Baseball at the 2002 Asian Games
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Baseball
was one of the many sports which was held at the 2002 Asian Games
in Busan
, South Korea
beginning on October 2, 2002. Five East
and Southeast Asia
n nations participated in the tournament. The competition took place at Sajik Baseball Stadium
.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
was one of the many sports which was held at the 2002 Asian Games
2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games, also known as XIV Asiad is a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan is the second city, after Seoul in 1986 to host the Games. A total of 419 events in 38 sports were contested by 7,711 athletes from 44 countries...
in Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
beginning on October 2, 2002. Five East
East Asia
East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...
and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
n nations participated in the tournament. The competition took place at Sajik Baseball Stadium
Sajik Baseball Stadium
Sajik Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Sajik-dong, Dongnae-gu, Busan, South Korea. It was built in 1985 and is the home of the Lotte Giants. It has a seating capacity of 28,500. It is known as a mecca for Korean Baseball.-See also:*Lotte Giants...
.
Medal table
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medalists
| Men | Jang Sung-Ho Jang Sung-Ho (baseball) Jang Sung-Ho is a South Korean first baseman/outfielder who currently plays for the Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization... Park Jin-Man Park Jin-Man *SK Wyverns Park Jin-Man is a Korean Baseball Organization shortstop for the Samsung Lions. He bats and throws right-handed. Since becoming a fixture in the starting lineup in his first pro season, Park has demonstrated defensive versatility as a shortstop, winning five Golden Gloves... Kim Han-Soo Kim Han-Soo Kim Han-Soo is a former South Korean baseball player. He was a member of the South Korean national baseball team which won the bronze medal in the baseball tournament of the 2000 Summer Olympics.- External links :*... Lee Jong-Beom Lee Byung-Kyu Lee Byung-Kyu Lee Byung-Kyu is a South Korean baseball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the South Korean team which finished eighth in the 1996 tournament.... Kim Dong-Joo Kim Dong-Joo Kim Dong-Joo is a South Korean third baseman, who plays for the Doosan Bears in the Korea Baseball Organization... Kim Min-Jae Kim Min-Jae Kim Min-Jae is a third base coach for the Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization. Previously, Kim was a shortstop for the Lotte Giants, SK Wyverns and Hanwha Eagles. He batted and threw right-handed.-Professional career:Kim graduated from Busan Technical High School in 1991... Kim Jong-Kook Kim Jong-Kook Kim Jong-Kook is a South Korean second baseman for the Kia Tigers in the Korean Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.- External links :*... Noh Jang-Jin Lee Seung-Ho Lee Seung-Ho Lee Seung-Ho is a South Korean baseball relief pitcher for the Lotte Giants in the Korean Baseball Organization... Song Jin-Woo Song Jin-Woo Song Jin-Woo is a retired Korea Baseball Organization left-handed pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles. He also competed for South Korea in the 2000 Summer Olympics on the team that won the bronze medal.Song played in the KBO for 21 years since... Hong Sung-Heon Hong Sung-Heon Hong Sung-Heun is a South Korean designated hitter and first baseman for the Lotte Giants in the Korean Baseball Organization... Park Myung-Hwan Lee Young-Woo Lee Seung-Yeop Lim Chang-Yong Lim Chang-Yong Lim Chang-Yong is a South Korean right-handed closer who plays for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in Nippon Professional Baseball.He is widely known as the fastest sidearm pitcher in baseball history who can throw a 160 km/h four-seam fastball... Kim Jin-Woo Kim Sang-Hoon Lee Sang-Hoon Cho Yong-Jun Jung Jae-Bok Park Jae-Hong Park Jae-Hong (baseball) Park Jae-Hong is a South Korean outfielder who currently plays for SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization. Park is currently considered one of the best five-tool players in the KBO league... |
Wang Chien-ming Hong I-chung Tsai Feng-an Yang Sun-hsuan Chen Jui-cheng Chen Chien-wei Lin Yueh-ping Lin Yueh-ping Lin Yueh-ping, , is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League. He currently plays as a starter for the Lions.Lin is among the fastest Taiwanese pitchers of the CPBL... Chang Chia-hao Huang Chin-chih Huang Chung-yi Huang Chung-Yi Huang Chung-Yi is a Taiwanese retired baseball player who currently plays and fielding coach the Sinon Bulls.A bright star since young, Huang competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal... Tsai Chung-nan Pan Wei-lun Peng Cheng-min Peng Cheng-min Peng Cheng-min, , is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays first base for the Brother Elephants of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. During the 2001-2002 seasons he was designated hitter for the team. Starting in 2003, he began his four-season tenure in right field... Sun Chao-chi Wang Chuan-chia Cheng Chang-ming Kao Chih-kang Kao Chih-Kang Kao Chih-kang, , Taiwan, Republic of China), is a Taiwanese professional baseball player . After brief amateur career in the Taiwan Cooperative Bank he was drafted by the Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League in early 2005 and stayed in this team to date... Kuo Hong-chih Chen Chih-yuan Hsieh Chia-hsien Liang Ru-hao Wu Chao-hui |
Go Kida Yohsuke Shinomiya Kenta Kurihara Kenta Kurihara is a first baseman for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.The Carp's current cleanup hitter, Kurihara has blossomed into one of the most feared power threats in the Central League... Kazunari Tsuruoka Satoshi Kubota Keiichi Hirano Takeshi Koyama Takayuki Gotoh Hiroya Tani Kazuhiro Semba Koji Onuma Koji Onuma is a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Yokohama BayStars in Japan's Central League.-External links:... Koji Yamamoto Koji Yamamoto (baseball) is a former Japanese baseball player and manager of the Hiroshima Carp of Japan's Central League. A four-time home run king having played for Hiroshima Carp throughout his career, Yamamoto contributed to the team winning five league championships including its first-ever in 1975, and three titles... Kanehisa Arime Kanehisa Arime is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He plays for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League.-External links:... Masanori Yasuda Toshiyuki Kitagawa Shingo Maeda Takashi Yoshiura Kazuhiro Hatakeyama Hisao Arakane Shiro Teramoto Katsuhiro Nishiura Daisuke Mori |
Preliminary
| Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 13 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 29 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 44 |