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Wheelchair tennis at the 2014 Asian Para Games | |
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Wheelchair tennis at the 2014 Asian Para Games was held at the Yeorumul Tennis Courts in Incheon, South Korea in October 2014. [1]
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2014 Incheon | Shingo Kunieda Japan | Takashi Sanada Japan | Oh Sang-Oh South Korea |
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2014 Incheon | Japan (JPN) Shingo Kunieda Takashi Sanada | South Korea (KOR) Lee Ha-Gel Oh Sang-ho | Thailand (THA) Suwitchai Merngprom Wittaya Peem-Mee |
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2014 Incheon | Sakhorn Khanthasit Thailand | Jinlian Huang China | Yui Kamiji Japan |
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2014 Incheon | Thailand (THA) Sakhorn Khanthasit Wanitha Inthanin | Japan (JPN) Kanako Domori Yui Kamiji | South Korea (KOR) Myung-Hee Hwang Ju-Yeon Park |
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2014 Incheon | Mitsuteru Moroishi Japan | Shota Kawano Japan | Kim Kyu-seung South Korea |
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2014 Incheon | Japan (JPN) Mitsuteru Moroishi Shota Kawano | South Korea (KOR) Kim Kyu-seung Ho-Sang Wang | Chinese Taipei (TPE) Chu-Yin Huang Tzu-Hsuan Huang |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
2 | Thailand (THA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
3 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
4 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
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