2002 Asian Games Medal Table
The 2002 Asian Games (officially known as the 14th Asian Games) was a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan was the second South Korean city to host the Games, after Seoul in 1986. A total of 6,572 athletes—4,605 men and 1,967 women—from 44 Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 38 sports divided into 419 events. The number of competing athletes was higher than the 1998 Asian Games, in which 6,544 athletes from 41 NOCs participated. It was the first time in the history of the Asian Games that all 44 member nations of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) participated in the Games. Afghanistan returned after the fall of the Taliban government in the midst of ongoing war; East Timor, newest member of the OCA made its debut; and North Korea competed for the first time in an international sporting event hosted by South Korea. Both nations marched together at the opening ceremony with a Korean Unification Flag depict ...
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China At The 2002 Asian Games
China competed in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea from September 29, 2002 to October 14, 2002. See also * China at the Asian Games * China at the Olympics * Sport in China Nations at the 2002 Asian Games 2002 Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

Kyrgyzstan At The 2002 Asian Games
Kyrgyzstan participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Athletes from Kyrgyzstan won overall twelve medals (including one gold), and clinched 23rd spot in the medal table The Olympic medal table is a method of sorting the medal placements of countries in the modern-day Olympics and Paralympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not officially recognize a ranking of participating countries at the Olympic .... References {{Nations at the 2002 Asian Games Nations at the 2002 Asian Games 2002 Asian Games ...
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Philippines At The 2002 Asian Games
The Philippines participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Ranked 18th with 3 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 16 bronze medals with a total of 26 over-all medals.2002 Asian Games medal tally

Asian Games Performance

Equestrian star Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski won an individual gold medal. Bowling stars

Paeng Nepomuceno

and RJ Bautista won the gold in Doubles and Billiards Francisco Bustamante and

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Qatar At The 2002 Asian Games
Qatar participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Athletes from Qatar won overall 17 medals (including four golds), and clinched 17th spot in the medal table. References {{Nations at the 2002 Asian Games Nations at the 2002 Asian Games 2002 Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

Vietnam At The 2002 Asian Games
Vietnam participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Athletes from Vietnam won overall 18 medals (including four golds), and clinched 15th spot in the medal table. References {{Nations at the 2002 Asian Games Nations at the 2002 Asian Games 2002 Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

Singapore At The 2002 Asian Games
Singapore participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Athletes from Singapore won overall 17 medals (including five golds), and clinched 13th spot in the medal table. Medalists References {{Nations at the 2002 Asian Games Nations at the 2002 Asian Games 2002 Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

India At The 2002 Asian Games
India competed at the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea. India was ranked 8th with 10 gold medals. Sunita Rani's gold and bronze medals, which she won in the women's 1,500 m and 5,000 m was reinstated after she appealed in the dope scam. India moved up to the seventh spot from the previous eighth spot in the medals table. Medal table Medalists Athletics References {{Nations at the 2002 Asian Games Nations at the 2002 Asian Games 2002 Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

Uzbekistan At The 2002 Asian Games
Uzbekistan participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Athletes from Uzbekistan won overall 51 medals (including 15 golds), and clinched fifth spot in the medal table. References Nations at the 2002 Asian Games 2002 Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

Kazakhstan At The 2002 Asian Games
Kazakhstan participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Athletes from Kazakhstan won overall 76 medals (including 20 golds), and clinched fourth spot in the medal table. References Nations at the 2002 Asian Games 2002 Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...