Basketball at the Asian Games
| Basketball at the Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1951-present |
| Competitors | OCA member competitors from OCA member nations |
Basketball is the regular Asian Games sport since the first edition in Delhi 1951.[1] The Asian Games tournaments were the de facto Asian championships until the Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was founded in 1960.
Basketball
Summaries
Men
- Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Philippines | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | South Korea | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Israel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | Iran | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Women
| Year | Host | Final | Third place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1974 |
Tehran |
Japan |
No playoffs | South Korea |
China |
No playoffs | Iran | ||
| 1978 |
Bangkok |
South Korea |
No playoffs | China |
Japan |
No playoffs | Thailand | ||
| 1982 |
New Delhi |
China |
No playoffs | South Korea |
Japan |
No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 1986 |
Seoul |
China |
No playoffs | South Korea |
Japan |
No playoffs | Malaysia | ||
| 1990 |
Beijing |
South Korea |
77–70 | China |
Chinese Taipei |
90–71 | Japan | ||
| 1994 |
Hiroshima |
South Korea |
77–76 | Japan |
China |
83–31 | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 1998 |
Bangkok |
Japan |
93–69 | China |
South Korea |
92–76 | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 2002 |
Busan |
China |
80–76 | South Korea |
Chinese Taipei |
86–79 | Japan | ||
| 2006 |
Doha |
China |
90–59 | Chinese Taipei |
Japan |
74–70 | South Korea | ||
| 2010 |
Guangzhou |
China |
70–64 | South Korea |
Japan |
73–61 | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 2014 |
Incheon |
South Korea |
70–64 | China |
Japan |
61–59 | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 2018 |
Jakarta–Palembang |
China |
71–65 | Korea |
Japan |
76–63 | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 2022 |
Hangzhou |
China |
74–72 | Japan |
South Korea |
93–63 | North Korea | ||
| 2026 |
Aichi–Nagoya |
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- Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Participating nations
Men
| Team | 1951 |
1954 |
1958 |
1962 |
1966 |
1970 |
1974 |
1978 |
1982 |
1986 |
1990 |
1994 |
1998 |
2002 |
2006 |
2010 |
2014 |
2018 |
2022 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 13th | 14th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain | 11th | 13th | 10th | 12th | 10th | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | 7th | 7th | 7th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 13 | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 9th | 4th | 4th | 13 | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 8th | 6th | 12th | 11th | 8th | 11th | 11th | 8th | 17th | 15th | 13th | 13th | 12th | 13 | ||||||
| India | 4th | 6th | 8th | 17th | 12th | 9th | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 5th | 9th | 5th | 8th | 15th | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Iran | 3rd | 7th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 12 | |||||||
| Iraq | 9th | 9th | 9th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 10th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 8th | 19 |
| Jordan | 4th | 4th | 7th | 9th | 2nd | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 11th | 11th | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Kuwait | 10th | 10th | 6th | 7th | 10th | 17th | 16th | 9th | 8 | |||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 12th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | 9th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Macau | 13th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 10th | 9th | 8th | 9th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Maldives | 15th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mongolia | 12th | 13th | 10th | 8th | 10th | 14th | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Myanmar | 5th | 11th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| North Korea | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 8th | 5th | 8th | 6 | |||||||||||||
| North Yemen | 13th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 8th | 8th | 10th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Palestine | 17th | 15th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 6th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 1st | 18 | |
| Qatar | 14th | 9th | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 9th | 9th | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 12th | 9th | 7th | 13th | 6th | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 5th | 5th | 8th | 10th | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 7th | 18 | |
| South Yemen | 12th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 10th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Syria | 10th | 6th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 7th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 8th | 6th | 6th | 12th | 16th | 9 | ||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | 13th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 11th | 6th | 9th | 8th | 11th | 13th | 13th | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 9th | 11th | 11th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 9th | 11th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 |
Women
| Team | 1974 |
1978 |
1982 |
1986 |
1990 |
1994 |
1998 |
2002 |
2006 |
2010 |
2014 |
2018 |
2022 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 13 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 9 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 9th | 10th | 9th | 3 | ||||||||||
| India | 5th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 6th | 5 | ||||||||
| Indonesia | 7th | 8th | 2 | |||||||||||
| Iran | 4th | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 13 |
| Kazakhstan | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 12th | 5 | ||||||||
| Korea | 2nd | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Lebanon | 6th | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 5th | 4th | 6th | 3 | ||||||||||
| Maldives | 6th | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mongolia | 8th | 8th | 10th | 3 | ||||||||||
| Nepal | 10th | 1 | ||||||||||||
| North Korea | DQ | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4 | |||||||||
| Philippines | 6th | 5th | 2 | |||||||||||
| Qatar | DQ | 1 | ||||||||||||
| South Korea | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 12 | |
| Thailand | 4th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 11th | 9 | ||||
| Uzbekistan | 5th | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
3x3 basketball
Summaries
Men
| Year | Host | Final | Third place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2018 |
Jakarta–Palembang |
China |
19–18 OT |
South Korea |
Iran |
21–7 | Thailand | ||
| 2022 |
Hangzhou |
Chinese Taipei |
18–16 | Qatar |
Mongolia |
21–20 | South Korea | ||
| 2026 |
Aichi–Nagoya |
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- Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Women
| Year | Host | Final | Third place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2018 |
Jakarta–Palembang |
China |
21–10 | Japan |
Thailand |
15–14 OT |
Chinese Taipei | ||
| 2022 |
Hangzhou |
China |
21–12 | Mongolia |
Japan |
21–13 | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 2026 |
Aichi–Nagoya |
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- Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Participating nations
Men
| Team | 2018 |
2022 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 19th | 1 | |
| Bangladesh | 20th | 1 | |
| Cambodia | 15th | 1 | |
| China | 1st | 5th | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 7th | 1st | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 13th | 1 | |
| India | 10th | 1 | |
| Indonesia | 11th | 1 | |
| Iran | 3rd | 7th | 2 |
| Iraq | 9th | 1 | |
| Japan | 5th | 6th | 2 |
| Jordan | 18th | 18th | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 8th | 9th | 2 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 17th | 17th | 2 |
| Macau | 12th | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 13th | 16th | 2 |
| Maldives | DQ | 19th | 2 |
| Mongolia | 12th | 3rd | 2 |
| Nepal | 14th | 1 | |
| Philippines | 8th | 1 | |
| Qatar | 6th | 2nd | 2 |
| South Korea | 2nd | 4th | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 16th | 1 | |
| Syria | 10th | 1 | |
| Thailand | 4th | 11th | 2 |
| Turkmenistan | 15th | 14th | 2 |
| Vietnam | 21st | 1 | |
| Number of teams | 22 | 19 |
Women
| Team | 2018 |
2022 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1st | 1st | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 4th | 4th | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 12th | 1 | |
| India | 8th | 1 | |
| Indonesia | 6th | 1 | |
| Iran | 8th | 1 | |
| Japan | 2nd | 3rd | 2 |
| Jordan | 9th | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 11th | 7th | 2 |
| Malaysia | 7th | 10th | 2 |
| Maldives | DQ | 13th | 2 |
| Mongolia | 12th | 2nd | 2 |
| Nepal | 14th | 14th | 2 |
| Philippines | DQ | 1 | |
| Qatar | 15th | 1 | |
| South Korea | 5th | 5th | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 10th | 1 | |
| Syria | 13th | 1 | |
| Thailand | 3rd | 6th | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 11th | 1 | |
| Vietnam | 9th | 1 | |
| Number of teams | 16 | 15 |
Total medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 18 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 8 | 12 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | Philippines (PHI) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 |
| 5 | Israel (ISR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Korea (COR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |
References
- ^ "Men Basketbal Asia Games Archive". todor66.com. Retrieved 12 August 2025.