Bodybuilding was one of the many sports which was held at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea between 3 and 6 October 2002. The competition took place at Busan Citizens' Hall. The competition included only men's events for eight different weight categories. The host national South Korea topped the medal table by winning three gold medals higher than Singapore and Bahrain.
| Bodybuilding at the 2002 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Busan Citizens' Hall |
| Dates | 3–6 October |
| Competitors | 79 from 20 nations |
Schedule edit
| P | Preliminary | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 3rd Thu |
4th Fri |
5th Sat |
6th Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 60 kg | P | F | ||
| Men's 65 kg | P | F | ||
| Men's 70 kg | P | F | ||
| Men's 75 kg | P | F | ||
| Men's 80 kg | P | F | ||
| Men's 85 kg | P | F | ||
| Men's 90 kg | P | F | ||
| Men's +90 kg | P | F |
Medalists edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Singapore (SIN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Bahrain (BRN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Lebanon (LIB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations edit
A total of 79 athletes from 20 nations competed in bodybuilding at the 2002 Asian Games:
Bahrain (6)
China (5)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Hong Kong (3)
India (2)
Indonesia (3)
Japan (8)
Kazakhstan (5)
Lebanon (2)
Malaysia (2)
Maldives (1)
Myanmar (4)
Pakistan (2)
Philippines (2)
Qatar (4)
Singapore (8)
South Korea (8)
Thailand (1)
United Arab Emirates (6)
Vietnam (5)
