Gymnastics at the 1978 Asian Games
| Gymnastics at the 1978 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | National Gymnasium |
| Dates | 9–11 December 1978 |
Gymnastics was contested at the 1978 Asian Games, held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 9, 1978, to December 11, 1978. Only artistic events were contested.
Medalists
[edit]Men
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team |  ChinaCai Huanzong Huang Yubin Li Yuejiu Pan Chenfei Peng Yaping Xiong Songliang |
 JapanNobuyuki Kajitani Junichi Kitagawa Toshiomi Nishikii Teruichi Okamura Shinzo Shiraishi Haruyasu Taguchi |
 South KoreaCho Tai-ho Kim Hwi-chul Kwon Oh-suk Lee Dae-haeng Lee Young-taik Shin Jong-soon |
| Individual all-around | Cai Huanzong China
|
Xiong Songliang China
|
Li Yuejiu China
|
| Floor | Li Yuejiu China
|
Peng Yaping China
|
Kim Hwi-chul South Korea
|
| Pommel horse | Cai Huanzong China
|
Shinzo Shiraishi Japan
|
Han Gwang-song North Korea
|
| Rings | Huang Yubin China
|
Shared gold | Teruichi Okamura Japan
|
| Kim Gwang-jin North Korea
| |||
| Vault | Junichi Kitagawa Japan
|
Toshiomi Nishikii Japan
|
Xiong Songliang China
|
| Parallel bars | Junichi Kitagawa Japan
|
Cai Huanzong China
|
Pan Chenfei China
|
| Horizontal bar | Junichi Kitagawa Japan
|
Li Yuejiu China
|
Shared silver |
| Haruyasu Taguchi Japan
|
Women
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | China He Xiumin Liu Yajun Ma Wenju Ma Yanhong Wang Ping Zhu Zheng |
 North KoreaChoe Jong-sil Jong Hyang-suk Kim Chun-pil Kim Chun-son Ri Yong-ok Sin Myong-ok |
Japan Yayoi Kano Nobuko Kasai Yoshiko Matsumoto Maki Matsuya Noriko Okazaki Ayako Saito |
| Individual all-around | He Xiumin China
|
Liu Yajun China
|
Shared silver |
| Zhu Zheng China
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| Vault | Choe Jong-sil North Korea
|
Chung Jin-ai South Korea
|
Ma Wenju China
|
| Uneven bars | Ma Yanhong China
|
Zhu Zheng China
|
Jong Hyang-suk North Korea
|
| Balance beam | Zhu Zheng China
|
Park Jung-sook South Korea
|
Liu Yajun China
|
| Floor | Ma Wenju China
|
Wang Ping China
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Yayoi Kano Japan
|
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 10 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | North Korea (PRK) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 15 | 15 | 12 | 42 | |
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