Paralympic Swimming at the 2010 Asian Para Games | |
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Swimming at the 2010 Asian Para Games were held in Guangzhou, China from December 13 to December 18. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 48 | 32 | 22 | 102 |
2 | Japan (JPN) | 15 | 20 | 16 | 51 |
3 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
4 | Thailand (THA) | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 |
5 | Malaysia (MAS) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
6 | South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
7 | Iran (IRI) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
8 | Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
10 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
13 | Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
14 | Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 81 | 80 | 81 | 242 |
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