Bodybuilding at the 2002 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Busan Citizens' Hall |
Dates | 3–6 October 2002 |
Competitors | 79 from 20 nations |
Bodybuilding was one of the many sports which was held at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea between 3 and 6 October 2002. The competition took place at Busan Citizens' Hall. The competition included only men's events for eight different weight categories. The host national South Korea topped the medal table by winning three gold medals higher than Singapore and Bahrain.
P | Preliminary | F | Final |
Event↓/Date → | 3rd Thu | 4th Fri | 5th Sat | 6th Sun |
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Men's 60 kg | P | F | ||
Men's 65 kg | P | F | ||
Men's 70 kg | P | F | ||
Men's 75 kg | P | F | ||
Men's 80 kg | P | F | ||
Men's 85 kg | P | F | ||
Men's 90 kg | P | F | ||
Men's +90 kg | P | F |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (11 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
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