Boxing at the 1978 Asian Games
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The Boxing Tournament at the 1978 Asian Games was held in Bangkok Recreation Center, Bangkok, Thailand from 10 to 18 December 1978.
VenueBangkok Recreation Center
Dates10–18 December 1978
Competitors94 from 17 nations
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| Venue | Bangkok Recreation Center |
| Dates | 10–18 December 1978 |
| Competitors | 94 from 17 nations |
South Korea finished first in medal table, winning five gold medals.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light flyweight (48 kg) |
Siri Supanya Thailand |
Ri Byong-uk North Korea |
Koki Suzuki Japan |
Ali Bux Pakistan | |||
| Flyweight (51 kg) |
Koki Ishii Japan |
Johny Riberu Indonesia |
Wijaya Nimal Perera Sri Lanka |
| Muhammad Sadiq Pakistan | |||
| Bantamweight (54 kg) |
Hwang Chul-soon South Korea |
Nyo Win Burma |
Sumanasiri Caldera Sri Lanka |
| Pradit Srisathit Thailand | |||
| Featherweight (57 kg) |
Ku Yong-jo North Korea |
Khan Muhammad Pakistan |
Jung Taek-dong South Korea |
Ravsalyn Otgonbayar Mongolia | |||
| Lightweight (60 kg) |
Choi Chung-il South Korea |
Ruben Mares Philippines |
Yukio Odagiri Japan |
| Haram Khan Burma | |||
| Light welterweight (63.5 kg) |
Kim In-chang South Korea |
Vichit Praianan Thailand |
Khastyn Jamgan Mongolia |
C. C. Machaiah India | |||
| Welterweight (67 kg) |
Hwang Choong-jai South Korea |
Wallop Totassa Thailand |
Yusoff Hashim Malaysia |
Intisar Jabbar Iraq | |||
| Light middleweight (71 kg) |
Park Il-chun South Korea |
Rabieb Sangnual Thailand |
Muluk Singh India |
| Muhammad Saeed Pakistan | |||
| Middleweight (75 kg) |
Wiem Gommies Indonesia |
Jang Bong-mun North Korea |
D. Erdenee Mongolia |
| Park Young-kyu South Korea | |||
| Light heavyweight (81 kg) |
Iqbal Muhammad Pakistan |
Kim Nam-hee South Korea |
Sangob Wichensan Thailand |
| Benny Maniani Indonesia | |||
| Heavyweight (+81 kg) |
Imtiaz Mahmood Pakistan |
Brij Mohan Sharma India |
Krismanto Indonesia |
| Kim Ki-choon South Korea |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Pakistan (PAK) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Burma (BIR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malaysia (MAL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | |
Participating nations
A total of 94 athletes from 17 nations competed in boxing at the 1978 Asian Games:
