Athletics at the 1982 Asian Games - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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...	Rabuan Pit Malaysia	10.68	Chang Jae-Keun South Korea	10.72	Suchart Chairsuvaparb Thailand	10.76
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...	Chang Jae-Keun South Korea	20.89	Toshio Toyota Japan	21.13	Rabuan Pit Malaysia	21.25
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...	Susumu Takano Japan	46.65	K. K. Premachandran India	47.27	Guo Shinqi Mainland China	47.36
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...	Charles Borromeo India	1:46.81	Kim Bok-Joo South Korea	1:47.55	Falah Naji Jarallah Iraq	1:47.73
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...	Falah Naji Jarallah Iraq	3:43.49 (NR)	Yutaka Hirai Japan	3:45.26	Suresh Yadav India	3:45.62
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...	Masanari Shintaku Hisatoshi Shintaku , also known as , is a retired long-distance runner from Japan. He won the 1985 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:09:51 on December 1, 1985. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 17th place .-Achievements:... Japan	13:53.74	Zhang Guowei Mainland China	13:58.09	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	13:59.90
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	29:37.56	Kenji Ide Japan	29:37.71	Park Won-Keun South Korea	29:38.17
Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...	Kim Yang-Kon South Korea	2:22:21	Fumiaki Abe Japan	2:24:09	Hosur Kukkappa Seetharan India	2:25:07
3000 metre steeplechase	Tadasu Kawano Japan	8:47.36	Gopal Singh Saini India	8:50.28	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	8:52.40
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...	Yoshifumi Fujimori Japan	14.09	Zhang Shensheng Mainland China	14.51	Praveen Jolly India	14.52
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...	Takashi Nagao Japan	50.60	Shigenori Ohmori Japan	50.83	Ahmed Hamada Bahrain	50.99
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	2.33	Cai Shu Cai Shu (athlete) Cai Shu is a retired male high jumper from PR China, who competed for his native Asian country at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:*... Mainland China	2.22	Takao Sakamoto Japan	2.14
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...	Tomomi Takahashi Japan	5.30	Teruhisa Kamiya Japan	5.11	Zhang Chen Mainland China	5.00
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...	Kim Yong-Il South Korea	7.94	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	7.89	Junichi Usui Junichi Usui is a retired Japanese long jumper, best known for finishing seventh at the 1984 Olympic Games.-Achievements:-External links:... Japan	7.87
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...	Zhou Zhenxian Mainland China	16.80	Yasushi Ueta Japan	16.23	Sammudi Balasubramaniam India	16.14
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....	Bahadur Singh Chouhan Bahadur Singh Chouhan Bahadur Singh is a former Indian athlete who won gold medal in shot put in 1978 and 1982 Asian Games. He was honoured with Arjuna award and Padma Shri. He is a recipient of Dronacharya Award , by the government of India.Presently He is working as a chief coach of Indian athletics team.... India	18.54	Mohammed Al-Zinkawi Kuwait	17.56	Balwinder Singh India	17.44
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	58.50	Kuldip Singh India	53.50	Li Zheng Mainland China	53.34
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...	Shigenobu Murofushi Shigenobu Murofushi is a former hammer thrower from Japan. He is the father of Koji Murofushi and Yuka Murofushi.-Achievements:-References:**... Japan	71.14	Masayuki Kawata Japan	66.96	Xie Yingqi Mainland China	64.48
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...	Toshihiko Takeda Japan	75.04	Yang Eun-Myung South Korea	73.62	Gurtej Singh India	71.58
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...	Wang Kangqiang Mainland China	7431	Zhai Yingjian Mainland China	7232	Monassar Mohammed Saleh Qatar	7009
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	1:29:29	Wang Chuntang Mainland China	1:29:50	Zhang Fuxin Zhang Fuxin Zhang Fuxin is a retired male racewalker from PR China, who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics for his native country.-Achievements:-References:*... Mainland China	1:33:34
50 kilometre road walk	Wang Chuntang Mainland China	4:09:36	Qiu Shiyong Mainland China	4:19:43	Akira Fujisaki Japan	4:39:41
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	39.82	Thailand	39.92	Japan	39.97
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...	Japan	3:06.75	Iraq	3:08.34	Mainland China	3:09.57

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	11.76	P.T. Usha India	11.95	Mo Myung-Hee South Korea	11.99
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...	Hiromi Isozaki Japan	24.22	P.T. Usha India	24.32	Mo Myung-Hee South Korea	24.49
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...	Hiromi Isozaki Japan	54.43	Junko Yoshida Japan	54.75	Padmini Thomas India	55.14
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...	Chang Yong-Ae North Korea	2:05.69	Geeta Zutshi Geeta Zutshi Geeta Zutshi is a former Indian athlete. She established several national and Asian running records in 800 m and 1500 m track events.... India	2:05.77	Guo Guimei Mainland China	2:06.59
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...	Chang Yong-Ae North Korea	4:19.40	Geeta Zutshi Geeta Zutshi Geeta Zutshi is a former Indian athlete. She established several national and Asian running records in 800 m and 1500 m track events.... India	4:19.33	Kim Ok-Sun North Korea	4:23.22
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 Ok-Sun North Korea	9:30.22	Kim Chun-Hwa North Korea	9:32.36	Shino Izutsu Japan	9:34.44
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 Akimoto Japan	13.63	Chizuko Akimoto Japan	13.98	Dai Jianhua Mainland China	14.00
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...	M. D. Valsamma M. D. Valsamma Manathoor Devasia Valsamma , was an Indian athlete. She was the third Indian woman to win an individual Gold medal at the Asian Games and the first to win it on Indian soil.-Early life:... India	58.47	Yumiko Aoi Japan	59.08	Liu Giuhua Mainland China	59.42
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	1.89	Hisayo Fukumitsu Hisayo Fukumitsu is a retired female high jumper from Japan. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 17th place in the final rankings with a jump of 1.87 m.-References:*... Japan	1.87	Yang Wenqin Yang Wenqin Yang Wenqin is a retired Chinese high jumper.In 1983 she reached the final of the 1983 World Championships in Athletics, but finished 16th and third to last with only 1.84 metres.... Mainland China	1.85
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	6.41	Mercy Kuttan Mercy Kuttan Mercy Kuttan is a former Indian track and field athlete. She was the first Indian woman longjumper to cross six meters. In 1989, Mercy received Arjuna Award for her contribution to the Indian athletics.-Career:... India	6.26	Li Huirong Li Huirong Li Huirong is a retired triple jumper from People's Republic of China, who set the first IAAF-recognized women's triple jump world record of 14.54 metres on August 25, 1990 at a meet in Sapporo, Japan... Mainland China	6.20
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....	Li Meisu Li Meisu Li Meisu is a retired Chinese shot putter who won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.She also won the Asian Games in 1982 and 1998, the Asian Championships in 1998 and the East Asian Games in 1997.... Mainland China	17.77	Shen Lijuan Mainland China	17.25	Tetsuko Watase Japan	13.90
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 Xiaohui Li Xiaohui Li Xiaohui is a retired Chinese discus thrower.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	57.24	Xin Xiaoyan Mainland China	52.20	Harumi Suzuki Japan	47.20
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...	Emi Matsui Emi Matsui is a former female track and field athlete. She competed for her native Japan in the women's javelin throw.-Achievements:-References:*... Japan	60.52	Li Shufen Mainland China	58.12	Minori Mori Japan	54.70
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:...	Ye Peisu Mainland China	5594	Ye Lianying Mainland China	5493	Tomoko Uchida Japan	5423
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...	Japan	45.13	Thailand	45.97	South Korea	46.27
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...	Japan	3:37.44	Indonesia	3:38.32	Mainland China	3:39.84

Medal table

1	Japan	15	12	9	36
2	Mainland China	12	11	12	34
3	India	4	8	8	20
4	South Korea	3	3	4	10
5	North Korea	3	1	1	5
6	Iraq	1	1	1	3
7	Philippines	1	0	1	2
7	Malaysia	1	0	1	2
9	Thailand	0	2	1	3
10	Indonesia	0	1	0	1
10	Kuwait	0	1	0	1
12	Qatar	0	0	1	1
12	Bahrain	0	0	1	1

External links

Results - GBR Athletics

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