Shooting at the 1994 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Hiroshima Shooting Range |
Dates | 7–14 October |
Shooting sports at the 1994 Asian Games was held in Hiroshima, Japan between 7 and 14 October 1994.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 15 | 13 | 10 | 38 |
2 | South Korea (KOR) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 |
3 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
4 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
5 | Kuwait (KUW) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
7 | India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (11 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 |
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