The men's 50 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 5 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sajik Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Date | 5 October 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Schedule edit
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 October 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
| 19:00 | Finals |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Aleksandr Popov (RUS) |
21.64 | Moscow, Russia | 16 June 2000 |
| Asian Record |  Tomohiro Yamanoi (JPN) |
22.18 | Fukuoka, Japan | 23 July 2001 |
| Games Record |  Jiang Chengji (CHN) |
22.38 | Bangkok, Thailand | 11 December 1998 |
Results edit
- Legend
- DNS — Did not start
Heats edit
Finals edit
Final B edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arwut Chinnapasaen (THA)
|
23.61 | |
| 2 | Tang Wenjun (CHN)
|
23.65 | |
| 3 |  Harbeth Fu (HKG)
|
23.66 | |
| 4 | Jin Hao (CHN)
|
23.67 | |
| 5 |  Wu Nien-pin (TPE)
|
23.75 | |
| 6 | Wang Shao-an (TPE)
|
23.82 | |
| 7 |  Maksim Korshunov (TJK)
|
23.99 | |
| 8 |  Andrey Kvassov (KAZ)
|
24.13 |
Final A edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 Kim Min-suk (KOR)
|
22.86 | |
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 Ravil Nachaev (UZB)
|
22.86 | |
|
 Issei Nakanishi (JPN)
|
23.14 | |
| 4 |  Richard Sam Bera (INA)
|
23.49 | |
| 5 | Naoki Nagura (JPN)
|
23.31 | |
| 6 | Lee Chung-hee (KOR)
|
23.37 | |
| 7 |  Allen Ong (MAS)
|
23.62 | |
| 8 | Igor Sitnikov (KAZ)
|
23.68 |