| Golf at the 1982 Asian Games | |
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Golf was one of the many sports which was held at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, India. [1] [2]
| Golf at the 1982 Asian Games | |
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Golf was one of the many sports which was held at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, India. [1] [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Individual | Lakshman Singh  India | Rajiv Mohta India | Tetsuo Sakata  Japan |
| Team |  India Amit Luthra Rajiv Mohta Rishi Narain Lakshman Singh |  South Korea Kim Byung-hoon Kim Joo-heun Kim Ki-sub Kim Sung-ho | Japan Noriaki Kimura Masayuki Naito Kiyotaka Oie Tetsuo Sakata |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India (IND) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
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