Boxing at the 1990 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Beijing Institute of Physical Education |
Dates | 25 September – 3 October |
The Boxing Tournament at the 1990 Asian Games was held in Beijing Institute of Physical Education, Beijing, China from September 25 to October 3, 1990.
South Korea finished first in medal table by winning five gold medals. Thailand was second with two gold medals, China, Pakistan, Philippines, Indonesia and Syria won the remaining gold medals.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | South Korea (KOR) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
2 | Thailand (THA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | China (CHN) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
4 | Pakistan (PAK) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
5 | Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
6 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Syria (SYR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
9 | Iran (IRN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
10 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Laos (LAO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (13 nations) | 12 | 12 | 23 | 47 |
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