN) 		 Karen Josephson
and Sarah Josephson (USA) 		 Megumi Itō
and Mikako Kotani (JPN)
1991 Perth  Karen Josephson
and Sarah Josephson (USA) 		 Mikako Kotani
and Aki Takayama (JPN) 		 Lisa Alexander
and Kathy Glen (CAN)
1994 Rome  Becky Dyroen-Lancer
and Jill Sudduth (USA) 		 Lisa Alexander
and Erin Woodley (CAN) 		None awarded
 Fumiko Okuno
and Miya Tachibana (JPN)
1998 Perth  Olga Brusnikina
and Olga Sedakova (RUS) 		 Miya Tachibana
and Miho Takeda (JPN) 		 Virginie Dedieu
and Myriam Lignot (FRA)
2001 Fukuoka  Miya Tachibana
and Miho Takeda (JPN) 		 Anastasia Davydova
and Anastasia Ermakova (RUS) 		 Claire Carver-Dias
and Fanny Létourneau (CAN)
2003 Barcelona  Anastasia Davydova
and Anastasia Ermakova (RUS) 		 Miya Tachibana
and Miho Takeda (JPN) 		 Gemma Mengual
and Paola Tirados (ESP)
2005 Montreal  Anastasia Davydova (2)
and Anastasia Ermakova (2) (RUS) 		 Gemma Mengual
and Paola Tirados (ESP) 		 Saho Harada
and Emiko Suzuki (JPN)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States4217
2 Canada3328
3 Russia3104
4 Japan15511
5 Spain0112
6 France0011
Totals (6 entries)11121033

Duet free routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2007 Melbourne  Anastasia Davydova
and Anastasia Ermakova (RUS) 		 Gemma Mengual
and Paola Tirados (ESP) 		 Ayako Matsumura
and Emiko Suzuki (JPN)
2009 Rome
  Natalia Ishchenko
and Svetlana Romashina (RUS) 		 Andrea Fuentes
and Gemma Mengual (ESP) 		 Jiang Tingting
and Jiang Wenwen (CHN)
2011 Shanghai
  Natalia Ishchenko
and Svetlana Romashina (RUS) 		 Jiang Tingting
and Jiang Wenwen (CHN) 		 Ona Carbonell
and Andrea Fuentes (ESP)
2013 Barcelona
  Svetlana Kolesnichenko
and Svetlana Romashina (RUS) 		 Jiang Tingting
and Jiang Wenwen (CHN) 		 Ona Carbonell
and Margalida Crespí (ESP)
2015 Kazan
  Natalia Ishchenko
and Svetlana Romashina (RUS) 		 Huang Xuechen
and Sun Wenyan (CHN) 		 Lolita Ananasova
and Anna Voloshyna (UKR)
2017 Budapest
  Svetlana Kolesnichenko
and Alexandra Patskevich (RUS) 		 Jiang Tingting
and Jiang Wenwen (CHN) 		 Anna Voloshyna
and Yelyzaveta Yakhno (UKR)
2019 Gwangju
  Svetlana Kolesnichenko
and Svetlana Romashina (5) (RUS) 		 Huang Xuechen
and Sun Wenyan (CHN) 		 Marta Fiedina
and Anastasiya Savchuk (UKR)
2022 Budapest
  Wang Liuyi
and Wang Qianyi (CHN) 		 Maryna Aleksiiva
and Vladyslava Aleksiiva (UKR) 		 Anna-Maria Alexandri
and Eirini-Marina Alexandri (AUT)
2023 Fukuoka
  Anna-Maria Alexandri
and Eirini-Marina Alexandri (AUT) 		 Wang Liuyi
and Wang Qianyi (CHN) 		 Moe Higa
and Mashiro Yasunaga (JPN)
2024 Doha
  Wang Liuyi
and Wang Qianyi (CHN) 		 Bregje de Brouwer
and Noortje de Brouwer (NED) 		 Kate Shortman
and Isabelle Thorpe (GBR)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia7007
2 China2619
3 Austria1012
4 Spain0224
5 Ukraine0134
6 Netherlands0101
7 Japan0022
8 Great Britain0011
Totals (8 entries)10101030

Duet technical routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2007 Melbourne  Anastasia Davydova
and Anastasia Ermakova (RUS) 		 Gemma Mengual
and Paola Tirados (ESP) 		 Saho Harada
and Emiko Suzuki (JPN)
2009 Rome
  Anastasia Davydova
and Svetlana Romashina (RUS) 		 Andrea Fuentes
and Gemma Mengual (ESP) 		 Jiang Tingting
and Jiang Wenwen (CHN)
2011 Shanghai
  Natalia Ishchenko
and Svetlana Romashina (RUS) 		 Huang Xuechen
and Liu Ou (CHN) 		 Ona Carbonell
and Andrea Fuentes (ESP)
2013 Barcelona
  Svetlana Kolesnichenko
and Svetlana Romashina (RUS) 		 Jiang Tingting
and Jiang Wenwen (CHN) 		 Ona Carbonell
and Margalida Crespí (ESP)
2015 Kazan
  Natalia Ishchenko
and Svetlana Romashina (RUS) 		 Huang Xuechen
and Sun Wenyan (CHN) 		 Yukiko Inui
and Risako Mitsui (JPN)
2017 Budapest
  Svetlana Kolesnichenko
and Alexandra Patskevich (RUS) 		 Jiang Tingting
and Jiang Wenwen (CHN) 		 Anna Voloshyna
and Yelyzaveta Yakhno (UKR)
2019 Gwangju
  Svetlana Kolesnichenko
and Svetlana Romashina (5) (RUS) 		 Huang Xuechen
and Sun Wenyan (CHN) 		 Marta Fiedina
and Anastasiya Savchuk (UKR)
2022 Budapest
  Wang Liuyi
and Wang Qianyi (CHN) 		 Maryna Aleksiiva
and Vladyslava Aleksiiva (UKR) 		 Anna-Maria Alexandri
and Eirini-Marina Alexandri (AUT)
2023 Fukuoka
  Moe Higa
and Mashiro Yasunaga (JPN) 		 Linda Cerruti
and Lucrezia Ruggiero (ITA) 		 Alisa Ozhogina
and Iris Tió (ESP)
2024 Doha
  Wang Liuyi
and Wang Qianyi (CHN) 		 Kate Shortman
and Isabelle Thorpe (GBR) 		 Alisa Ozhogina
and Iris Tió (ESP)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia7007
2 China2518
3 Japan1023
4 Spain0246
5 Ukraine0123
6 Great Britain0101
 Italy0101
8 Austria0011
Totals (8 entries)10101030

Team routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1973 Belgrade  United States  Canada  Japan
1975 Cali  United States  Canada  Japan
1978 West Berlin  United States  Japan  Canada
1982 Guayaquil  Canada  United States  Japan
1986 Madrid  Canada  United States  Japan
1991 Perth  United States  Canada  Japan
1994 Rome  United States  Canada  Japan
1998 Perth  Russia  Japan  United States
2001 Fukuoka  Russia  Japan  Canada
2003 Barcelona  Russia  Japan  United States
2005 Montreal  Russia  Japan  Spain

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States5229
2 Russia4004
3 Canada2428
4 Japan05611
5 Spain0011
Totals (5 entries)11111133

Team free routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2007 Melbourne  Russia  Spain  Japan
2009 Rome
  Russia  Spain  China
2011 Shanghai
  Russia  China  Spain
2013 Barcelona
  Russia  Spain  Ukraine
2015 Kazan
  Russia  China  Japan
2017 Budapest
  Russia  China  Ukraine
2019 Gwangju
  Russia  China  Ukraine
2022 Budapest
  China  Ukraine  Japan

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia7007
2 China1416
3 Spain0314
4 Ukraine0134
5 Japan0033
Totals (5 entries)88824

Team technical routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2007 Melbourne  Russia  Japan  Spain
2009 Rome
  Russia  Spain  China
2011 Shanghai
  Russia  China  Spain
2013 Barcelona
  Russia  Spain  Ukraine
2015 Kazan
  Russia  China  Japan
2017 Budapest
  Russia  China  Japan
2019 Gwangju
  Russia  China  Ukraine
2022 Budapest
  China  Japan  Italy

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia7007
2 China1416
3 Japan0224
 Spain0224
5 Ukraine0022
6 Italy0011
Totals (6 entries)88824

Free routine combination

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2003 Barcelona  Japan  Spain None awarded
 United States
2005 Montreal  Russia  Japan  Spain
2007 Melbourne  Russia  Japan  United States
2009 Rome
  Spain  China  Canada
2011 Shanghai
  Russia  China  Canada
2013 Barcelona
  Russia  Spain  Ukraine
2015 Kazan
  Russia  China  Japan
2017 Budapest
  China  Ukraine  Japan
2019 Gwangju
  Russia  China  Ukraine
2022 Budapest
  Ukraine  Japan  Italy

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia6006
2 China1405
3 Japan1326
4 Spain1214
5 Ukraine1124
6 United States0112
7 Canada0022
8 Italy0011
Totals (8 entries)1011930

Highlight routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2019 Gwangju
  Ukraine  Italy  Spain
2022 Budapest
  Ukraine  Italy  Spain

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Ukraine2002
2 Italy0202
3 Spain0022
Totals (3 entries)2226

Mixed

Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.

Duet free routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2015 Kazan
  Darina Valitova
and Aleksandr Maltsev (RUS) 		 Kristina Lum
and Bill May (USA) 		 Mariangela Perrupato
and Giorgio Minisini (ITA)
2017 Budapest
  Mikhaela Kalancha
and Aleksandr Maltsev (RUS) 		 Mariangela Perrupato
and Giorgio Minisini (ITA) 		 Kanako Spendlove
and Bill May (USA)
2019 Gwangju
  Mayya Gurbanberdieva
and Aleksandr Maltsev (3) (RUS) 		 Manila Flamini
and Giorgio Minisini (ITA) 		 Yumi Adachi
and Atsushi Abe (JPN)
2022 Budapest
  Lucrezia Ruggiero
and Giorgio Minisini (ITA) 		 Tomoka Sato
and Yotaro Sato (JPN) 		 Zhang Yiyao
and Shi Haoyu (CHN)
2023 Fukuoka
  Cheng Wentao
and Shi Haoyu (CHN) 		 Itzamary González
and Diego Villalobos (MEX) 		 Mireia Hernández
and Dennis González (ESP)
2024 Doha
  Cheng Wentao
and Shi Haoyu (CHN) 		 Mireia Hernández
and Dennis González (ESP) 		 Trinidad Meza
and Diego Villalobos (MEX)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia3003
2 China2013
3 Italy1214
4 Japan0112
 Mexico0112
 Spain0112
 United States0112
Totals (7 entries)66618

Duet technical routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2015 Kazan
  Christina Jones
and Bill May (USA) 		 Darina Valitova
and Aleksandr Maltsev (RUS) 		 Manila Flamini
and Giorgio Minisini (ITA)
2017 Budapest
  Manila Flamini
and Giorgio Minisini (ITA) 		 Mikhaela Kalancha
and Aleksandr Maltsev (RUS) 		 Kanako Spendlove
and Bill May (USA)
2019 Gwangju
  Mayya Gurbanberdieva
and Aleksandr Maltsev (RUS) 		 Manila Flamini
and Giorgio Minisini (ITA) 		 Yumi Adachi
and Atsushi Abe (JPN)
2022 Budapest
  Lucrezia Ruggiero
and Giorgio Minisini (2) (ITA) 		 Tomoka Sato
and Yotaro Sato (JPN) 		 Zhang Yiyao
and Shi Haoyu (CHN)
2023 Fukuoka
  Tomoka Sato
and Yotaro Sato (JPN) 		 Emma García
and Dennis González (ESP) 		 Cheng Wentao
and Shi Haoyu (CHN)
2024 Doha
  Nargiza Bolatova
and Eduard Kim (KAZ) 		 Cheng Wentao
and Shi Haoyu (CHN) 		 Miranda Barrera
and Diego Villalobos (MEX)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy2114
2 Russia1203
3 Japan1113
4 United States1012
5 Kazakhstan1001
6 China0123
7 Spain0101
8 Mexico0011
Totals (8 entries)66618

Team free routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2023 Fukuoka
  China  Japan  Ukraine
2024 Doha
  China  Japan  United States

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China2002
2 Japan0202
3 Ukraine0011
 United States0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Team technical routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2023 Fukuoka
  Spain  Italy  United States
2024 Doha
  China  Spain  Japan

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Spain1102
2 China1001
3 Italy0101
4 Japan0011
 United States0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

Acrobatic routine

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2023 Fukuoka
  China  United States  Japan
2024 Doha
  China  Ukraine  United States

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China2002
2 United States0112
3 Ukraine0101
4 Japan0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

All-time medal table 1973–2024

Updated after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia606066
2 China15281053
3 United States14111035
4 Canada911828
5 Japan8203664
6 Spain4252352
7 Italy48517
8 Ukraine371525
9 France3227
10 Austria1225
11 Greece1124
12 Kazakhstan1012
13 Colombia0123
 Great Britain0123
 Mexico0123
16 Netherlands0101
17   Neutral Independent Athletes 0011
Totals (17 entries)123125121369

Multiple medalists

Boldface denotes active synchronised swimmers and highest medal count per type. The medals won as reserve were not included into these tables.

Ranked by their gold medals

Rank Synchronised swimmer Country From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Svetlana Romashina  Russia 2005 2019 21 – – 21
2 Natalia Ishchenko  Russia 2005 2015 19 2 – 21
3 Svetlana Kolesnichenko  Russia 2011 2019 16 – – 16
4 Alla Shishkina  Russia 2009 2019 14 – – 14
5 Anastasia Davydova  Russia 2001 2011 13 1 – 14
6 Alexandra Patskevich  Russia 2009 2017 13 – – 13
7 Vlada Chigireva  Russia 2013 2019 11 – – 11
Maria Shurochkina  Russia 2013 2019 11 – – 11
Angelika Timanina  Russia 2009 2015 11 – – 11
10 Wang Qianyi  China 2017 2024 10 4 – 14

Ranked by their total medals

Rank Synchronised swimmer Country From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Ona Carbonell  Spain 2007 2019 1 10 11 22
2 Svetlana Romashina  Russia 2005 2019 21 – – 21
3 Natalia Ishchenko  Russia 2005 2015 19 2 – 21
4 Gemma Mengual  Spain 2003 2009 1 11 7 19
5 Huang Xuechen  China 2009 2019 – 16 2 18
6 Svetlana Kolesnichenko  Russia 2011 2019 16 – – 16
7 Andrea Fuentes  Spain 2003 2011 1 7 8 16
8 Sun Wenyan  China 2009 2019 – 14 2 16
9 Alla Shishkina  Russia 2009 2019 14 – – 14
10 Anastasia Davydova  Russia 2001 2011 13 1 – 14

Note

  1. ^ a b At the 2024 World Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Belarus. They instead participated as "Neutral Independent Athletes (NIA)" and under the World Aquatics flag.
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