Asian Games glory: Korea reaches 800 golds, nears 2,500 medals overall

Korea reached 800 Asian Games gold medals in Nagoya after its men’s 3x3 basketball team beat Qatar 19-10 in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games final on Friday. The milestone marked the country’s first gold in men’s 3x3 basketball and came 72 years after its first appearance at the Games in 1954. Korea is also 11 medals away from 2,500 total Asian Games medals.

Korea had won 787 Asian Games gold medals through the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, held in 2023, before adding 13 more by Friday to reach 800.

Seong Seung-min opened Korea’s gold-medal count with a modern pentathlon victory on the opening day.

Cho Gwang-hee and Kim Hyo-bin became the first Korean athletes to win two gold medals each at the Games on Friday.

Korea’s first Asian Games gold medalist was Choi Yun-chil, who won the men’s 1,500-meter race in 1954.

Korea’s overall Asian Games medal total reached 2,489 after Friday, leaving it 11 short of 2,500.

Published Sep 26, 2026 11:15 am KST

Korean players celebrate after defeating Qatar in the men's 3x3 basketball final at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Friday. Yonhap

NAGOYA — Korea has reached a historic milestone of winning a total of 800 gold medals at the Asian Games, an achievement that marks 72 years of sporting excellence, dating back to the country's first appearance at the competition's second edition in Manila in 1954.

Korea's men's 3x3 basketball team defeated Qatar 19-10 in the final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Friday, clinching the gold medal. The victory marked the country's first-ever Asian Games gold in men's 3x3 basketball and its 800th gold medal overall at the Games.

Korea had won 787 gold medals through the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, held in 2023. The country added 13 more by Friday, the sixth day of competition, to reach the 800-medal milestone.

Seong Seung-min of Korea National Sport University opened the country's gold medal tally with a victory in modern pentathlon on the opening day, followed by a string of gold medals across various sports.

On Friday, veteran Cho Gwang-hee and rising star Kim Hyo-bin of the canoe sprint team became the first Korean athletes to win two gold medals each at the Games. Hwang Seo-hyeon of Incheon Physical Education High School then won the women's balance beam title in artistic gymnastics before the men's 3x3 basketball team capped the day with the historic victory.

Although Korea was unable to participate in the inaugural Asian Games in New Delhi in 1951 because of the 1950-53 Korean War, it has competed in every edition since the 1954 Manila Games, gradually establishing itself as a major sporting power in Asia.

Korea's first Asian Games gold medalist was Choi Yun-chil, who won the men's 1,500-meter race in 1954. The country's first multiple gold medalist was Lee Hong-bok, who swept the individual and team road cycling events at the 1958 Tokyo Games.

Through the Hangzhou Games, the record for the most gold medals won by a Korean athlete at a single Asian Games stood at four. Five athletes have achieved the feat: archers Yang Chang-hoon and tennis player Yoo Jin-sun at the 1986 Seoul Games; bowler Ryu Seo-yeon at the 2010 Guangzhou Games; bowler Lee Na-young at the 2014 Incheon Games; and cyclist Na A-reum at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games.

The record for the most Asian Games gold medals won over an athlete's career is six, jointly held by six athletes: swimmer Park Tae-hwan, equestrian Seo Jeong-gyun, archer Yang Chang-hoon, fencers Nam Hyun-hee and Gu Bon-gil, and bowler Ryu Seo-yeon.

Korea's 700th gold medal was won by fencer Jeon Hee-sook in the women's individual foil event in 2018. The country has since added another 100 gold medals, reaching the historic milestone in Nagoya.

Korea is also approaching another milestone: 2,500 total Asian Games medals. Having accumulated 2,425 gold, silver and bronze medals through the Hangzhou Games, the country added 64 medals as Friday, bringing its overall tally to 2,489. It is now just 11 medals short of the 2,500 mark.

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.

在周五举行的2026年爱知-名古屋亚运会男子三人篮球决赛中，韩国队以19比10战胜卡塔尔队，使韩国在名古屋亚运会上获得的金牌数达到800枚。这是韩国男子三人篮球项目获得的首枚金牌，也是韩国自1954年首次参加亚运会以来时隔72年再次夺得该项目金牌。此外，韩国距离亚运会奖牌总数达到2500枚的目标还差11枚。

截至 2023 年杭州亚运会，韩国已获得 787 枚亚运会金牌，周五又增加了 13 枚，达到 800 枚。

成承珉在首日现代五项比赛中夺冠，为韩国赢得了首枚金牌。

周五，赵光熙和金孝彬成为首批在奥运会上各自获得两枚金牌的韩国运动员。

韩国首位亚运会金牌得主是崔润七，他在1954年赢得了男子1500米比赛的冠军。

截至周五，韩国在亚运会上的奖牌总数达到2489枚，距离2500枚的目标还差11枚。

发布于2026年9月26日上午11:15（韩国标准时间）

周五，在日本名古屋举行的2026年爱知-名古屋亚运会男子三人篮球决赛中，韩国队战胜卡塔尔队后庆祝胜利。（韩联社）

名古屋——韩国在亚运会上获得了800枚金牌，这是一个历史性的里程碑。这一成就标志着韩国72年来在体育领域的卓越成就，可以追溯到1954年该国首次参加在马尼拉举行的第二届亚运会。

周五，在日本名古屋举行的2026年爱知-名古屋亚运会男子三人篮球决赛中，韩国队以19比10战胜卡塔尔队，夺得金牌。这场胜利是韩国在亚运会男子三人篮球项目上获得的首枚金牌，也是韩国在亚运会上获得的第800枚金牌。

截至2023年杭州亚运会，韩国已获得787枚金牌。在比赛的第六天（星期五），韩国又获得了13枚金牌，达到800枚金牌的里程碑。

韩国国立体育大学的成承珉在首日现代五项比赛中夺得金牌，为韩国赢得了第一枚金牌，随后又在各项比赛中斩获多枚金牌。

周五，皮划艇竞速队的资深选手赵光熙和冉冉升起的新星金孝彬成为首批在本届冬奥会上各自获得两枚金牌的韩国运动员。随后，仁川体育高中的黄瑞贤在女子竞技体操平衡木项目中夺冠，而男子三人篮球队则以历史性的胜利为当天的比赛画上了圆满的句号。

尽管由于 1950-53 年的朝鲜战争，韩国未能参加 1951 年在新德里举行的首届亚运会，但自 1954 年马尼拉亚运会以来，韩国参加了每一届亚运会，并逐渐确立了自己作为亚洲主要体育强国的地位。

韩国首位亚运会金牌得主是崔润七，他在1954年赢得了男子1500米比赛的冠军。韩国首位获得多项亚运会金牌的运动员是李洪福，他在1958年东京奥运会上包揽了公路自行车个人赛和团体赛的金牌。

截至杭州亚运会，韩国运动员在单届亚运会上获得金牌最多的纪录为四枚。共有五位运动员取得过这一成就：1986年首尔亚运会的射箭运动员杨昌勋和网球运动员柳真善；2010年广州亚运会的保龄球运动员柳瑞妍；2014年仁川亚运会的保龄球运动员李娜英；以及2018年雅加达-巨港亚运会的自行车运动员罗雅凛。

运动员职业生涯中获得亚运会金牌最多的纪录是六枚，由六名运动员共同保持：游泳运动员朴泰焕、马术运动员徐正均、射箭运动员杨昌勋、击剑运动员南贤熙和具本吉、保龄球运动员柳瑞妍。

2018年，韩国击剑运动员全熙淑在女子个人花剑比赛中获得第700枚奥运金牌。此后，韩国又获得了100枚金牌，在名古屋达到了这一历史性的里程碑。

韩国也即将迎来另一个里程碑：亚运会奖牌总数突破2500枚。截至杭州亚运会结束，韩国已累计获得2425枚金、银、铜牌。周五，韩国又斩获64枚奖牌，奖牌总数达到2489枚，距离2500枚大关仅差11枚。

本文来自《韩国日报》（《韩国时报》的姊妹报），由人工智能生成系统翻译，并由《韩国时报》编辑。