| Shooting at the 1962 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Cibubur Shooting Range |
| Dates | 27–31 August |
Shooting sports at the 1962 Asian Games was held in Tjibubur (EYD: Cibubur) Shooting Range in Jakarta, Indonesia, between 27 and 31 August 1962. Shooting comprised 5 events, all opened to both men and women.
Japan dominated the competition after winning three out of five possible gold medals, South Korea and Singapore won the remaining gold medals.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | Fumio Ryosenan  Japan | Prateep Polphantin  Thailand | John Posuma  Indonesia |
| 50 m pistol | Yoshihisa Yoshikawa Japan | Lely Sampurno Indonesia | Suh Kang-wook  South Korea |
| 50 m rifle prone | Fred de Souza  Singapore | Zenichi Akagawa Japan | Henry Shaw  India |
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | Takao Ishii Japan | Adolfo Feliciano  Philippines | Bae Byung-ki South Korea |
| 300 m rifle 3 positions | Nam Sang-wan South Korea | Elias Joseph Lessy Indonesia | Saroj Silpikul Thailand |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 |  Singapore (SIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
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