1985 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...	Zheng Chen Mainland China	10.28	Mohammed Purnomo Indonesia	10.33	Chang Jae-Keun South Korea	10.35
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	20.57	Mohammed Purnomo Indonesia	21.19	Li Feng Mainland China	21.20
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	45.61	Mohammed Al-Malki Oman	46.45	Aouf Abdulrahman Yousef Iraq	46.67
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...	Batumalai Rajakumar Malaysia	1:47.37	Charles Borromeo India	1:47.99	Ryu Tae-Kyung South Korea	1:48.18
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...	Bagicha Singh India	3:56.85	Suresh Yadav India	3:56.90	Hussein Darwish Iraq	3:57.07
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...	Kozu Akutsu Japan	14:22.11	Haruo Urata Haruo Urata is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His personal best in the men's 10,000 metres was 28:18.15, achieved at the 1991 World Championships... Japan	14:22.42	Lee Sang-Geun South Korea	14:23.02
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	29:58.73	Lee Sang-Geun South Korea	30:10.05	Vinod Kumar Pokhriyal India	32:09.62
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...	Ling Jong-Hyen North Korea	2:20:29	Tomio Sueyoshi Japan	2:24:26	Choe Il-Sop North Korea	2:24:52
3000 metre steeplechase	Shigeyuki Aikyo Japan	8:46.96	Hwang Wen-Cheng Chinese Taipei	8:47.53	Shanmugin Pitchaiah India	8:48.14
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...	Yu Zhicheng Mainland China	13.94	Masahiko Sugi Japan	14.20	Li Jieqiang Mainland China	14.23
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 Ahmed Hamada Ahmed Hamada,, known as "Hamada", is an Egyptian racing driver. After eight years in racing, achieving third position overall in the Zip Thunderarabia Middle East Championship as well as racing with the same team, ERTMD in the Chevrolet Lumina CSV Middle East Championship and finishing fourth... Bahrain	49.88	Jasem Al-Douwaila Kuwait	50.81	Hiroshi Kakimori Japan	50.85
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....	Shuji Ujino Japan	2.24	Takao Sakamoto Japan	2.22	Liu Yunpeng Liu Yunpeng Liu Yunpeng 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
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...	Ji Zebiao Mainland China	5.30	Toshiyuki Hashioka Japan	5.20	Liang Xueren Mainland China	5.10
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	8.00	Pang Yan Mainland China	7.95	Junichi Usui Junichi Usui is a retired Japanese long jumper, best known for finishing seventh at the 1984 Olympic Games.-Achievements:-External links:... Japan	7.72
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...	Tian Hongxin Mainland China	16.38	Park Young-Jun South Korea	16.35	Yasushi Ueta Japan	15.96
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....	Balwinder Singh India	17.88	Gong Yitian Mainland China	17.80	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	17.21
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	55.30	Wang Daoming Mainland China	54.62	Kuldip Singh India	52.36
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...	Raghubir Singh Bal India	64.34	Xie Yingqi Mainland China	63.44	Walid Saleh Al-Bekhit Kuwait	60.62
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...	Pubu Ciren Mainland China	76.56	Kim Sun-Yun South Korea	76.22	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	74.90
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...	Guu Jin-Shoei Chinese Taipei	7538	Lee Fu-An Chinese Taipei	7469	Wang Kangqiang Mainland China	7357
20 kilometre road walk	Liu Jianli Mainland China	1:26:52	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	1:27:20	Wang Zhicheng Mainland China	1:31:12
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	39.34	Qatar	39.81	South Korea	39.85
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	3:07.68	Japan	3:07.92	Philippines	3:09.95

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...	P.T. Usha India	11.64	Ratjai Sripet Thailand	11.95	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	11.96
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...	P.T. Usha India	23.05w	Reawadee Srithoa Thailand	23.70w	Vandana Rao Vandana Rao Vandana Rao is a former Indian athlete who represented India in 1984 and 1988 Olympics in 4x400m women relay race.She was awarded Arjuna award by government of India for her achievements.-References:***... India	23.79w
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	52.62	Shiny Abraham Shiny Abraham Shiny Wilson is a retired Indian athlete. She has been a National Champion in 800 metres for 14 years. Shiny Abraham Wilson represented India more than 75 times in international competition... India	53.32	Emma Tahapary Indonesia	55.08
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...	Shiny Abraham Shiny Abraham Shiny Wilson is a retired Indian athlete. She has been a National Champion in 800 metres for 14 years. Shiny Abraham Wilson represented India more than 75 times in international competition... India	2:03.16	Sasithorn Chantanuhong Thailand	2:03.46 (NR)	Yang Liuxia Mainland China	2:05.07
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...	Yang Liuxia Mainland China	4:19.11	Choi Ok-Soon North Korea	4:21.62	Choi Jong-Hui North Korea	4:26.35
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	9:27.75	Li Xiuxia Mainland China	9:29.88	Suman Rawat Suman Rawat Suman Rawat is a former Indian athlete who won a bronze medal in the 1986 Asian Games in 3000m race. She was awarded Arjuna award for her achievements. She hails from Himachal Pradesh.-References:*... India	9:36.97
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...	Paek Do-Jong North Korea	35:17.35	Wang Huabi Mainland China	35:35.77	Kim Myong-Hui North Korea	35:49.33
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...	Asha Aggarwal India	2:48:53	Yuko Gordon Hong Kong	2:54:16	Ki Sun-Bok North Korea	2:57:28
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...	Liu Huajin Mainland China	13.22	Chen Kemei Mainland China	13.48	Chen Wen-Ying Chinese Taipei	13.59
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...	P.T. Usha India	56.64	Manathoor D. Valsamma India	57.81	Agrifina de la Cruz Philippines	59.59
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....	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	1.90	Ni Xiuling Mainland China	1.90	Wu Wei-Chun Chinese Taipei	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...	Huang Donghuo Mainland China	6.60	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	6.57	Kim Mi-Sook South Korea	6.25
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....	Cong Yuzhen Cong Yuzhen Cong Yuzhen is a former shot put athlete from China. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, finishing in ninth place in the overall-rankings.-Achievements:-References:*... Mainland China	18.36	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	17.64	Han Yun-Sook 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...	Li Xiaohui Li Xiaohui Li Xiaohui is a retired Chinese discus thrower.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	58.38	Yu Hourun Yu Hourun Yu Hourun is a retired Chinese discus thrower.Her personal best throw was 68.62 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Beijing. The Chinese, and Asian, record is currently held by Xiao Yanling with 71.68 metres.-Achievements:... Mainland China	51.44	Ikuko Kitamori Ikuko Kitamori is a former female track and field athlete from Japan, who competed for her native country in the women's discus throw event.-Achievements:-References:*... Japan	50.48
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...	Zhu Hongyang Mainland China	56.84	Wang Jin Mainland China	53.44	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	53.28
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 Lianying Mainland China	5319	Dong Yuping Mainland China	5198	Tung Fung-Gao Chinese Taipei	5117
10000 metre track walk	Rian Bingyie Mainland China	50:38.81	Xiong Yan Mainland China	51:04.66	Iece Magdalena Siregar Indonesia	53:55.46
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	45.07	Mainland China	45.20	India	45.22
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...	India	3:34.10	Japan	3:39.51	Chinese Taipei	3:39.88 (NR)

Medal table

1	Mainland China	19	15	7	41
2	India	10	5	7	22
3	Japan	3	7	6	16
4	North Korea	3	1	4	8
5	South Korea	1	3	6	10
6	Thailand	1	3	0	4
7	Chinese Taipei	1	2	4	7
8	Philippines	1	0	3	4
9	Iraq	1	0	2	3
10	Malaysia	1	0	0	1
10	Bahrain	1	0	0	1
12	Indonesia	0	2	2	4
13	Kuwait	0	1	1	2
14	Qatar	0	1	0	1
	Hong Kong	0	1	0	1
	Oman	0	1	0	1

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