Sailing was contested at the 2002 Asian Games from October 3 to October 8. Competition took place in various sailing disciplines at the Busan Yachting Center. 15 Gold medals were awarded in the various classes competing, from the Olympic 470 and M
istral to the Junior Optimist, in a regatta that saw very few of the eleven scheduled races not completed for all classes.
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Light | Zhou Yuanguo China |
Arun Homraruen Thailand |
Ikuo Inoue Japan |
| Mistral Heavy | Oka Sulaksana Indonesia |
Mo Zehai China |
Motokazu Kenjo Japan |
| Raceboard Light | Ok Duck-pil South Korea |
Gao Chuanwei China |
Chan King Yin Hong Kong |
| Raceboard Heavy | Sun Maochun China |
Suhaimee Moohammadkasem Thailand |
Hong A-ram South Korea |
| Optimist | Shibuki Iitsuka Japan |
Zhu Ye China |
Teo Wee Chin Singapore |
| Laser | Kim Ho-kon South Korea |
Kevin Lim Malaysia |
Kunio Suzuki Japan |
| 420 |  South KoreaLee Dong-woo Park Jong-woo |
 ThailandDamrongsak Vongtim Sittisak Musikul |
 ChinaTang Mingfeng Ma Zhicheng |
| 470 | South Korea Jung Sung-ahn Kim Dae-young |
 JapanKazuto Seki Kenjiro Todoroki |
 SingaporeTan Wearn Haw Chung Pei Ming |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral | Lee Lai Shan Hong Kong |
Yin Jian China |
Masako Imai Japan |
| Optimist | Xu Lijia China |
Yoko Kiuchi Japan |
Sarah Tan Singapore |
| Europe | Lu Chunfeng China |
Maiko Sato Japan |
Hong Jin-young South Korea |
| 420 | China Wang Yan Song Xiaqun |
South Korea Kim Suk-kyong Her Jung-eun |
Singapore Toh Liying Joan Huang |
Open
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laser Radial | Shen Sheng China |
Kim Jung-gon South Korea |
Rajesh Choudhary India |
| OK Dinghy | Jin Hong-chul South Korea |
Nitin Mongia India |
Veerasit Puangnak Thailand |
| Enterprise | South Korea Jun Joo-hyun Jung Kwon |
 PakistanShehryar Arshad Muhammad Riaz |
 IndiaAashim Mongia Ramachandran Mahesh |
Medal Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China |
6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | South Korea |
6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Japan |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 |  Hong Kong |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Indonesia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Thailand |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | India |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Malaysia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Pakistan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Singapore |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |