All-time Asian Games medal tally, 1951 - 2014
| Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1 | China | 1,342 | 901 | 655 |
| 2 | Japan | 957 | 982 | 912 |
| 3 | South Korea | 696 | 605 | 757 |
| 4 | India | 139 | 177 | 286 |
| 5 | Thailand | 121 | 159 | 233 |
| Hong Kong | 30 | 65 | 92 |
Number of nations participated
Number of athletes participated ('000)
50
40
30
20
10
10
8
6
4
2
| '51 | '54 | '58 | '62 | '66 | '70 | '74 | '78 | '82 | '86 | '90 | '94 | '98 | '02 | '06 | '10 | '14 |
Host
New Delhi
Manila
Tokyo
Jakarta
Bangkok
Bangkok
Tehran
Bangkok
New Delhi
Seoul
Beijing
Hiroshima
Bangkok
Busan
Doha
Guangzhou
Incheon
Sources: Topend Sports, Wikipedia
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