| Equestrian at the 1982 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Harbaksh Stadium |
| Dates | 21–27 November 1982 |
Equestrian was contested at the 1982 Asian Games at the Harbaksh Stadium, New Delhi, India between 21 and 27 November 1982. It was the first equestrian event in Asian Games.
The host nation India topped the medal table with three gold medals. Kuwait finished second by winning all three medals of the individual jumping event. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual eventing | Raghubir Singh  India | Ghulam Mohammed Khan India | Prahlad Singh India |
| Team eventing |  India Raghubir Singh Ghulam Mohammed Khan Bishal Singh Milkha Singh |  Japan Kojiro Goto Kazuhide Kobayashi Hidekazu Imai Gen Ueda |  Philippines Steven Virata Marielle Virata Fidelino Barba Jose Montilla |
| Individual jumping | Nadia Al-Mutawa  Kuwait | Jamila Al-Mutawa Kuwait | Bariaa Al-Sabbah Kuwait |
| Individual tent pegging | Rupinder Singh Brar India | Fateh Khan  Pakistan | Mukallaf Aheimar  Iraq |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India (IND) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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