| Archery at the 2002 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Gangseo Archery Field |
| Dates | 6–10 October |
| Competitors | 101 from 19 nations |
Archery was contested from October 6 to October 10 at the 2002 Asian Games at the Gangseo Archery Field, in Busan, South Korea.
The competition included only recurve events. South Korea won both team gold medals. Hiroshi Yamamoto of Japan won the men's individual title while Yuan Shu-chi from Chinese Taipei won the women's gold medal.
| R | Ranking round | F | Elimination rounds & Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 6th Sun | 7th Mon | 8th Tue | 9th Wed | 10th Thu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | R | R | F | ||
| Men's team | R | R | F | ||
| Women's individual | R | R | F | ||
| Women's team | R | R | F |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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Hong Kong (2)
India (6)
Indonesia (2)
Iran (1) Japan (8) Kazakhstan (8)
Malaysia (4)
Mongolia (5)
Myanmar (4)
North Korea (4)
Philippines (8)
Qatar (5) South Korea (8)
Sri Lanka (5)
Tajikistan (4)
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