title: Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
text: # Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
  
  The men's 100 metre breaststroke swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 30 September at the Sajik Swimming Pool.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Monday, 30 September 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
  | Monday, 30 September 2002 | 19:00 | Finals |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
  
  | World Record | Roman Sludnov (RUS) | 59.94 | Fukuoka, Japan | 23 July 2001 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Asian Record | Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) | 1:00.34 | Yokohama, Japan | 24 August 2002 |
  | Games Record | Akira Hayashi (JPN) | 1:02.04 | Hiroshima, Japan | 3 October 1994 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Legend
  
  * DSQ — Disqualified
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) | 1:00.71 | GR |
  | 2 | 2 | Yoshihisa Yamaguchi (JPN) | 1:03.84 | |
  | 3 | 1 | Zeng Qiliang (CHN) | 1:03.87 | |
  | 4 | 3 | Chen Cho-yi (TPE) | 1:04.08 | |
  | 5 | 1 | Cheng Hao (CHN) | 1:04.20 | |
  | 6 | 3 | Elvin Chia (MAS) | 1:04.51 | |
  | 7 | 2 | Yang Shang-hsuan (TPE) | 1:04.90 | |
  | 8 | 2 | Tam Chi Kin (HKG) | 1:05.04 | |
  | 9 | 3 | Ahmed Al-Kudmani (KSA) | 1:05.11 | |
  | 10 | 2 | Raphael Matthew Chua (PHI) | 1:05.25 | |
  | 11 | 3 | Yevgeniy Ryzhkov (KAZ) | 1:06.31 | |
  | 11 | 1 | Son Sung-uk (KOR) | 1:06.31 | |
  | 13 | 2 | Ryu Seung-hyun (KOR) | 1:06.44 | |
  | 14 | 1 | Trần Xuân Hiền (VIE) | 1:08.05 | |
  | 15 | 2 | Wael Ghassan (QAT) | 1:09.90 | |
  | 16 | 1 | Ma Chan Wai (MAC) | 1:10.08 | |
  | 17 | 3 | Niaz Ali (BAN) | 1:11.27 | |
  | 18 | 1 | Omar Daaboul (LIB) | 1:14.48 | |
  | 19 | 3 | Alice Shrestha (NEP) | 1:14.54 | |
  | 20 | 1 | Alaa Feshtok (QAT) | 1:15.50 | |
  | 21 | 2 | Ganboldyn Urnultsaikhan (MGL) | 1:16.14 | |
  | 22 | 3 | Wasseim Surey (PLE) | 1:16.40 | |
  | 23 | 2 | Khurleegiin Enkhmandakh (MGL) | 1:16.69 | |
  | 24 | 1 | Imran Abdul Rahman (MDV) | 1:31.64 | |
  
  ### Final B
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Raphael Matthew Chua (PHI) | 1:06.11 |
  | 2 | Yevgeniy Ryzhkov (KAZ) | 1:06.24 |
  | 3 | Son Sung-uk (KOR) | 1:06.33 |
  | 4 | Ahmed Al-Kudmani (KSA) | 1:06.41 |
  | 5 | Ryu Seung-hyun (KOR) | 1:06.54 |
  | 6 | Trần Xuân Hiền (VIE) | 1:07.16 |
  | 7 | Ma Chan Wai (MAC) | 1:08.79 |
  | 8 | Wael Ghassan (QAT) | 1:10.30 |
  
  ### Final A
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) | 1:00.45 | GR |
  | | Zeng Qiliang (CHN) | 1:03.04 | |
  | | Yoshihisa Yamaguchi (JPN) | 1:03.22 | |
  | 4 | Yang Shang-hsuan (TPE) | 1:04.09 | |
  | 5 | Elvin Chia (MAS) | 1:04.22 | |
  | 6 | Cheng Hao (CHN) | 1:04.52 | |
  | 7 | Tam Chi Kin (HKG) | 1:05.55 | |
  | — | Chen Cho-yi (TPE) | DSQ | |
  