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| Host city |  Putian, China |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11–14 November 2012 |
| Main venue | Putian Complex Sports Gymnasium |
The 2012 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships were the 5th edition of the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and were held in Putian, China from November 11 to November 14, 2012.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | China Zhou Shixiong Lin Chaopan Ji Lianshen Liu Rongbing Cheng Ran Yang Shengchao |  Japan Minori Koyama Yoshiaki Furutani Takayuki Ohara Yu Suzuki Rikii Hoshino Kenzo Shirai |  North Korea Ri Se-gwang Kim Jin-hyok Ro Chol-jin Kim Kwang-chun Ri Chol-jin Kim Kyong-hak |
| Individual all-around | Liu Rongbing China | Zhou Shixiong China | Ko Ye-darm  South Korea |
| Floor | Kenzo Shirai Japan | Kim Han-sol South Korea | Lee Jun-ho South Korea |
| Pommel horse | Liu Rongbing China | Ji Lianshen China | Shared silver |
| Yoshiaki Furutani Japan | |||
| Rings | Ri Se-gwang North Korea | Yang Shengchao China | Ng Kiu Chung  Hong Kong |
Chen Chih-yu  Chinese Taipei | |||
| Vault | Ri Se-gwang North Korea | Cheng Ran China | Nguyễn Hà Thanh  Vietnam |
| Parallel bars | Zhou Shixiong China | Nguyễn Hà Thanh Vietnam | Ji Lianshen China |
| Horizontal bar | Liu Rongbing China | Lin Chaopan China | Yoshiaki Furutani Japan |
| Takayuki Ohara Japan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | China Wu Liufang Luo Peiru Li Yiting Zeng Siqi Huang Huidan Shang Chunsong | North Korea Hong Un-jong Kim Un-hyang Kang Yong-mi Ri Un-ha Pak Sin-hyang Kim So-yong | Japan Mirai Sekiguchi Shizuka Tozawa Erica Lynn Danko Sakura Noda Risa Konishi Wakana Inoue |
| Individual all-around | Zeng Siqi China | Sung Ji-hye South Korea | Shang Chunsong China |
| Vault | Phan Thị Hà Thanh Vietnam | Hong Un-jong North Korea | Ri Un-ha North Korea |
| Uneven bars | Wu Liufang China | Huang Huidan China | Sung Ji-hye South Korea |
| Balance beam | Shang Chunsong China | Kim Un-hyang North Korea | Zeng Siqi China |
| Floor | Shang Chunsong China | Risa Konishi Japan | Zeng Siqi China |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | North Korea | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | South Korea | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 44 | |
100 athletes from 17 nations competed.
China (12) Chinese Taipei (8) Hong Kong (8)
Iran (6) Japan (12)
Kazakhstan (7)
Kuwait (3)
Malaysia (1)
Mongolia (1) North Korea (12)
Qatar (3)
Singapore (1) South Korea (11)
Sri Lanka (1)
Thailand (3)
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