1983 Asian Championships in Athletics

Men's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Suchart Chairsuvaparb Thailand	10.47	Sumet Promna Thailand	10.52	Mohammed Purnomo Indonesia	10.60
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Sumet Promna Thailand	21.39	Mohammed Purnomo Indonesia	21.64	Chang Jae-Keun South Korea	21.70
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Isidro del Prado Isidro del Prado Isidro del Prado is a two-time Filipino Olympian. Holds both the 200m and 400m Philippine records in athletics. However, the 200m record was lately been broken by Ralph Waldy Soguilon, a 100m and 200m Sprinter.-References:*... Philippines	46.24	Aouf Abdulrahman Yousef Iraq	46.74	Mohamed Nordin Jadi Malaysia	46.76
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Najem Abdullah Mutlaq Kuwait	1:49.43	Khalid Khalifa Kuwait	1:49.97	Wang Lung-Hua Chinese Taipei	1:49.98
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Suresh Yadav India	3:44.74	Susumu Yoshida Japan	3:45.67	Najem Abdullah Mutlaq Kuwait	3:45.77
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Zhang Guowei Mainland China	14:07.72	Raj Kumar Raj Kumar (athlete) Raj Kumar is a former Indian national athlete. He won the bronze medal in 5000 meters in 1982 Asian Games.He held national record in 5000 meters with 13.46.4 minutes of timing. He won silver medal in 1983 Asian Championships in Athletics. He was awarded Arjuna Award in 1984. He was born in... India	14:22.56	Park Kyung-Duk South Korea	14:25.85
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Zhang Guowei Mainland China	29:45.41	Park Kyung-Duk South Korea	30:04.89	Mohammad Vojdanzadeh Iran	30:20.88
3000 metre steeplechase	Hwang Wen-Cheng Chinese Taipei	8:54.85	Hector Begeo Hector Begeo Hector Begeo is a three-time Olympian representing the Philippines. He is the national record holder in the men's 3000m Steeplechase. He also place second and silver in the 1983 Asian Championships. He is the only Filipino to advance into a semi-final in the 3000m Steeplechase in an Olympic event... Philippines	8:55.57	Anokh Singh India	9:05.80
110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...	Wu Ching-Jing Chinese Taipei	13.90	Yu Zhicheng Mainland China	14.16	Ahmed Hamada Jassim Bahrain	14.24 (NR)
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Ahmed Hamada Jassim Bahrain	49.43	Shigenori Ohmori Japan	50.69	Lin Cheng-Jih Chinese Taipei	51.09
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Zhu Jianhua Zhu Jianhua Zhu Jianhua is a retired Chinese high jumper.In Helskinki 1983, he became China's first ever male athlete to win a medal in the history of the IAAF World Championships and, in Los Angeles 1984, became China's first ever male athlete to win a medal in the history of the Olympic Games.In addition to... Mainland China	2.31	Qassim Mohammed Iraq	2.10	Chin Yi-Shik South Korea	2.05
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Zhang Chen Zhang Chen Zhang Chen is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shenyang Dongjin as a Goalkeeper.-Club career:Zhang Chen started his professional soccer career after he graduated from the Shanghai Pudong youth team in 2001 to the senior team... Mainland China	5.00	Guu Jin-Shoei Chinese Taipei	4.80	Sunder Singh Tanwar India	4.50
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Liu Yuhuang Liu Yuhuang Liu Yuhuang is a retired Chinese long jumper, best known for finishing 1st at the 1984 Olympic Games.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	7.97	Lee Bou-Chai Chinese Taipei	7.70	Koji Umemoto Japan	7.60
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Mai Guoqiang Mainland China	16.25	Yasushi Ueta Japan	16.10	Park Young-Jun South Korea	15.80
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Mohammed Al-Zinkawi Kuwait	17.90	Balwinder Singh India	16.89	Iqbal Singh India	16.72
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Li Weinan Mainland China	55.40	Ajmer Singh India	52.30	Nejim Abdulrazak Kuwait	51.00
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Xie Yingqi Mainland China	65.78	Masayuki Kawata Japan	65.60	Raghubir Singh Bal India	60.52
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Masami Yoshida Masami Yoshida Masami Yoshida was a javelin thrower from Japan, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. He achieved his personal best on August 25, 1991 during the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.... Japan	79.50	Kazuhiro Mizoguchi Kazuhiro Mizoguchi was a javelin thrower from Japan. He set the world best year performance in 1989, throwing 87.60 metres at a meet in San José, California, USA on May 27, 1989.-Achievements:-References:*... Japan	70.16	Chen Hung-Yen Chinese Taipei	68.20
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	Lee Fu-An Chinese Taipei	7641	Guu Jin-Shoei Chinese Taipei	7438	Takeshi Kojo Japan	7277
20 kilometre road walk	Chand Ram Chand Ram Chand Ram is a former Indian athlete who won gold medal at 1982 Asian Games at Delhi in 20 kilometre road walk event. He also represented India at the 1984 Olympics. He was presented the Arjuna Award and the Padma Shri.-Awards:... India	1:30:14	Zhang Fuzin Mainland China	1:32:14	Buta Singh India	1:43:19
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Mainland China	40.16	Thailand	40.25	South Korea	40.60
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Iraq	3:07.98	India	3:11.02	Philippines	3:11.09

Women's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Lydia de Vega Lydia de Vega Lydia de Vega-Mercado is a former athlete from the Philippines, was considered Asia's fastest woman in the 1980s. As Asia's sprint queen, she ran away with the gold medal in the 100-meter dash in the 1982 New Delhi Asiad and duplicated the feat in the 1986 Seoul Asiad where she was clocked 11.53... Philippines	11.82	Valapa Pinij Thailand	12.01	Shen Su-Feng Chinese Taipei	12.07
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Lydia de Vega Lydia de Vega Lydia de Vega-Mercado is a former athlete from the Philippines, was considered Asia's fastest woman in the 1980s. As Asia's sprint queen, she ran away with the gold medal in the 100-meter dash in the 1982 New Delhi Asiad and duplicated the feat in the 1986 Seoul Asiad where she was clocked 11.53... Philippines	24.07	P.T. Usha India	24.68	Mo Myung-Hee South Korea	24.72
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	P.T. Usha India	54.20	Junko Yoshida Japan	54.65	Lydia de Vega Lydia de Vega Lydia de Vega-Mercado is a former athlete from the Philippines, was considered Asia's fastest woman in the 1980s. As Asia's sprint queen, she ran away with the gold medal in the 100-meter dash in the 1982 New Delhi Asiad and duplicated the feat in the 1986 Seoul Asiad where she was clocked 11.53... Philippines	55.66
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Huo Lianzhu Mainland China	2:08.92	Im Chun-Sil North Korea	2:09.20	Geng Xiuquan Mainland China	2:10.02
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Geng Xiuquan Mainland China	4:30.72	Gao Suju Mainland China	4:31.10	Kim Lyong-Soon North Korea	4:31.13
3000 metres 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...	Kim Lyong-Soon North Korea	9:39.64	Kim Chun-Hwa North Korea	9:41.34	Kim Soon-Hwa South Korea	9:47.19
100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...	Emi Sasaki (Akimoto) Japan	13.63	Liu Huajin Mainland China	13.82	Lin Yueh-Hsiang Chinese Taipei	14.04
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Yoko Sato Japan	59.89	Chizuko Akimoto Japan	59.95	Agrifina de la Cruz Philippines	61.26
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Zheng Dazhen Zheng Dazhen Zheng Dazhen is a retired Chinese high jumper.She finished eleventh at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and also won the 1980 Friendship Games. In 1983 she reached the final of the inaugural World Championships in Athletics, but finished 18th and last with only 1.80 metres... Mainland China	1.84	Ge Ping Ge Ping Ge Ping is a retired Chinese high jumper.She won the bronze medal at the 1983 Asian Championships, and competed at the 1984 Olympic Games without reaching the final.... Mainland China	1.84	Kim Hee-sun South Korea	1.81
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Liao Wenfen Liao Wenfen Liao Wenfen is a retired Chinese long jumper.Her personal best jump was 6.70 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Hamamatsu.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	6.21	Elma Muros Elma Muros Elma Muros-Posadas is the Philippines' Long Jump Queen and Iron Lady. Now retired, Filipina track and field he won a total of 15 gold medals in the Southeast Asian Games.... Philippines	6.09	Huang Donghuo Mainland China	6.08
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Lu Cheng Mainland China	17.38	So Bok-Hui North Korea	14.61	Woo Kyon-Sun South Korea	14.12
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Jiao Yunxiang Mainland China	53.00	Chun Hwa-Kyung South Korea	47.20	Jeanette Ayoub Lebanon	37.06
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Xin Xiaoli Mainland China	53.48	Lee Huei-Cheng Chinese Taipei	42.48	-	-
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...	Hisako Hashimoto Japan	5486	Ye Lianying Mainland China	5394	Chen Jin-Yun Chinese Taipei	5075
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Thailand	46.12	Chinese Taipei	46.42	Japan	46.47
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Thailand	3:48.62	Chinese Taipei	3:58.52	Jordan	4:17.41

Medal table

1	Mainland China	16	6	2	24
2	Japan	4	7	3	14
3	Thailand	4	3	0	7
4	Chinese Taipei	3	6	6	15
5	India	3	5	5	13
6	Philippines	3	2	3	8
7	Kuwait	2	1	2	5
8	North Korea	1	3	1	5
9	Iraq	1	2	0	3
10	Bahrain	1	0	1	2
11	South Korea	0	2	9	11
12	Indonesia	0	1	1	2
13	Malaysia	0	0	1	1
13	Iran	0	0	1	1
13	Jordan	0	0	1	1
13	Lebanon	0	0	1	1

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