The men's sanshou 56 kilograms at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea was held from 10 to 13 October at the Dongseo University Minseok Sports Center.

A total of 14 men from 14 different countries competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 56 kilograms.

Sanchai Chomphuphuang from Thailand won the gold medal after beating Rexel Nganhayna of the Philippines in gold medal bout 2–1, The bronze medal was shared by Ölziibadrakhyn Saruul-Od from Mongolia and Yeh Chun-chang of Chinese Taipei.

Schedule All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00) DateTimeEvent Thursday, 10 October 2002 15:30 1st preliminary round Friday, 11 October 2002 14:00 Quarterfinals Saturday, 12 October 2002 16:00 Semifinals Sunday, 13 October 2002 14:30 Final

Results Legend KO — Won by knockout RET — Won by retirement

References

2002 Asian Games Report, Page 790 Results

External links Official website