The men's 50 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 5 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.
Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes | 1 | 5 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Kim Min-suk|KOR|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.08 |
2 | 4 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Ravil Nachaev|UZB|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.10 |
3 | 4 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Issei Nakanishi|JPN|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.17 |
4 | 3 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Naoki Nagura|JPN|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.31 |
5 | 5 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Lee Chung-hee|KOR|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.37 |
6 | 5 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Richard Sam Bera|INA|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.49 |
7 | 4 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Allen Ong|MAS|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.62 |
8 | 3 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Igor Sitnikov|KAZ|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.68 |
9 | 5 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Jin Hao|CHN|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.73 |
9 | 1 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Maksim Korshunov|TJK|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.73 |
11 | 3 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Arwut Chinnapasaen|THA|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.75 |
12 | 5 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Andrey Kvassov|KAZ|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.81 |
13 | 3 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Tang Wenjun|CHN|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.84 |
13 | 4 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Harbeth Fu|HKG|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.84 |
15 | 4 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Wang Shao-an|TPE|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.91 |
16 | 5 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Wu Nien-pin|TPE|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.92 |
17 | 3 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Mohammed Yamani|KSA|2002 Asian Games}} | 24.15 |
18 | 4 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Gary Tan|SGP|2002 Asian Games}} | 24.16 |
19 | 5 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Mark Chay|SGP|2002 Asian Games}} | 24.28 |
20 | 5 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Kenneth Doo|HKG|2002 Asian Games}} | 24.56 |
21 | 4 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Zaid Al-Marafi|JOR|2002 Asian Games}} | 24.84 |
22 | 3 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Lubrey Lim|MAS|2002 Asian Games}} | 24.89 |
23 | 2 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Tang Chon Kit|MAC|2002 Asian Games}} | 25.13 |
24 | 4 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Lou Keng Ip|MAC|2002 Asian Games}} | 25.40 |
25 | 3 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Trần Xuân Hiền|VIE|2002 Asian Games}} | 25.95 |
26 | 2 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Ganaagiin Galbadrakh|MGL|2002 Asian Games}} | 26.73 |
27 | 2 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Andryein Tamir|MGL|2002 Asian Games}} | 26.99 |
28 | 2 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Chitra Bahadur Gurung|NEP|2002 Asian Games}} | 27.31 |
29 | 1 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Hem Kiry|CAM|2002 Asian Games}} | 27.71 |
30 | 1 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Imran Abdul Rahman|MDV|2002 Asian Games}} | 29.02 |
31 | 1 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Alice Shrestha|NEP|2002 Asian Games}} | 29.20 |
— | 2 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Abdulla Al-Mahmoud|QAT|2002 Asian Games}} | DNS |
— | 2 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Abdulla Al-Ollan|QAT|2002 Asian Games}} | DNS |
— | 2 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Omar Daaboul|LBN|2002 Asian Games}} | DNS |
Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes | 1 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Arwut Chinnapasaen|THA|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.61 |
2 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Tang Wenjun|CHN|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.65 |
3 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Harbeth Fu|HKG|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.66 |
4 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Jin Hao|CHN|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.67 |
5 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Wu Nien-pin|TPE|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.75 |
6 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Wang Shao-an|TPE|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.82 |
7 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Maksim Korshunov|TJK|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.99 |
8 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Andrey Kvassov|KAZ|2002 Asian Games}} | 24.13 |
Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes | {{Gold1}} | {{flagIOC2athlete|Kim Min-suk|KOR|2002 Asian Games}} | 22.86 |
{{Gold1}} | {{flagIOC2athlete|Ravil Nachaev|UZB|2002 Asian Games}} | 22.86 |
{{Bronze3}} | {{flagIOC2athlete|Issei Nakanishi|JPN|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.14 |
4 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Richard Sam Bera|INA|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.49 |
5 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Naoki Nagura|JPN|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.31 |
6 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Lee Chung-hee|KOR|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.37 |
7 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Allen Ong|MAS|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.62 |
8 | {{flagIOC2athlete|Igor Sitnikov|KAZ|2002 Asian Games}} | 23.68 |