| Men's 30 kilometre freestyle at the 2003 Asian Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Ajara Athletic Park | |||||||||
| Dates | 5 February 2003 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Cross-country skiing at the 2003 Asian Winter Games | ||
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| 5 km | women | |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 15 km | men | |
| 30 km | men | |
| Relay | men | women |
The men's 30 kilometre freestyle at the 2003 Asian Winter Games was held on February 5, 2003 at Ajara Athletic Park, Japan.
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 5 February 2003 | 10:00 | Final |
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
 |  Maxim Odnodvortsev (KAZ) | 1:19:20.9 |
 |  Zhang Chengye (CHN) | 1:20:35.9 |
 | Dmitriy Yeremenko (KAZ) | 1:21:02.8 |
| 4 | Denis Krivushkin (KAZ) | 1:23:13.0 |
| 5 |  Tomio Kanamaru (JPN) | 1:24:03.7 |
| 6 | Masaaki Kozu (JPN) | 1:24:38.7 |
| 7 | Hiroyuki Imai (JPN) | 1:25:27.8 |
| 8 | Igor Zubrilin (KAZ) | 1:25:53.0 |
| 9 | Katsuhito Ebisawa (JPN) | 1:26:24.4 |
| 10 |  Yoon Sung-soon (KOR) | 1:33:49.1 |
| 11 |  Mohammad Taghi Shemshaki (IRI) | 1:36:38.5 |
| 12 | Mojtaba Mirhashemi (IRI) | 1:41:49.4 |
| 13 | Mostafa Mirhashemi (IRI) | 1:42:24.6 |
| 14 |  Prawat Nagvajara (THA) | 2:07:59.0 |
| 15 |  Dachhiri Sherpa (NEP) | 2:17:51.3 |
| — | Choi Im-heon (KOR) | DNF |
| — | Jung Eui-myung (KOR) | DNF |
| — | Meisam Sologhani (IRI) | DNS |
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