Gymnastics at the 1978 Asian Games
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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 |
 China (CHN)Cai Huanzong Huang Yubin Li Yuejiu Pan Chenfei Peng Yaping Xiong Songliang |
 Japan (JPN)Nobuyuki Kajitani Junichi Kitagawa Toshiomi Nishikii Teruichi Okamura Shinzo Shiraishi Haruyasu Taguchi |
 South Korea (KOR)Cho 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 North Korea |
| Rings |
Huang Yubin China |
Shared gold | Teruichi Okamura Japan |
| Kim Gwang-jin North Korea |
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| 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 (CHN) He Xiumin Liu Yajun Ma Wenju Ma Yanhong Wang Ping Zhu Zheng |
 North Korea (PRK)Choe Jong-sil Jong Hyang-suk Kim Chun-pil Kim Chun-son Ri Yong-ok Sin Myong-ok |
Japan (JPN) 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 |
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| 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 |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 12 | 42 | |
