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.
| Gymnastics at the 1978 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | National Gymnasium |
| Dates | 9–11 December 1978 |
Medalists
editMen
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team |  ChinaCai Huanzong Huang Yubin Li Yuejiu Pan Chenfei Peng Yaping Xiong Songliang |
 JapanNobuyuki Kajitani Junichi Kitagawa Toshiomi Nishikii Teruichi Okamura Shinzo Shiraishi Haruyasu Taguchi |
 South KoreaCho Tai-ho Kim Hwi-chul Kwon Oh-suk Lee Dae-haeng Lee Young-taik Shin Jong-soon |
| Individual all-around | Cai Huanzong China
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Xiong Songliang China
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Li Yuejiu China
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| Floor | Li Yuejiu China
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Peng Yaping China
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Kim Hwi-chul South Korea
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| Pommel horse | Cai Huanzong China
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Shinzo Shiraishi Japan
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Han Gwang-song North Korea
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| Rings | Huang Yubin China
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Shared gold | Teruichi Okamura Japan
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| Kim Gwang-jin North Korea
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| Vault | Junichi Kitagawa Japan
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Toshiomi Nishikii Japan
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Xiong Songliang China
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| Parallel bars | Junichi Kitagawa Japan
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Cai Huanzong China
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Pan Chenfei China
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| Horizontal bar | Junichi Kitagawa Japan
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Li Yuejiu China
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Shared silver |
| Haruyasu Taguchi Japan
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Women
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | China He Xiumin Liu Yajun Ma Wenju Ma Yanhong Wang Ping Zhu Zheng |
 North KoreaChoe Jong-sil Jong Hyang-suk Kim Chun-pil Kim Chun-son Ri Yong-ok Sin Myong-ok |
Japan Yayoi Kano Nobuko Kasai Yoshiko Matsumoto Maki Matsuya Noriko Okazaki Ayako Saito |
| Individual all-around | He Xiumin China
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Liu Yajun China
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Shared silver |
| Zhu Zheng China
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| Vault | Choe Jong-sil North Korea
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Chung Jin-ai South Korea
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Ma Wenju China
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| Uneven bars | Ma Yanhong China
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Zhu Zheng China
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Jong Hyang-suk North Korea
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| Balance beam | Zhu Zheng China
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Park Jung-sook South Korea
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Liu Yajun China
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| Floor | Ma Wenju China
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Wang Ping China
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Yayoi Kano Japan
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Medal table
edit| 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 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 15 | 15 | 12 | 42 | |