Shooting at the 1974 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Shahanshahi Club Aryamehr Sport Complex |
Dates | 2–7 September 1974 |
Shooting sports at the 1974 Asian Games was held in Aryamehr Sport Complex Shooting Range, Tehran, Iran between 2 September 1974 and 7 September 1974.
Shooting comprised eleven individual and eleven team events, all open to both men and women. Each team could enter four shooters per event but only one score from each country counts in the individual competitions. [1]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | North Korea (PRK) | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
2 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
3 | China (CHN) | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
4 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
5 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
6 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Malaysia (MAL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
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