Gymnastics at the 2005 West Asian Games | |
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Venue | Al-Arabi Indoor Hall |
Date | 2–4 December 2005 |
Artistic gymnastics was contested at the 2005 West Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 2 to December 4. All events took place at Al-Arabi Indoor Hall.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Syria (SYR) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
2 | Yemen (YEM) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Jordan (JOR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
4 | Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
6 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
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