| Men's Laser at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Busan Yachting Center | |||||||||
| Date | 3–9 October 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 2002 Asian Games | ||
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| Mistral | women | |
| Mistral light | men | |
| Mistral heavy | men | |
| Raceboard light | men | |
| Raceboard heavy | men | |
| Optimist | men | women |
| Europe | women | |
| Laser | men | |
| Laser Radial | open | |
| OK | open | |
| 420 | men | women |
| 470 | men | |
| Enterprise | open | |
The men's Laser competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held from 3 to 9 October 2002 at the Busan Yachting Center.
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 3 October 2002 | 11:00 | Race 1 |
| 14:00 | Race 2 | |
| Friday, 4 October 2002 | 11:00 | Race 3 |
| Saturday, 5 October 2002 | 10:00 | Race 4 |
| 11:00 | Race 5 | |
| 14:00 | Race 6 | |
| Monday, 7 October 2002 | 11:00 | Race 7 |
| 14:00 | Race 8 | |
| Tuesday, 8 October 2002 | 11:00 | Race 9 |
| 14:00 | Race 10 | |
| Wednesday, 9 October 2002 | 11:00 | Race 11 |
| Rank | Athlete | Race | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
 |  Kim Ho-kon (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | RAF | X | 8 | |
 |  Kevin Lim (MAS) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | X | 15 | ||
 |  Kunio Suzuki (JPN) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | X | 26 | ||
| 4 |  Lin Changfu (CHN) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | DSQ | 3 | X | 28 | |
| 5 |  Koh Seng Leong (SIN) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | X | 35 | ||
| 6 |  Sandeep Srikanth (IND) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | X | 37 | ||
| 7 |  Muhammad Yousaf (PAK) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | X | 51 | ||
| 8 |  Salem Al-Fahad (KUW) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | X | 59 | ||
The 2002 Asian Games, officially known as the XIV Asian Games and also known as Busan 2002, were an international multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002, with the football event commenced 2 days before the opening ceremony.
Busan Asiad Main Stadium (Korean: 부산아시아드주경기장) is a multi-purpose stadium in Busan, South Korea. It was built for the 2002 Asian Games and was also used for matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It has a capacity of 53,769. The stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Asian Games and was also the venue of athletics events during the games. It is the home venue of the K League club Busan IPark.
Athletics was contested from October 7 to October 14 at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea. A total of 459 athletes from 39 nations took part in the competition. Afghanistan, Bhutan, Brunei, Laos and Maldives were the only nations without a representative in the events.
Iran participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in the city of Busan. This country is ranked 10th with 8 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad.
The field hockey events at the 2002 Asian Games were held in Busan, South Korea between 30 September and 12 October 2002. The competition took place at Gangseo Hockey Stadium.
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China competed in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea from September 29, 2002 to October 14, 2002.
India competed at the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea. India was ranked 8th with 10 gold medals. Sunita Rani's gold and bronze medals, which she won in the women's 1,500 m and 5,000 m was reinstated after she appealed in the dope scam. India moved up to the seventh spot from the previous eighth spot in the medals table.
South Korea was the host nation of the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan from September 29 to October 14, 2002. South Korea was represented by the Korean Olympic Committee, and the South Korean delegation was the largest in this edition of the Asian Games. The delegation of 1,008 people included 770 competitors – 460 men, 310 women – and 238 officials. North Korea competed for the first time in an international sporting event hosted by South Korea. Both nations marched together at the opening ceremony with a Korean Unification Flag depicting the Korean Peninsula as United Korea.
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Equestrian was contested at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan Equestrian Grounds, Busan, South Korea. Equestrian was contested from 2 to 14 October. There were three equestrian disciplines: dressage, eventing and jumping. All three disciplines are further divided into individual and team contests for a total of six events.
Kazakhstan participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Athletes from Kazakhstan won overall 76 medals, and clinched fourth spot in the medal table.
Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Athletes from Taiwan won overall 52 medals, and clinched eighth spot in the medal table.
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Malaysia competed in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from 29 September to 14 October 2002. Athletes from the Malaysia won overall 30 medals, and clinched twelfth spot in the medal table. Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunus was the chief of the delegation.
Hong Kong participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Athletes from Hong Kong won overall 21 medals, and clinched 16th spot in the medal table.
Mongolia participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Athletes from Mongolia won overall 14 medals, and clinched 26th spot in the medal table.
Afghanistan participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. This marked Afghanistan's return to international sporting events after the fall of the Taliban regime. The Afghan delegation consisted of 12 officials and 44 competitors participating in seven different sports. The Afghanistan national football team played its first international match since the 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification phase. An English teacher from Kabul, Roia Zamani, won a bronze medal in the 72 kg middleweight class of taekwondo without winning a single match. Zamani was the only medalist from the Afghan side and the first Afghan medalist in 20 years. None of the remaining athletes advanced past the qualifying stages, and as such did not win any medals.
East Timor competed in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. East Timor was the newest Asian country—it declared its independence four months before the Games on May 20, 2002—and participated in the Asian Games for the first time after the independence from Indonesia. Indonesia invaded the nation on December 7, 1975, and left in October 19, 1999 after the UN-supervised referendum.
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