Gymnastics at the 2002 Asian Games

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Gymnastics
at the 2002 Asian Games
Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg
VenueSajik Gymnasium
Dates1–9 October 2002
Competitors116 from 20 nations
  1998
2006  

Gymnastics was contested at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. Artistic gymnastics took place from October 1 to October 5. Rhythmic gymnastics took place on October 8 and 9. All Gymnastics events took place at Sajik Gymnasium.

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Schedule

QQualificationFFinal
Event↓/Date →1st
Tue
2nd
Wed
3rd
Thu
4th
Fri
5th
Sat
6th
Sun
7th
Mon
8th
Tue
9th
Wed
Artistic
Men's team F
Men's individual all-around QF
Men's floor QF
Men's pommel horse QF
Men's rings QF
Men's vault QF
Men's parallel bars QF
Men's horizontal bar QF
Women's team F
Women's individual all-around QF
Women's vault QF
Women's uneven bars QF
Women's balance beam QF
Women's floor QF
Rhythmic
Women's team F
Women's individual all-around QF

Medalists

Men's artistic

EventGoldSilverBronze
Team
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Feng Jing
Huang Xu
Li Xiaopeng
Liang Fuliang
Teng Haibin
Yang Wei
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Kim Dae-eun
Kim Dong-hwa
Kim Seung-il
Lee Sun-sung
Yang Tae-seok
Yang Tae-young
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Mutsumi Harada
Takehiro Kashima
Hisashi Mizutori
Yasuhiro Ogawa
Hiroyuki Tomita
Naoya Tsukahara
Individual all-around
details
Yang Wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Liang Fuliang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Shared silver
Kim Dong-hwa
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Floor
details
Kim Seung-il
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Jo Jong-chol
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Yang Wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Pommel horse
details
Teng Haibin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Shared gold Takehiro Kashima
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Kim Hyon-il
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Rings
details
Huang Xu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Shared gold Lai Kuo-cheng
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Kim Dong-hwa
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Hiroyuki Tomita
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Vault
details
Li Xiaopeng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Yang Wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Kim Dae-eun
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Parallel bars
details
Li Xiaopeng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Shared gold Kim Seung-il
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Huang Xu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Horizontal bar
details
Hiroyuki Tomita
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Shared goldShared gold
Teng Haibin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Yang Tae-seok
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea

Women's artistic

EventGoldSilverBronze
Team
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Chen Miaojie
Huang Jing
Kang Xin
Liu Wei
Sun Xiaojiao
Zhang Nan
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Han Jong-ok
Hwang Kum-hui
Kim Un-jong
Kim Yong-sil
Pyon Kwang-sun
So Jong-ok
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Manami Ishizaka
Aya Manabe
Erika Mizoguchi
Kyoko Oshima
Ayaka Sahara
Miki Uemura
Individual all-around
details
Zhang Nan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Oksana Chusovitina
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Kang Xin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Vault
details
Oksana Chusovitina
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Liu Wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Huang Jing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Uneven bars
details
Zhang Nan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Shared gold So Jong-ok
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Han Jong-ok
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Balance beam
details
Kang Xin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Oksana Chusovitina
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Pyon Kwang-sun
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Floor
details
Zhang Nan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Shared gold Kim Ji-young
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Oksana Chusovitina
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan

Rhythmic

EventGoldSilverBronze
Team
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Sun Dan
Zhang Shuo
Zhong Ling
Zhu Minhong
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Aida Krasnikova
Lola Yeros
Aliya Yussupova
Zaira Zhakupova
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Cho Eun-jung
Choi Ye-lim
Lee Ji-ae
Yoo Seong-oeun
Individual all-around
details
Zhong Ling
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Aliya Yussupova
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Yukari Murata
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)153321
2Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)3249
3Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea  (PRK)2226
4Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)2204
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1056
6Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)0202
7Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)0011
Totals (7 entries)23111549

Participating nations

A total of 116 athletes from 20 nations competed in gymnastics at the 2002 Asian Games:

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