| Paragliding at the 2008 Asian Beach Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Nusa Dua |
| Dates | 20–24 October 2008 |
Paragliding at the 2008 Asian Beach Games was held from 20 October to 24 October 2008 in Bali, Indonesia.
| Paragliding at the 2008 Asian Beach Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Nusa Dua |
| Dates | 20–24 October 2008 |
Paragliding at the 2008 Asian Beach Games was held from 20 October to 24 October 2008 in Bali, Indonesia.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Nanang Sunarya Indonesia | Ha Chi-kyong South Korea | Kim Jin-oh South Korea |
| Men's team |  South Korea Ha Chi-kyong Jung Se-yong Kim Jin-oh Lee Dong-jin Phi Soo-yong |  Indonesia Teguh Maryanto Nanang Sunarya Acep Suparya Tony Yudantoro Suwono Thomas Widyananto |  China He Jingwei Liu Haipeng Wang Weijian Yang Guang Zhang Shupeng |
| Women's individual | Dyan Apriyanti Indonesia | Dian Rosnalia Indonesia | Milawati Sirin Indonesia |
| Women's team | Indonesia Lis Andriana Dyan Apriyanti Dian Rosnalia Milawati Sirin Nofrica Yanti |  Thailand Suwimol Kerdtang Netikan Paosopa Rungcharoen Petlab Nathanat Sirisawat Punta Srila | South Korea Kim Bok-soon Park Jung-hoon Park Koung-young |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Thomas Widyananto Indonesia | Ha Chi-kyong South Korea | Teguh Maryanto Indonesia |
| Men's team | Indonesia Teguh Maryanto Nanang Sunarya Acep Suparya Tony Yudantoro Suwono Thomas Widyananto | South Korea Jung Se-yong Ha Chi-kyong Kim Jin-oh Lee Dong-jin Phi Soo-yong | China He Jingwei Liu Haipeng Wang Weijian Yang Guang Zhang Shupeng |
| Women's individual | Milawati Sirin Indonesia | Park Koung-young South Korea | Hou Xiangping China |
| Women's team | Indonesia Lis Andriana Dyan Apriyanti Dian Rosnalia Milawati Sirin Nofrica Yanti | China Gu Ying Hou Xiangping Wei Jinqin Zhu Yanhua | South Korea Kim Bok-soon Park Jung-hoon Park Koung-young |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia (INA) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
20–23 October
| Rank | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
 | Nanang Sunarya (INA) | 21 |
 | Ha Chi-kyong (KOR) | 31 |
 | Kim Jin-oh (KOR) | 32 |
| 4 | He Jingwei (CHN) | 57 |
| 5 | Thomas Widyananto (INA) | 113 |
| 6 | Phi Soo-yong (KOR) | 116 |
| 7 | Acep Suparya (INA) | 130 |
| 8 |  Saburo Yokota (JPN) | 141 |
| 9 | Lee Dong-jin (KOR) | 178 |
| 10 | Sompong Baosoongnern (THA) | 198 |
| 11 | Teguh Maryanto (INA) | 204 |
| 11 | Zhang Shupeng (CHN) | 204 |
| 13 | Akira Kojima (JPN) | 257 |
| 14 | Kampol Samngamnim (THA) | 290 |
| 15 | Masami Yatsugi (JPN) | 362 |
| 16 | Jung Se-yong (KOR) | 527 |
| 17 | Yang Guang (CHN) | 586 |
| 18 | Umpon Srila (THA) | 966 |
| 19 | Liu Haipeng (CHN) | 1021 |
| 20 | Tony Yudantoro Suwono (INA) | 1161 |
| 21 | Koji Kikuta (JPN) | 1629 |
| 22 | Wang Weijian (CHN) | 1732 |
| 23 | Pitak Monmuang (THA) | 2305 |
| 24 | Nopporn Kongdum (THA) | 2773 |
20–23 October
| Rank | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea (KOR) | 288 |
| Indonesia (INA) | 364 |
| China (CHN) | 1253 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 2204 |
| 5 | Thailand (THA) | 2664 |
20–23 October
| Rank | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dyan Apriyanti (INA) | 300 |
| Dian Rosnalia (INA) | 328 |
| Milawati Sirin (INA) | 463 |
| 4 | Netikan Paosopa (THA) | 547 |
| 5 | Park Jung-hoon (KOR) | 702 |
| 6 | Gu Ying (CHN) | 792 |
| 7 | Nathanat Sirisawat (THA) | 854 |
| 8 | Kim Bok-soon (KOR) | 855 |
| 9 | Zhu Yanhua (CHN) | 865 |
| 10 | Nofrica Yanti (INA) | 1056 |
| 11 | Park Koung-young (KOR) | 1510 |
| 12 | Rungcharoen Petlab (THA) | 1633 |
| 13 | Hou Xiangping (CHN) | 1686 |
| 14 | Lis Andriana (INA) | 2014 |
| 15 |  Shazlisha Sahar (MAS) | 2209 |
| 15 | Kumi Igarashi (JPN) | 2209 |
| 17 | Punta Srila (THA) | 2313 |
| 18 | Wei Jinqin (CHN) | 2346 |
| 19 | Yoko Kawamura (JPN) | 2389 |
| 20 | Shazimlia Sahar (MAS) | 2445 |
| 21 | Suwimol Kerdtang (THA) | 3024 |
20–23 October
| Rank | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia (INA) | 1791 |
| Thailand (THA) | 4347 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 5122 |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 5428 |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 11598 |
| 6 | Malaysia (MAS) | 11654 |
20–24 October
| Rank | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Widyananto (INA) | 2479 |
| Ha Chi-kyong (KOR) | 2476 |
| Teguh Maryanto (INA) | 2464 |
| 4 | Tony Yudantoro Suwono (INA) | 2454 |
| 5 | Phi Soo-yong (KOR) | 2446 |
| 5 | Jung Se-yong (KOR) | 2446 |
| 7 | Kim Jin-oh (KOR) | 2428 |
| 8 | Wang Weijian (CHN) | 2419 |
| 9 | Lee Dong-jin (KOR) | 2412 |
| 10 | Nanang Sunarya (INA) | 2389 |
| 11 | Zhang Shupeng (CHN) | 2385 |
| 12 | Pitak Monmuang (THA) | 2363 |
| 12 | Acep Suparya (INA) | 2363 |
| 14 | Kampol Samngamnim (THA) | 2353 |
| 14 | Koji Kikuta (JPN) | 2353 |
| 16 | Sompong Baosoongnern (THA) | 2332 |
| 17 | Umpon Srila (THA) | 2323 |
| 18 | Liu Haipeng (CHN) | 2320 |
| 19 | Akira Kojima (JPN) | 2209 |
| 20 | He Jingwei (CHN) | 2180 |
| 21 | Nopporn Kongdum (THA) | 2151 |
| 22 | Saburo Yokota (JPN) | 2053 |
| 23 | Masami Yatsugi (JPN) | 1886 |
| 24 | Yang Guang (CHN) | 1611 |
20–24 October
| Rank | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia (INA) | 7397 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 7386 |
| China (CHN) | 7196 |
| 4 | Thailand (THA) | 7060 |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 6768 |
20–24 October
| Rank | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Milawati Sirin (INA) | 1771 |
| Park Koung-young (KOR) | 1736 |
| Hou Xiangping (CHN) | 1703 |
| 4 | Kim Bok-soon (KOR) | 1671 |
| 5 | Yoko Kawamura (JPN) | 1659 |
| 6 | Nofrica Yanti (INA) | 1655 |
| 7 | Zhu Yanhua (CHN) | 1637 |
| 8 | Dian Rosnalia (INA) | 1620 |
| 9 | Gu Ying (CHN) | 1617 |
| 10 | Punta Srila (THA) | 1568 |
| 11 | Suwimol Kerdtang (THA) | 1544 |
| 12 | Dyan Apriyanti (INA) | 1540 |
| 13 | Park Jung-hoon (KOR) | 1419 |
| 14 | Lis Andriana (INA) | 1401 |
| 15 | Netikan Paosopa (THA) | 1379 |
| 16 | Rungcharoen Petlab (THA) | 1377 |
| 17 | Kumi Igarashi (JPN) | 1369 |
| 18 | Nathanat Sirisawat (THA) | 835 |
| 19 | Shazlisha Sahar (MAS) | 633 |
| 20 | Wei Jinqin (CHN) | 476 |
| 21 | Shazimlia Sahar (MAS) | 332 |
20–24 October
| Rank | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia (INA) | 5055 |
| China (CHN) | 4957 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 4826 |
| 4 | Thailand (THA) | 4629 |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 3028 |
| 6 | Malaysia (MAS) | 965 |
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