1974 Asian Games medal table

none 1974 Asian Games medal table File:Kang Yueli, Xiao Jieping, Hiroko Yamashita 1974.jpg Long jump podium at the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran. L-r: Kang Yueli, Xiao Jieping, Hiroko Yamashita A black-and-white photograph showing Hwang Ho-dong, Manouchehr Boroumand, and Reza Esteki smiling and raising their arms on the podium during the heavyweight weightlifting event at the 1966 Asian Games. Tehran, Iran 1974 Most gold medals Japan 1947 75 Most total medals Japan 1947 175 Medalling NOCs 19 1970 Asian Games medal table 1978 right|thumb|280px|alt=An open-roof sport arena at the nighttime, with grass field (at the centre) and athletic track (around the field), sitting pavilions full with crowd watching a football match|Aryamehr Sport Complex was the venue for all the events of the Games. The 1974 Asian Games (officially known as the Seventh Asian Games) was a multi-sport event held in Tehran, Iran from September 1, 1974, to September 16, 1974. This was the first time that Asian Games were celebrated in any Middle East country. A total of 3,010 athletes selected from 25 Asian National Olympic Committees participated in 16 sports divided into 202 events.http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=11 Asian Games – Tehran 1974 Olympic Council of Asia ocasia.org May 1, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522121505/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=11 May 22, 2011 The number of participating countries was the greatest in Asian Games history, eighteen nations competed in Bangkok, host of the 1970 Asian Games.http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=10 Asian Games – Bangkok 1970 Olympic Council of Asia ocasia.org July 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20100613093249/http://ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=10 June 13, 2010 Fencing, gymnastics (artistic) and women's basketball were included for the first time; while sailing—which made its debut in the previous Asian Games—was not included, however since 1978, sailing is a part of the Asian Games sports.http://www.sports.gov.pk/Participation/7th_Asian_Games.htm VII Asian Games Pakistan Sports Board sports.gov.pk May 1, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120920022026/http://www.sports.gov.pk/Participation/7th_Asian_Games.htm 2012-09-20 deadhttp://www.gz2010.cn/09/0318/17/54N29NII0078007E.html Sports – Sailing Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee gz2010.cn July 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120308235011/http://www.gz2010.cn/09/0318/17/54N29NII0078007E.html March 8, 2012 The Republic of China (Taiwan) was expelled from the Games after the decision made in the Asian Games Federation's conference held on November 16, 1973, to allow the entry of the People's Republic of China. Mongolia and North Korea also entered the Games for the first time.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZTZIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FAENAAAAIBAJ&pg=5960,2052505&dq=1974+asian+games+-wikipedia&hl=en Red China asks berth in Olympics The Record-Journal April 17, 1975 May 1, 2011 Meriden, Connecticut April 24, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200424125725/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZTZIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FAENAAAAIBAJ&pg=5960,2052505&dq=1974+asian+games+-wikipedia&hl=en live http://www.people.com.cn/english/features/Asiad/history.html#top The Seventh Asiad in Tehran, Iran people.com.cn People's Daily May 1, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20130814062234/http://www.people.com.cn/english/features/Asiad/history.html 2013-08-14 live Athletes from the Arab nations, Pakistan, China and North Korea refused to face Israel in tennis, fencing, basketball and football events, due to political reasons. Nineteen nations earned medals at the Games, and fifteen of them won at least one gold medal. Japan led the medal count for the seventh consecutive time in the Asian Games, with 75 gold and 175 overall medals.http://www.sports.gov.pk/Participation/8th_Asian_Games.htm VIII Asian Games Pakistan Sport Board sports.gov.pk June 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20131211084314/http://www.sports.gov.pk/Participation/8th_Asian_Games.htm 2013-12-11 dead Competitors from the host nation, Iran, finished at the second spot in the medal table, the best performance of Iran since 1951, claiming 81 medals in total (including 36 gold). In its debut, China finished third with a total of 106 medals, including 33 gold. South Korea devolved to fourth position with 16 gold and 57 overall medals, South Korea ranking second in the medal table of the previous Asian Games.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19740917&printsec=frontpage&hl=en The final tally The New Straits Times September 17, 1974 August 26, 2012 19 June 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160617223547/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC live Medal table right|thumb|220px|alt=A white woman about 60 years old, black hair with eyes on ground.|Esther Rot of Israel won three gold medals in athletics – 100 m, 200 m, and 100 m hurdles. The ranking in this table is consistent with International Olympic Committee convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given; they are listed alphabetically by IOC country code.http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=11&GCode=1 Overall medal standings – Tehran 1974 Olympic Council of Asia ocasia.org May 1, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120308142701/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=11&GCode=1 March 8, 2012 A total of 609 medals (202 gold, 199 silver and 208 bronze) were awarded. The total number of bronze medals is greater than the total number of gold or silver medals because two bronze medals were awarded per event in boxing (except men's light heavyweight and heavyweight categories). In +100 kg category of freestyle wrestling, a tie for the first position in between the wrestlers of Iran and Japan meant that no silver medal was awarded.http://www.fila-official.com/index.php?option=com_database&act=classementComplet&act2=listeEvent&cate=10&id_compet=59AA90FDFB094ED2B6524ADDDF917705&Itemid=174&filtre_pays=&id_lutteur=&lettre=&recherche_lutteur=&lang=en 1974 Asian Games – Competitions full rankings + 100.0 Kg International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) fila-official.com June 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120316214532/http://www.fila-official.com/index.php?option=com_database&act=classementComplet&act2=listeEvent&cate=10&id_compet=59AA90FDFB094ED2B6524ADDDF917705&Itemid=174&filtre_pays=&id_lutteur=&lettre=&recherche_lutteur=&lang=en 2012-03-16 dead In gymnastics, a tie for second place in the parallel bars event resulted in two silver medals and thus no bronze was awarded, similarly a tie for first place in the uneven bars event meant that no silver medal was awarded.http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/aagm.html Medalists from previous – All Asian Games  – Artistic Gymnastics Men gymnasticsresults.com Gymnastics Results June 23, 2011 Azawi, Salih al https://web.archive.org/web/20120919024226/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/aagm.html September 19, 2012 dead mdy-all http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/aagw.html Medalists from previous – All Asian Games – Artistic Gymnastics Women gymnasticsresults.com Gymnastics Results June 23, 2011 Azawi, Salih al https://web.archive.org/web/20120919024034/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/aagw.html September 19, 2012 dead mdy-all IRN flagIOC2team 1974 Asian Games Remaining 10 75 49 51 36 28 17 yes 33 46 27 16 26 15 15 14 17 7 4 8 4 12 12 4 2 8 3 4 4 2 5 8 2 0 9 2 0 0 1 3 7 1 2 3 1 0 5 0 2 12 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 Changes in medal standings On September 10, 1974, Oscar State, secretary general of the International Weightlifting Federation, announced that two weightlifters—North Korean Kim Joong-iI (heavyweight) and Japanese Masushi Ouchi (middle heavyweight)—had tested positive for a banned substance (stimulant) and were stripped of their medals.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19740910&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Doping: North Korea lifter may lose all New Straits Times September 10, 1974 June 27, 2011 June 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160617223547/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC live Kim had won three gold medals (snatch, clean & jerk and total) in the heavyweight category, while Masashi had won two gold (snatch and total) and one silver (clean & jerk) in the middle heavyweight. Kim usually competed in the middle heavyweight category, but due to being marginally overweight, he was forced to compete in heavyweight; after his disqualification, all three gold medals of the heavyweight category went to Houshang Kargarnejad of Iran. Snatch's gold and silver of clean & jerk of Masashi went to China's Qian Yukai and gold of total to Ali Vali of Iran.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19740907&printsec=frontpage&hl=en All The Teheran Results – Weightlifting The New Straits Times September 7, 1974 August 13, 2011 23 June 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160617223547/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC live https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19740906&printsec=frontpage&hl=en All The Teheran Results – Weightlifting The New Straits Times September 6, 1974 August 13, 2011 24 June 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160617223547/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC live References 30em External links Official website of the Olympic Council of Asia https://web.archive.org/web/20180906180838/http://www.ocasia.org/ 2018-09-06 Category:1974 Asian Games Category:Asian Summer Games medal tables