Indians won 11 Gold, 11 Silver and 6 Bronze medals to finish 6th at Bangkok Asian Games in 1978.
Indian History at Every Asian Games: 1951, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978
Indian Medal Winners at Asian Games: 1951, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 2014
Indian Performance at Asian Games in Different Sports
| Name | Sports | Event | Medal |
| R. Gnanasekharan | Athletics | Men’s 200m | Gold |
| Sriram Singh | Athletics | Men’s 800m | Gold |
| Hari Chand | Athletics | 5000m | Gold |
| Hari Chand | Athletics | 10000m | Gold |
| Hakam Singh | Athletics | 20 kilometres road walk | Gold |
| Suresh Babu | Athletics | Long jump (Men) | Gold |
| Bahadur Singh Chouhan | Athletics | Shot put | Gold |
| Geeta Zutshi | Athletics | Women’s 800m | Gold |
| Rajinder Singh | Wrestling | Men’s 74 Kg | Gold |
| Kartar Singh | Wrestling | Men’s 90 Kg | Gold |
| R. Gnanasekharan | Athletics | Men’s 100m | Silver |
| Uday Krishna Pradhu | Athletics | 400m | Silver |
| Gopal Saini | Athletics | 3000 m steeplechase | Silver |
| Murli Kuttan, Harkamaljit Singh, Uday Krishna Pradhu, Sri Ram Singh | Athletics | 4×400 metres relay | Silver |
| Geeta Zutshi | Athletics | Women’s 1500m | Silver |
| Angel Mary Joseph | Athletics | Pentathlon (Women) | Silver |
| Angel Mary Joseph | Athletics | Long jump (Women) | Silver |
| Brij Mohan | Boxing | Heavyweight +81 kg | Silver |
| Surinder Mongia and Dharmendra Kumar | Sailing | Enterprise | Silver |
| Murali Kuttan | Athletics | Men’s 400m | Bronze |
| Rattan Singh | Athletics | Men’s 1500m | Bronze |
| Satbir Singh | Athletics | Men’s 110 metres hurdles | Bronze |
| C. C. Machaiah | Boxing | Light welterweight 63.5 kg | Bronze |
| Muluk Singh | Boxing | Light middleweight 71 kg | Bronze |
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