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
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team |  ChinaCai Huanzong Huang Yubin Li Yuejiu Pan Chenfei Peng Yaping Xiong Songliang | .svg.png){kind=small} JapanNobuyuki Kajitani Junichi Kitagawa Toshiomi Nishikii Teruichi Okamura Shinzo Shiraishi Haruyasu Taguchi | .svg.png){kind=small} 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.svg.png){kind=small} 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
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | China He Xiumin Liu Yajun Ma Wenju Ma Yanhong Wang Ping Zhu Zheng | North Korea Choe 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 | |||
| 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 | Yayoi Kano Japan |
Medal table
| 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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