Republic of Korea has competed at every celebration of the Asian Games

Asian Games

The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...

except the 1951 Asian Games

1951 Asian Games

The 1951 Asian Games, officially known as the First Asian Games, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Delhi, India from 4 to 11 March 1951. The Games received names like First Asiad and 1951 Asiad by the president of the organising committee Anthony de Mello...

, including hosting the Summer Games in 1986

1986 Asian Games

The 10th Asian Games were held from September 20, 1986 to October 5, 1986 in Seoul, South Korea. The city was supposed to host the 1970 games, but it received security threats from neighboring North Korea, forcing it to give up hosting the games to previous 1966 host Bangkok, Thailand...

 and 2002

2002 Asian Games

The 2002 Asian Games, also known as XIV Asiad is a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan is the second city, after Seoul in 1986 to host the Games. A total of 419 events in 38 sports were contested by 7,711 athletes from 44 countries...

, and the Winter Games in 1999.

South Korean athletes have won a total of 1,590 medals at the Asian Games

Asian Games

The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...

 and have won a total of 161 medals at the Asian Winter Games

Asian Winter Games

The Asian Winter Games is a multi-sport event held every four years for members of the Olympic Council of Asia which features winter events. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested the idea of holding a winter version of the Asian Games in 1982...

, with Short track speed skating

Short track speed skating

Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...

 and Speed skating

Speed skating

Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...

 as the main medal-producing sports.

Medals by Asian Games

Games	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1954 Manila 1954 Asian Games The 1954 Asian Games was a mult-sport event celebrated in Manila, Philippines from May 1 to May 9, 1954. A total of 970 athletes from 19 Asian National Olympic Committees competed in 76 events from eight sports...	3	8	6	5	19
1958 Tokyo 1958 Asian Games The 3rd Asian Games were held from May 24 to June 1, 1958 in Tokyo, Japan. A total number of 1,820 athletes, coming from 16 countries, competed in thirteen events at this Asiad. Debuting sports were field hockey, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball. Tokyo would go on to host the 1964 Summer...	3	8	7	12	27
1962 Jakarta 1962 Asian Games The 4th Asian Games were held from August 24, 1962 to September 4, 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Most notable is the exclusion of Israel and the Republic of China from the Games....	5	4	4	7	15
1966 Bangkok 1966 Asian Games The 1966 Asian Games, also known as the V Asiad, is a multi-sport event which held from December 9, 1966 to December 20, 1966 in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 142 events in 14 sports will be contested by athletes in the game. Taiwan and Israel returned to the Asian Games, reversing the decision...	2	12	18	21	51
1970 Bangkok 1970 Asian Games The 6th Asian Games were held from December 9, 1970 to December 20, 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand. Originally Seoul, South Korea was selected to host the 6th Games but it declined due to both financial reasons and security threats from neighboring North Korea. Previous host Thailand stepped in to save...	2	18	13	23	54
1974 Tehran 1974 Asian Games The 7th Asian Games were held from September 1, 1974 to September 16, 1974 in Tehran, Iran. The Aryamehr sports complex was made for the Games. The Asian Games were hosted in the Middle East for the first time...	4	16	26	15	57
1978 Bangkok 1978 Asian Games The 8th Asian Games were held from December 9, 1978 to December 20, 1978 in Bangkok, Thailand. Originally, the host city was Singapore but Singapore dropped its plan to host the Games due to financial problems. And then Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan was decided to host the 8th Games...	3	18	20	31	69
1982 New Delhi 1982 Asian Games The 9th Asian Games were held from November 19, 1982 to December 4, 1982 in Delhi, India.An incredible 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of the Olympic Council of Asia.-Sports:...	3	28	28	37	93
1986 Seoul 1986 Asian Games The 10th Asian Games were held from September 20, 1986 to October 5, 1986 in Seoul, South Korea. The city was supposed to host the 1970 games, but it received security threats from neighboring North Korea, forcing it to give up hosting the games to previous 1966 host Bangkok, Thailand...  (host)	2	93	55	76	224
1990 Beijing 1990 Asian Games The 11th Asian Games also known as XI Asiad were held from September 22, 1990 to October 7, 1990 in Beijing, China. It was the first large-scale international sports event to be held in the People's Republic of China. A total number of 6,122 athletes, coming from 37 countries, competed in 29 sports...	2	54	54	73	181
1994 Hiroshima 1994 Asian Games The 1994 Asian Games also known as XII Asiad were held from October 2 to October 16, 1994 in Hiroshima, Japan. The main theme of this edition was to promote peace and harmony among Asian nations. It was emphasized by the host because the venue was the site of the first atomic bomb attack in...	3	63	56	64	183
1998 Bangkok 1998 Asian Games The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time that Thailand bid for the event after it shouldered the two postponed hosting rights in 1970 and 1978.-Emblem:...	2	65	46	53	164
2002 Busan 2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games, also known as XIV Asiad is a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan is the second city, after Seoul in 1986 to host the Games. A total of 419 events in 38 sports were contested by 7,711 athletes from 44 countries...  (host)	2	96	80	84	260
2006 Doha 2006 Asian Games The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games...	2	58	53	82	193
2010 Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990...	2	76	65	91	232
2014 Incheon 2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the XVII Asiad, is the largest sporting event in Asia governed by Olympic Council of Asia . It is scheduled to take place in Incheon, South Korea from September 19–October 4, 2014, with 36 sports set to feature in the Games.Incheon was awarded the right on...  (host)
Total	3	618	528	674	1820

Medals by sport

Archery Archery at the Asian Games Archery has been an event at the Asian Games since 1978 in Bangkok, Thailand.- Men :- Women :-Individual:-Team:-Individual 30m:-Individual 50m:-Individual 70m:-Individual 90m:-Individual:-Team:-Individual 30m:-Individual 50m:...	33	19	14	66
Athletics Athletics at the Asian Games Athletics is an Asian Games event since 1951 in New Delhi, India.-Asian Games:- Men :- Women :-See also:*International athletics championships and games*List of Asian Games records in athletics-External links:*...	33	31	47	111
Badminton Badminton at the Asian Games Badminton is one of the regular Asian Games sports since 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia.-History:Badminton made its debut in the Asian Games as a demonstration sport at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, and became a regular competitive sport in 1962. In the 1962 Games, six events were held, with...	15	15	31	61
Baseball Baseball at the Asian Games Baseball has been an event at the Asian Games, since the Games in Hiroshima, Japan in 1994.-Medal table:-Medalists:-External links:*...	3	1	1	5
Basketball Basketball at the Asian Games Basketball is an Asian Games sport since the 1951 edition. The Asian Games tournaments were the de facto Asian championships until the Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was founded in 1960.-Summaries:-Per nation:-Summaries:...	6	11	4	21
Board games Board games at the Asian Games Board games are Asian Games sports since the 2006 edition.-Chess:-Weiqi:-Xiangqi:-Medal table:-Chess:-Weiqi:-Xiangqi:-Men's individual rapid:-Men's team classical:-Women's individual rapid:-Women's team classical:...	3	0	1	4
Bodybuilding Bodybuilding at the Asian Games Bodybuilding was an Asian Games event from 2002 to 2006. However, bodybuilding will no longer be an event at the Games because of the judging controversy during the 2006 Asian Games.-Events:-Medal table:-Participating nations:-60 kg:-65 kg:...	3	1	4	8
Bowling Bowling at the Asian Games Bowling events have been contested at every Asian Games since 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok. After not being included in 1982 and 1990.-Singles:-Doubles:-Trios:-5er teams:-All-Events:-Masters:-Match play:-Singles:-Doubles:-Trios:...	24	19	15	58
Boxing Boxing at the Asian Games Boxing has been contested at every Asian Games since its introduction to the program at the 1954 Asian Games.- Current events :* -48 kg* -51 kg* -54 kg* -57 kg* -60 kg* -64 kg* -69 kg* -75 kg* -81 kg...	56	22	29	107
Canoeing Canoeing at the Asian Games Canoeing events have been contested at every Asian Games since 1990 Asian Games in Beijing.-Medal table:-C1 200 m:-C1 500 m:-C1 1000 m:-C2 500 m:-C2 1000 m:-K1 200 m:-K1 500 m:-K1 1000 m:-K2 200 m:-K2 500 m:-K2 1000 m:...	3	10	14	27
Cue sports Cue sports at the Asian Games Cue sports events have been contested at every Asian Games since 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.-Men:-Women:-3 Cushion:-English billiards singles:-English billiards teams:-Nine ball individual:-Eight ball individual:-Snooker individual:...	1	4	4	9
Cycling Cycling at the Asian Games Cycling events have been contested at every Asian Games since 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi. It was not included in 1954.-Editions:...	30	32	46	108
Dancesport	0	7	3	10
Diving Diving at the Asian Games Diving is a part of the Asian Games since the first edition of the continental sports event in 1951, when New Delhi hosted the Games.-1m Springboard:-3m Springboard:-10m Platform:-3m Springboard Synchronized:-10m Platform Synchronized:...	1	4	6	11
Dragon boat Dragon boat at the Asian Games Dragon boat is an Asian Games sport since the 2010 edition.-Events:-Medal table:-Participating nations:-Men's 250 m:-Men's 500 m:-Men's 1000 m:-Women's 250 m:-Women's 500 m:-Women's 1000 m:...	0	0	1	1
Equestrian Equestrian at the Asian Games Equestrian has been an Asian Games event since 1982 in New Delhi, India.-Medal table:-Individual:-Team:-Individual:-Team:-Individual:-Team:-Individual:-Team:-Individual:-External links:*...	11	11	4	26
Fencing Fencing at the Asian Games Fencing events have been contested at every Asian Games since 1974 Asian Games in Tehran. It was not included in 1982.-Individual épée:-Team épée:-Individual foil:-Team foil:-Individual sabre:-Team foil:- References :*...	32	33	24	89
Football Football at the Asian Games Men's Association football is an Asian Games sport since the 1951 edition. Women's football competition began in 1990.Since the 2002 Asian Games, age limit for men teams is under-23 plus up to three over aged players for each squad, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer...	3	3	4	10
Golf Golf at the Asian Games Golf was an event at the Asian Games for the first time in 1982, when the games were held in New Delhi, India.-Medal table:-Individual:-Team:-Individual:-Team:-External links:*...	12	8	8	28
Gymnastics Gymnastics at the Asian Games Gymnastics events have been contested at every Asian Games since 1974 Asian Games in Tehran.- Men :- Women :- References :*...	17	15	29	61
Handball Handball at the Asian Games Handball has been an Asian Games event since 1982 in New Delhi, India.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-External links:*...	11	0	2	13
Hockey Hockey at the Asian Games Field hockey is an Asian Games event since 1958 in Tokyo, Japan. Women's competition only held since 1982 in New Delhi, India.-Summaries:-Medalists:-Summaries:-Medalists:-Footnotes:...	8	4	1	13
Judo Judo at the Asian Games Judo is an event at the Asian Games since 1986 in Seoul, South Korea.- List Tournaments :-Medal table:-External links:*...	32	24	33	89
Karate Karate at the Asian Games Karate is an Asian Games event first held at the 1994 in Hiroshima, Japan.-Medal table:--55kg:--60kg:--65kg:--67kg:--70kg:--75kg:--80kg:--84kg:-+75kg:-+80kg:-+84kg:-Individual:--48kg:--50kg:--53kg:--55kg:...	0	0	4	4
Modern pentathlon Modern pentathlon at the Asian Games Modern pentathlon is an Asian Games event first held at the 1994 in Hiroshima, Japan.-Medal table:-Individual:-Team:-Relay:-Individual:-Team:-Relay:...	6	4	4	14
Roller sports Roller sports at the Asian Games Roller sports had been included in the Asian Games only once the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.- Artistic :- Speed :-Medal table:-Participating nations:-Men's single free:-Women's single free:-Pairs:-Men's 300 m time trial:...	3	2	2	7
Rowing	1	14	21	36
Rugby Rugby at the Asian Games Rugby union has been an Asian Games event since the 1998 games in Bangkok, Thailand. In the 1998 and 2002 editions of the games, both the usual fifteen-a-side variety and rugby sevens were played, but from 2006 onwards, only rugby sevens was retained. In 2010, the women's rugby sevens event was...	4	1	1	6
Sailing	17	9	14	40
Sepaktakraw Sepaktakraw at the Asian Games Sepaktakraw has been included in the Asian Games since the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China.-Events:-Medal table:-Participating nations:-Circle:-Double regu:-Regu:-Team:-Circle:-Double regu:-Regu:-Team:-External links:*...	1	1	6	8
Shooting	55	79	82	216
Soft tennis Soft tennis at the Asian Games Soft tennis is an Asian Games sport since the 1994 edition.-Medal table:-Singles:-Doubles:-Team:-Singles:-Doubles:-Team:-Doubles:-External links:*...	16	12	10	38
Squash Squash at the Asian Games Squash is an Asian Games sport since the 1998 edition.-Events:-Medal table:-Participating nations:-Men's singles:-Men's team:-Women's singles:-Women's team:-External links:*...	0	0	2	2
Swimming Swimming at the Asian Games Swimming has been an Asian Games sport since the 1951 edition.-Asian Games:- External links :*...	21	14	55	90
Synchronized swimming Synchronized swimming at the Asian Games Synchronized swimming has been contested at the Asian Games since the 1994 Games. The current Asiad program has competition in duet and team events, but in past games, a solo event was also contested.-Events:-Medal table:...	0	3	4	7
Table tennis Table tennis at the Asian Games Table tennis has been contested at the Asian Games since 1958 except the sports was excluded from the program in 1970, with singles and doubles events for both men and women.-Events:-Medal table:-Men's Singles:-Men's Doubles:-Men's Team:...	10	21	33	64
Taekwondo Taekwondo at the Asian Games Taekwondo events have been contested at every Asian Games since 1986 Games in Seoul, South Korea.- Editions :-Medal table:- External links :*...	47	9	4	60
Tennis Tennis at the Asian Games Tennis is part of the Asian Games program. It has been played at each edition of the games since 1958, with the exception of 1970. Men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles have been contested each time...	14	21	17	52
Triathlon Triathlon at the Asian Games Triathlon has been an event at the Asian Games since 2006 in Doha, Qatar.-Events:-Medal table:-Participating nations:-Men's individual:-Women's individual:-External links:*...	0	0	1	1
Volleyball Volleyball at the Asian Games Volleyball for men is played at the Asian Games since 1958 in Tokyo, Japan. Women event is played since 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:...	4	17	6	27
Water polo Water polo at the Asian Games Water polo has been contested at the Asian Games since 1951 in New Delhi, India.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-References:* -External links:*...	0	1	1	2
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the Asian Games Weightlifting has been an event at the Asian Games since 1951 in New Delhi.-Men's events:1951–1954*Bantamweight -56kg*Featherweight 56-60kg*Lightweight 60-67.5kg*Middleweight 67.5-75kg*Light-heavyweight 75-82.5kg*Middle-heavyweight 82.5-90kg...	31	25	28	84
Wrestling Wrestling at the Asian Games Wrestling has been an event at the Asian Games since 1954 in Manila, Philippines.-Men's events:1954* 52 kg * 57 kg * 62 kg * 67 kg * 73 kg * 79 kg * +79 kg 1958* 52 kg * 57 kg * 62 kg * 67 kg * 73 kg...	49	25	45	119
Wushu Wushu at the Asian Games Wushu has been contested at the Asian Games since 1990 in Beijing, China.-Medal table:--52 kg:--56 kg:--60 kg:--65 kg:--70 kg:--75 kg:-Changquan:* Changquan, Daoshu and Gunshu -Nanquan:* Nanquan...	1	4	6	11
Total	618	533	672	1822

Medals by Games

(updated after the 2011 Winter Games)

Games	Rank	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1986 Asian Winter Games	3	1	5	12	18
1990 Asian Winter Games	3	6	7	8	21
1996 Asian Winter Games	4	8	10	8	26
1999 Asian Winter Games (host)	2	11	10	14	35
2003 Asian Winter Games	2	10	8	10	28
2007 Asian Winter Games	3	9	13	11	33
2011 Asian Winter Games	3	13	12	13	38
Total	4	58	65	76	199

Medals by sport

(updated after the 2007 Winter Games)

Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the Asian Winter Games Alpine skiing has been featured as a sport in the Asian Winter Games since the first Winter Games in 1986.- Events :-Medal table:- References :*...	4	8	11	23
Biathlon Biathlon at the Asian Winter Games Biathlon has been featured as a sport in the Asian Winter Games since the first winter games in 1986.- Events :-Medal table:- References :*...	0	1	4	5
Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the Asian Winter Games Cross-country skiing has been contested at the Asian Winter Games since the first Winter Games in 1986.- Events :-Medal table:- References :*...	0	2	4	6
Curling Curling at the Asian Winter Games -Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Men:-Women:- References :*...	3	1	0	4
Figure skating Figure skating at the Asian Winter Games Figure skating has been contested at the Asian Winter Games since 1986. It was not included in 1990.-Men:-Ladies:-Pairs:-Ice dancing:-Men:-Ladies:-Pairs:-Ice Dancing:-Total:-References:******...	0	0	1	1
Ice hockey Ice hockey at the Asian Winter Games Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Asian Winter Games since 1986. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1986 Asian Winter Games.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Men:-Women:- References :*...	0	0	3	3
Short track speed skating Short track speed skating at the Asian Winter Games Short track speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Asian Winter Games since the first winter games in 1986.- Events :-Medal table:- References :*...	25	26	23	74
Ski jumping Ski jumping at the Asian Winter Games Ski jumping has been featured as a sport in the Asian Winter Games since the fifth winter games in 2003. In 1996 Asian Winter Games, ski jumping was featured as demonstration sport.- Events :-Medal table:-Participating nations:...	1	0	1	2
Snowboarding Snowboarding at the Asian Winter Games Snowboarding has been featured as a sport in the Asian Winter Games since the fifth winter games in 2003.- Events :-Medal table:-Participating nations:-Men's halfpipe:-Men's slalom:-Men's giant slalom:-Women's halfpipe:- References :...	0	1	1	2
Speed skating Speed skating at the Asian Winter Games Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Asian Winter Games since the first winter games in 1986.- Events :-Medal table:- References :*...	12	14	15	41
Total	45	53	63	161

External links

• sports123.com Asian Winter Games at KOC website