Bowling took place for the men's and women's individual, doubles, trios, and team events at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea from October 3 to October 9. All events were held at the Homeplus Asiad Bowling Alley.
Schedule
| ● | Round | ● | Last round | P | Preliminary | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 3rd Thu |
4th Fri |
5th Sat |
6th Sun |
7th Mon |
8th Tue |
9th Wed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | ● | |||||||
| Men's doubles | ● | |||||||
| Men's trios | ● | ● | ||||||
| Men's team of 5 | ● | ● | ||||||
| Men's masters | P | P | F | |||||
| Women's singles | ● | |||||||
| Women's doubles | ● | |||||||
| Women's trios | ● | ● | ||||||
| Women's team of 5 | ● | ● | ||||||
| Women's masters | P | P | F | |||||
Medalists
Men
Women
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Singapore (SIN) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 |  Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 | |
Participating nations
A total of 149 athletes from 18 nations competed in bowling at the 2002 Asian Games:
Bahrain (6)
China (6)- Chinese Taipei (12)
Hong Kong (12)
India (1)- Japan (12)
Kazakhstan (5)
Kuwait (6)
Macau (6)- Malaysia (12)
Mongolia (9)- Philippines (12)
- Qatar (6)
Saudi Arabia (6)- Singapore (12)
- South Korea (12)
- Thailand (8)
- United Arab Emirates (6)
