At the 2009 East Asian Games, the athletics events were held at the Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground in Hong Kong from 10 December to 13 December. A total of 46 events were contested, of which 23 were by male athletes and 23 by female athletes.
| Athletics at the 2009 East Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 The main stadium in Hong Kong | |
| Dates | 10 – 13 December |
| Host city | Hong Kong |
| Venue | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 46 |
| Participation | ? athletes from 9 nations |
| Records set | 3 Games records |
China went on to win the most events, with Liu Qing winning golds in the 800 metres, 1500 metres and 4×400 metres relay races. Japan was a clear second place in the medals while South Korea and Chinese Taipei also took a double-digit medal haul. Athletes representing the hosts Hong Kong won seven bronze medals.
Records
edit| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasunori Murakami | 1500 metres |  Japan |
3:46.24 | GR |
| Zhang Jun | Shot put |  China |
20.41 | GR |
| Li Yanfeng | Discus throw | China |
64.66 | GR |
| Li Zhenzhu | 3000 m steeplechase | China |
10:00.17 | GR |
| Key: | WR — World record • AR — Area record • GR — Games record • NR — National record |
|---|
Medal summary
editMen
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Su Bingtian (CHN) |
10.33 | Shintaro Kimura (JPN) |
10.39 |  Yi Wei-chen (TPE) |
10.45 |
| 200 metres | Kenji Fujimitsu (JPN) |
20.91 |  Yeo Ho-sua (KOR) |
21.27 | Sota Kawatsura (JPN) |
21.43 |
| 400 metres | Liu Xiaosheng (CHN) |
46.72 | Park Bong-go (KOR) |
46.96 | Yusuke Ishitsuka (JPN) |
47.12 |
| 800 metres | Ryosuke Awazu (JPN) |
1:50.66 | Park Jung-jin (KOR) |
1:50.83 | Gao Congcong (CHN) |
1:50.92 |
| 1500 metres | Yasunori Murakami (JPN) |
3:46.24 GR | Zhang Haikun (CHN) |
3:50.33 | Yuichiro Ueno (JPN) |
3:55.11 |
| 5000 metres | Li Zicheng (CHN) |
13:53.48 | Yuki Matsuoka (JPN) |
13:58.00 | Yuichiro Ueno (JPN) |
14:18.90 |
| 10,000 metres | Kensuke Takezawa (JPN) |
30:18.91 | Li Zicheng (CHN) |
30:19.99 | Ho Chin-Ping (TPE) |
30:52.70 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Liu Xiang (CHN) |
13.66 | Ji Wei (CHN) |
13.88 | Park Tae-kyong (KOR) |
14.02 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Naohiro Kawakita (JPN) |
50.61 | Meng Yan (CHN) |
50.99 | Yuta Imazeki (JPN) |
51.20 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Sun Wenli (CHN) |
9:01.88 | Takayuki Matsuura (JPN) |
9:03.89 | Wu Wen-Chien (TPE) |
9:04.48 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Chinese Taipei (TPE) Tu Chia-lin Liu Yuan-kai Tsai Meng-lin Yi Wei-chen |
39.31 | Japan (JPN) Takumi Kuki Shintaro Kimura Kenji Fujimitsu Shogo Arao |
39.40 | China (CHN) Yu Liangliang Li Mingxuan Su Bingtian Hu Kai |
39.86 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Japan (JPN) Yuta Imazeki Yusuke Ishitsuka Naohiro Kawakita Yoshihiro Horigome |
3:07.08 | China (CHN) Li Mingxuan Cui Haojing Meng Yan Liu Xiaosheng |
3:08.63 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) Tsai Meng-lin Liu Yuan-kai Chang Chi-sheng Chen Chieh |
3:10.47 |
| Half marathon | Tomoya Onishi (JPN) |
1:06:05 |  Pak Song Chol (PRK) |
1:06:05 | Chang Chia-Che (TPE) |
1:06:30 |
| 20 km walk | Yu Wei (CHN) |
1:26:46 | Koichiro Morioka (JPN) |
1:26:47 | Kim Hyun-sub (KOR) |
1:26:59 |
| High jump | Hikaru Tsuchiya (JPN) |
2.18 | Zhao Kuansong (CHN) |
2.18 | Wang Chen (CHN) |
2.18 |
| Pole vault | Hiroki Ogita (JPN) |
5.30 | Hiroki Sasase (JPN) |
5.30 | Hsieh Chia-Han (JPN) |
4.80 |
| Long jump | Li Jinzhe (CHN) |
7.85 | Naohiro Shinada (JPN) |
7.73 | Rikiya Saruyama (JPN) |
7.71 |
| Triple jump | Yohei Kajikawa (JPN) |
16.15 | Yu Jae-hyeok (KOR) |
15.61 |  Si Kuan Wong (MAC) |
15.29 |
| Shot put | Zhang Jun (CHN) |
20.41 GR | Chang Ming-Huang (TPE) |
18.33 | Yohei Murakawa (JPN) |
17.58 |
| Discus throw | Shiro Kobayashi (JPN) |
55.98 | Wang Yao-Hui (TPE) |
55.18 | Chang Ming-Huang (TPE) |
54.92 |
| Hammer throw | Hiroaki Doi (JPN) |
71.25 | Ma Liang (CHN) |
70.74 | Hiroshi Noguchi (JPN) |
67.40 |
| Javelin throw | Qin Qiang (CHN) |
80.41 | Zhao Qinggang (CHN) |
79.62 | Chen Yu-Wen (TPE) |
72.41 |
| Decathlon | Qi Haifeng (CHN) |
7747 | Daisuke Ikeda (JPN) |
7596 |  Ng Chit Wing (HKG) |
5976 |
Women
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Tao Yujia (CHN) |
11.70 | Mayumi Watanabe (JPN) |
11.83 | Maki Wada (JPN) |
12.06 |
| 200 metres | Jiang Lan (CHN) |
23.92 | Hang Ling (CHN) |
24.24 | Yuka Nagakura (JPN) |
24.88 |
| 400 metres | Chen Jingwen (CHN) |
53.52 | Tang Xiaoyin (CHN) |
53.84 | Miho Shingu (JPN) |
55.37 |
| 800 metres | Liu Qing (CHN) |
2:06.41 | Akari Kishikawa (JPN) |
2:07.21 | Manami Mashita (JPN) |
2:07.42 |
| 1500 metres | Liu Qing (CHN) |
4:21.64 |  Shinetsetseg Chuluunkhuu (MGL) |
4:39.47 | Yiu Kit Ching (HKG) |
4:40.71 |
| 5000 metres | Yuriko Kobayashi (JPN) |
16:46.86 | Jia Chaofeng (CHN) |
16:47.04 | Leong Yuen Fan (HKG) |
19:38.83 |
| 10,000 metres | Kayo Sugihara (JPN) |
33:55.43 | Jia Chaofeng (CHN) |
34:50.22 | Battsetseg Baatarkhuu (MGL) |
37:04.86 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Sun Yawei (CHN) |
13.13 | Mami Ishino (JPN) |
13.42 | Li Wang (CHN) |
13.57 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Miyabi Tago (JPN) |
59.23 | Kana Tsuru (JPN) |
59.70 | Chang Ai-Hua (TPE) |
1:03.57 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Li Zhenzhu (CHN) |
10:00.17 GR | Minori Hayakari (JPN) |
10:07.01 | Yiu Kit Ching (HKG) |
11:26.03 |
| 4×100 metre relay | China (CHN) Tao Yujia Jiang Lan Han Ling Tang Xiaoyin |
44.69 | Japan (JPN) Nodoka Seko Mayumi Watanabe Kaoru Matsuda Maki Wada |
44.89 | Hong Kong (HKG) Hui Man Ling Leung Hau Sze Wan Kin Yee Chan Ho Yee |
45.71 |
| 4×400 metre relay | China (CHN) Han Ling Tang Xiaoyin Jiang Lan Chen Jingwen |
3:37.72 | Japan (JPN) Miho Shingu Kana Tsuru Yuka Nagakura Mayu Horie |
3:42.18 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) Chen Shu-chuan Chang Ai-hua Liao Ching-hsien Liu Wen-yi |
3:51.08 |
| Half marathon | Kim Kum Ok (PRK) |
1:11.55 (NR) | Yuri Kano (JPN) |
1:12:03 | Yoko Miyauchi (JPN) |
1:12:36 |
| 20 km walk | Li Yanfei (CHN) |
1:35:33 | Kumi Otoshi (JPN) |
1:35:40 | Yang Mingxia (CHN) |
1:45:06 |
| High jump | Zheng Xingjuan (CHN) |
1.88 | Yuki Mimura (JPN) |
1.79 | Yip Hiu Laam (HKG) |
1.60 |
| Pole vault | Lim Eun-ji (KOR) |
4.20 | Li Ling (CHN) |
4.05 | Tomomi Abiko (JPN) |
3.90 |
| Long jump | Chen Yaling (CHN) |
6.30 | Saeko Okayama (JPN) |
6.28 | Lu Minjia (CHN) |
6.24 |
| Triple jump | Hye Kyung-jung (KOR) |
13.56 | Sayuri Takeda (JPN) |
12.80 | Tse Mang Chi (HKG) |
12.30 |
| Shot put | Li Ling (CHN) |
17.95 | Li Meiju (CHN) |
16.74 | Lin Chia-Ying (TPE) |
15.47 |
| Discus throw | Li Yanfeng (CHN) |
64.66 GR | Xu Shaoyang (CHN) |
56.04 | Li Wen-Hua (TPE) |
55.35 |
| Hammer throw | Wang Zheng (CHN) |
67.06 | Masumi Aya (JPN) |
59.56 | Lee Jae-young (KOR) |
50.69 |
| Javelin throw | Liu Chunhua (CHN) |
60.05 | Zhang Li (CHN) |
58.12 | Emika Yoshida (JPN) |
54.27 |
| Heptathlon | Yuki Nakata (JPN) |
5717 | Lee Eun-im (KOR) |
4608 | Only two competitors | – |
Medal table
edit
* Host nation (Hong Kong)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 26 | 16 | 6 | 48 |
| 2 | Japan | 16 | 21 | 15 | 52 |
| 3 | South Korea | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 |
| 5 | North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Hong Kong* | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Macau | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 |  Guam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 46 | 46 | 45 | 137 | |
References
edit- General
- Results from Official 2009 Games website (archived)
- Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-10). Japan and Korea prevent Chinese sweep - East Asian Games, Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-11). Liu Xiang and Chinese throwers dominate - East Asian Games, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-12). China's Liu Qing completes double but overall it's Japan's day - East Asian Games, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
- Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-13). East Asian Games conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.