Nam Dong-heon Wins Gold in Asian Games Equestrian Dressage, Reclaiming Top Spot After 12 Years

South Korean equestrian national team member Nam Dong-heon has won the gold medal in the individual dressage event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Competing at the Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan, today (the 27th), Nam paired with his horse "Leonidas" in the individual dressage final and finished in first place with a final score of 75.190 points.

This marks the first time South Korean equestrianism has returned to the highest step of the Asian Games individual dressage podium in 12 years, following the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.

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