Basketball at the 1978 Asian Games
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Basketball was one of the 20 sports disciplines held in the 1978 Asian Games
1978 Asian Games
The 8th Asian Games were held from December 9, 1978 to December 20, 1978 in Bangkok, Thailand. Originally, the host city was Singapore but Singapore dropped its plan to host the Games due to financial problems. And then Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan was decided to host the 8th Games...

 in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

. China
China
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 won their 1st title by beating last edition's finalist 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...

 in the championship match. The games were held from December 9 to 20, 1978.

Medal table

1 1 1 0 2
1 1 0 2
3 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
Total 2 2 2 6

Medalists

Men
Women

Group A
Team Pld W L
4 4 0
4 3 1
4 2 2
4 1 3
4 0 4

Group B
Team Pld W L
4 4 0
4 3 1
4 2 2
4 1 3
4 0 4

Group C
Team Pld W L
3 3 0
3 2 1
3 1 2
3 0 3

Group 7-14
Team Pld W L
7 6 1
7 6 1
7 5 2
7 4 3
7 3 4
7 3 4
7 1 6
7 0 7

Final group
Team Pld W L
5 5 0
5 4 1
5 3 2
5 2 3
5 1 4
5 0 5

Final classification

Rank Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Round Robin

Team Pld W L
4 4 0
4 3 1
4 2 2
4 1 3
4 0 4

Final standing

Rank Team
4
5
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