Biography

Beach volleyball was introduced at the Asian Games in the 1998 edition and has been held at every edition since.

Summary

Men

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1998 details	Bangkok		Gu Hongyu Li Hua	2–1	Irilkhun Shofanna Agus Salim		Anjas Asmara Iwan Sumoyo	1–0	Thawip Thongkamnerd Sataporn Sawangreung
2002 details	Busan		Katsuhiro Shiratori Satoshi Watanabe	2–0	Agus Salim Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro		Li Hua Zhao Chicheng	2–0	Andy Ardiyansah Supriadi
2006 details	Doha		Zhou Shun Li Jian	2–1	Wu Penggen Xu Linyin		Agus Salim Supriadi	2–1	Andy Ardiyansah Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro
2010 details	Guangzhou		Wu Penggen Xu Linyin	2–0	Gao Peng Li Jian		Kentaro Asahi Katsuhiro Shiratori	2–0	Dmitriy Yakovlev Alexey Kuleshov
2014 details	Incheon		Alexey Sidorenko Alexandr Dyachenko	2–0	Chen Cheng Li Jian		Bao Jian Ha Likejiang	2–0	Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro Ade Candra Rachmawan
2018 details	Jakarta–Palembang		Cherif Younousse Ahmed Tijan	2–0	Ade Candra Rachmawan Mohammad Ashfiya		Gilang Ramadhan Danangsyah Pribadi	2–1	Gao Peng Li Yang
2022 details	Hangzhou		Cherif Younousse Ahmed Tijan	2–0	Ha Likejiang Wu Jiaxin		Sergey Bogatu Dmitriy Yakovlev	2–0	Abbas Pourasgari Alireza Aghajanighasab

Women

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1998 details	Bangkok		Manatsanan Pangka Rattanaporn Arlaisuk	2–0	Yukiko Takahashi Mika Saiki		Ryoko Tokuno Chiaki Kusuhara	1–0	Liu Chunying Zhang Jingkun
2002 details	Busan		Tian Jia Wang Fei	2–0	Wang Lu You Wenhui		Ryoko Tokuno Chiaki Kusuhara	2–0	Kamoltip Kulna Jarunee Sannok
2006 details	Doha		Xue Chen Zhang Xi	2–1	Shinako Tanaka Eiko Koizumi		Wang Jie Tian Jia	2–0	Kamoltip Kulna Jarunee Sannok
2010 details	Guangzhou		Xue Chen Zhang Xi	2–0	Huang Ying Yue Yuan		Usa Tenpaksee Jarunee Sannok	2–0	Luk Teck Hua Beh Shun Thing
2014 details	Incheon		Ma Yuanyuan Xia Xinyi	2–0	Tanarattha Udomchavee Varapatsorn Radarong		Wang Fan Yue Yuan	2–0	Yupa Phokongploy Usa Tenpaksee
2018 details	Jakarta–Palembang		Wang Fan Xia Xinyi	2–1	Megumi Murakami Miki Ishii		Dhita Juliana Putu Dini Jasita Utami	2–0	Tatyana Mashkova Irina Tsimbalova
2022 details	Hangzhou		Xue Chen Xia Xinyi	2–0	Miki Ishii Sayaka Mizoe		Wang Fan Dong Jie	2–0	Taravadee Naraphornrapat Worapeerachayakorn Kongphopsarutawadee

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	9	6	5	20
2	Qatar (QAT)	2	0	0	2
3	Japan (JPN)	1	4	3	8
4	Thailand (THA)	1	1	1	3
5	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	1	0	1	2
6	Indonesia (INA)	0	3	4	7
Totals (6 entries)		14	14	14	42

Participating nations

Men

Team	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	Years
Afghanistan					17th	25th		2
					25th	25th
Bahrain		9th	13th					2
		17th	17th
Bangladesh					25th	17th		2
Cambodia	7th		9th	17th	17th			4
				25th
China	1st	3rd	1st	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	7
		5th	2nd	2nd	3rd	5th	5th
Chinese Taipei						17th		1
						25th
East Timor				25th	25th	25th	17th	4
Hong Kong	9th			9th	9th	17th	17th	5
						25th
India		17th	9th	17th				3
		17th	13th	17th
Indonesia	2nd	2nd	3rd	5th	4th	2nd	5th	7
	3rd	4th	4th	9th	5th	3rd	9th
Iran	7th			5th		5th	4th	4
				9th		5th	5th
Japan	5th	1st	5th	3rd	5th	9th	9th	7
		5th	5th	9th	5th	9th
Kazakhstan	9th	5th	7th	4th	1st	9th	3rd	7
		9th	7th	5th	9th	9th	5th
Kuwait		9th			25th			2
		17th			25th
Macau							25th	1
							25th
Malaysia			17th	9th	9th	17th		4
					17th
Maldives			17th		17th	25th	17th	4
					25th	25th
Oman			9th	5th	9th	5th	9th	5
			17th	9th	17th	9th	9th
Palestine			17th			9th	17th	3
							17th
Philippines	9th		13th				9th	3
							17th
Qatar		9th	13th	17th	5th	1st	1st	6
		9th	17th	25th	9th	17th	9th
South Korea		9th		17th	17th	25th	17th	5
		9th		25th	17th		25th
Sri Lanka			9th	9th	9th	17th		4
				17th	17th
Tajikistan					25th		17th	2
Thailand	4th	5th		9th	9th	9th	9th	6
	5th	9th		25th	9th	9th	9th
Turkmenistan			17th					1
Vietnam						17th		1
						17th
Yemen				17th				1
				17th
Number of teams	11	20	23	29	31	32	27

Women

Team	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	Years
China	4th	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	7
	5th	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	5th	3rd
Chinese Taipei				5th		9th		2
						9th
East Timor				9th		17th		2
Hong Kong		9th	9th	9th	9th	9th	9th	6
						13th	9th
Indonesia	7th	5th				3rd	5th	4
	7th					5th	9th
Iraq			13th					1
Japan	2nd	3rd	2nd	5th	5th	2nd	2nd	7
	3rd		5th	5th	5th	5th	5th
Kazakhstan			9th	9th	5th	4th	9th	5
			9th	9th		13th	9th
Macau							9th	1
							17th
Malaysia			7th	4th				2
Mongolia			13th					1
Philippines	9th		7th				5th	3
							9th
South Korea		5th		9th	5th	13th	17th	5
		5th		9th	9th		17th
Sri Lanka			9th	9th			9th	3
				9th
Tajikistan					9th		17th	2
Thailand	1st	4th	4th	3rd	2nd	5th	4th	7
	5th	5th	5th	5th	4th	9th	5th
Vietnam						13th		1
						17th
Number of teams	9	9	14	16	11	18	20

References

• Medalists Men
• Medalists Women