2003 Asian Championships in Athletics

The 15th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Manila

Manila

Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

, The Philippines in 2003.

Men

100 m	Chen Haijian Chen Haijian Chen Haijian is a Chinese athlete specializing in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.17 seconds, achieved in Shanghai in September 2003.... Mainland China	10.25	Gennadiy Chernovol Gennadiy Chernovol Gennadiy Sergeyevich Chernovol is a Kazakhstani athlete who competes in the sprints events. He is married to Anna Chicherova.-Achievements:2003 Afro-Asian Games - silver medal 2003 Central Asian Games - gold medal... Kazakhstan	10.27	Salem Mubarak Al-Yami Saudi Arabia	10.28
200 m	Fawzi Al-Shammari Kuwait	20.70	Hamed Hamdan Al-Bishi Saudi Arabia	20.73	Yang Yaozu Yang Yaozu Yang Yaozu is a Chinese sprinter. His personal best of 20.54 seconds in the 200 metres makes him the joint national record holder in the event. Formerly the number Chinese sprinter, injuries have affected his performances since the 2006 season.... Mainland China	20.82
400 m	Fawzi Al-Shammari Kuwait	45.16	Hamdan Obah Al-Bishi Saudi Arabia	45.39	Yuki Yamaguchi Yuki Yamaguchi is a Japanese sprinter.-Achievements:-References:... Japan	46.18
800 m	Adam Abdu Adam Ali Qatar	1:46.20	Salem Amer Al-Badri Qatar	1:46.95	Rashid Mohammed Bahrain	1:47.09
1500 m	Rashid Ramzi Rashid Ramzi Rashid Ramzi is a Moroccan-Bahraini track and field athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Ramzi was investigated by the IAAF after the 2008 Summer Games and was stripped of his gold medal for doping.Ramzi was born in Asfi, Morocco... Bahrain	3:41.66	Saif Saeed Shaheen Qatar	3:42.79	Fumikazu Kobayashi Japan	3:42.96
5000 m	Abdulaziz Abdelrahman Al-Ameeri Qatar	13:58.89	Saif Saeed Shaheen Qatar	13:58.92	Nobuya Matsunaga Japan	14:12.73
10,000 m	Abdullah Ahmed Hassan Qatar	28:45.64	Abdulhak Zakaria Bahrain	30:04.13	Eduardo Buenavista Eduardo Buenavista Eduardo Buenavista is a Filipino long-distance runner and two-time Olympian. He holds the Philippine record for multiple long distance events.His best marathon time is 2:18:44 hours... Philippines	30:06.29
3000 m St.	Khamis Seif Abdullah Qatar	8:51.60	Wu Wen-Chien Wu Wen-Chien Wu Wen-Chien is a Taiwanese Olympic runner that represented Chinese Taipei in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in the marathon.-References:... Chinese Taipei	8:55.38	Yasunori Uchitomi Japan	8:56.31
110 m H	Shi Dongpeng Shi Dongpeng Shi Dongpeng is a Chinese hurdler who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles.Shi won a silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, finished sixth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France and won a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar... Mainland China	13.50	Park Tae-Kyong Park Tae-Kyong Park Tae-kyong is a male hurdler from South Korea. His personal best time is 13.48 seconds, achieved at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. This is the current South Korean record.-Achievements:-References:... South Korea	13.71	Wu Youjia Mainland China	13.80
400 m H	Mubarak Al-Nubi Mubarak Al-Nubi Mubarak Faraj Al-Nubi is a retired Qatari athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:In addition he has medals from the Asian Championships, the Gulf Cooperation Council Championships, the West Asian Games and the Pan Arab Championships.-External links:... Qatar	49.19	Yevgeniy Meleshenko Yevgeniy Meleshenko Yevgeniy Meleshenko is a Kazakhstani hurdler.He finished fifth at the 2002 World Junior Championships, won the silver medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade and finished ninth at the 2006 World Cup... Kazakhstan	49.55	Chen Tien-Wen Chinese Taipei	50.72
20 km Walk Race walking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...	Han Yucheng Han Yucheng Han Yucheng is a Chinese race walker. He competed at the 20 km race walk event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	1:21:12 CR	Yuki Yamazaki Yuki Yamazaki is a Japanese race walker.-Achievements:-External links:... Japan	1:21:54	Bai Liansheng Mainland China	1:22:14
4 x 100 m	Mainland China	39.22	Thailand	39.57	Japan	39.59
4 x 400 m	Sri Lanka	3:03.05	Japan	3:03.59	Qatar	3:04.32 NR
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....	Wang Zhouzhou Wang Zhouzhou Wang Zhouzhou is a male high jumper from PR China. His personal best jump is 2.27 metres, achieved in June 1999 in Shanghai.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	2.23	Bae Kyung-Ho South Korea	2.19	Naoyuki Daigo Naoyuki Daigo is a male high jumper from Japan. His personal best jump is 2.33 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Kobe.-Achievements:-References:... Japan Loo Kum Zee Loo Kum Zee Loo Kum Zee is a Malaysian high jumper.He attended secondary school in SMJK Sam Tet, Ipoh, Perak.He won bronze medals at the Asian Championships in 1995, 1998, 2002 and 2003. He also competed at the 1996 Olympic Games, but did not reach the final.His personal best jump is 2.24 metres, achieved in... Malaysia	2.19
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...	Grigoriy Yegorov Grigoriy Yegorov Grigoriy Aleksandrovich Yegorov is a former pole vault athlete from Kazakhstan. Yegorov trained at Dynamo in Alma-Ata. He won the 1988 Olympic bronze medal , two World Indoor silver medals, and finished second at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics with a personal best jump of 5.90 metres... Kazakhstan	5.40	Satoru Yasuda Satoru Yasuda Satoru Yasuda is a Japanese pole vaulter.His personal best jump is 5.50 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Gifu.-Achievements:-References:... Japan	5.30	Kim Se-In Kim Se-In Kim Se-In is a South Korean pole vaulter.His personal best jump is 5.40 metres, achieved at the 2002 Asian Championships in Colombo.-Achievements:-References:... South Korea	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...	Hussein Taher Al-Sabee Saudi Arabia	8.23	Zhou Can Zhou Can Zhou Can is a Chinese long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.22 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Suzhou.He won the silver medal at the 2003 Asian Championships and the bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Championships... Mainland China	8.11	Shinichi Terano Shinichi Terano is a Japanese long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.20 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Tottori.He won the bronze medal at the 2003 Asian Championships. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final.... Japan	8.04
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...	Kazuyoshi Ishikawa Kazuyoshi Ishikawa Kazuyoshi Ishikawa is a Japanese triple jumper. His personal best jump is 16.98 metres, achieved in October 2004 in Yamaguchi.... Japan	16.72	Gu Junjie Mainland China	16.68	Wu Ji Wu Ji (athlete) Wu Ji is a male triple jumper from PR China. His personal best jump is 17.04 metres, achieved in November 2001 in Guangzhou.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	16.67
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....	Bilal Saad Mubarak Bilal Saad Mubarak Bilal Saad Mubarak is a Qatari shot putter. His best finishes include eleventh place at the 1995 World Championships and tenth place at the 1996 Olympic Games... Qatar	19.41	Shakti Singh Shakti Singh Shakti Singh is an Indian discus thrower and shot putter.His personal best shot put is 20.60 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Bangalore. His personal best discus throw is 61.72 metres, achieved in June 1994 in Bangalore.-Achievements:... India	19.04	Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi Khalid Habash Al-Suwaidi is a male shot putter from Qatar. His personal best throw is 20.54 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Minsk. This is the Qatari record.-Achievements:-References:... Qatar	18.57
Discus 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...	Wu Tao Wu Tao Wu Tao is a Chinese discus thrower.He won the 2002 World Junior Championships and the 2003 Summer Universiade and finished seventh at the 2005 Summer Universiade... Mainland China	61.43	Abbas Samimi Abbas Samimi Abbas Samimi is a retired Iranian discus thrower.His personal best throw is 64.98 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Manila. He is currently coaching his brothers, Mohammad and Mahmoud.-Achievements:-References:... Iran	59.51	Anil Kumar India	59.50
Hammer 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...	Ali Al-Zinkawi Kuwait	70.62	Hiroaki Doi Hiroaki Doi Hiroaki Doi is a Japanese hammer thrower. His personal best throw is 74.08 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Inba.-Achievements:-References:... Japan	70.11	Dilshod Nazarov Dilshod Nazarov Dilshod Nazarov is a Tajikistani athlete who specializes in the hammer throw. He has represented his country at the Olympic Games on two occasions... Tajikistan	69.90
Javelin 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...	Li Rongxiang Li Rongxiang Li Rongxiang is a male javelin thrower from PR China. His personal best throw is 84.29 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Chengdu.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	79.25	Yukifumi Murakami Yukifumi Murakami is a Japanese javelin thrower. He was the first Japanese athlete to win a World Championship medal in the javelin, taking bronze at the 2009 edition with a throw of 82.97 metres.... Japan	77.04	Sergey Voynov Sergey Voynov Sergey Sergeyevich Voynov is an Uzbek athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best throw is 84.80 metres, achieved in 2000.-Achievements:2002 Asian Championships - silver medal1999 Central Asian Games - gold medal... Uzbekistan	76.09
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...	Vitaliy Smirnov Vitaliy Smirnov Vitaly Frilyevich Smirnov is an Uzbekistani decathlete.He finished tenth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, won the gold medal at the 2003 Asian Championships in Manila in a personal best score of 8021 points, finished seventeenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won a silver medal... Uzbekistan	8021 pts CR	Pavel Dubitskiy Kazakhstan	7604 pts	Pavel Andreev Uzbekistan	7487 pts

Women

100 m	Lyubov Perepelova Lyubov Perepelova Lyubov Perepelova is an Uzbekistani sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.From July 2005 to July 2007 she was suspended due to a doping offense.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*60 metres - 7.31 s... Uzbekistan	11.43	Qin Wangping Qin Wangping Qin Wangping is a Chinese sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.30 seconds, achieved in June 2000 in Jinzhou.... Mainland China	11.56	Guzel Khubbieva Guzel Khubbieva Guzel Khubbieva is an Uzbekistani sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.Khubbieva represented Uzbekistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed third behind Muna Lee and Anita Pistone in a time of 11.44 to advance... Uzbekistan	11.57
200 m	Lyubov Perepelova Lyubov Perepelova Lyubov Perepelova is an Uzbekistani sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.From July 2005 to July 2007 she was suspended due to a doping offense.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*60 metres - 7.31 s... Uzbekistan	23.11	Chen Lisha Chen Lisha Chen Lisha is a female sprinter from PR China who specialized in the 200 metres. Her personal best time is 22.94 seconds, achieved in May 2005 in Chongqing.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	23.39	Guzel Khubbieva Guzel Khubbieva Guzel Khubbieva is an Uzbekistani sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.Khubbieva represented Uzbekistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed third behind Muna Lee and Anita Pistone in a time of 11.44 to advance... Uzbekistan	23.63
400 m	Yin Yin Khine Myanmar	52.96	Bu Fanfang Mainland China	52.97	Svetlana Bodritskaya Svetlana Bodritskaya Svetlana Aleksandrovna Bodritskaya is a retired female sprinter Kazakhstan, who specialized in the 400 metres. Her personal best time is 51.78 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Almaty.-Achievements:-References:*... Kazakhstan	53.19
800 m	Yin Yin Khine Myanmar	2:01.96	Tatyana Roslanova Tatyana Roslanova Tatyana Roslanova is a Kazakhstani runner who specializes in the 400 and 800 metres.-Achievements:-References:... Kazakhstan	2:02.41	Zamira Amirova Zamira Amirova Zamira Amirova is an Uzbekistani middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. Her personal best time is 2:02.30 minutes, achieved in June 2002 in Tashkent.-Achievements:-References:... Uzbekistan	2:02.84
1500 m	Tatyana Borisova Tatyana Borisova Tatyana Borisova is a Kyrgyzstani middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she ran in the qualifiers of the 1500 m.... Kyrgyzstan	4:15.97	Madhuri A. Singh India	4:17.87	Svetlana Lukasheva Svetlana Lukasheva Svetlana Lukasheva is a Kazakhstani middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.-Achievements:-References:... Kazakhstan	4:23.12
5000 m	Sun Yingjie Sun Yingjie Sun Yingjie is a Chinese female long-distance runner who competes in events ranging from 5000 metres to the marathon. She rose to prominence by winning two gold medals at the 2002 Asian Games. In 2003, she won a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the World Championships in Paris... Mainland China	15:48.42	Yuko Manabe Japan	15:59.71	Hiromi Fujii Japan	16:31.18
10,000 m	Sun Yingjie Sun Yingjie Sun Yingjie is a Chinese female long-distance runner who competes in events ranging from 5000 metres to the marathon. She rose to prominence by winning two gold medals at the 2002 Asian Games. In 2003, she won a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the World Championships in Paris... Mainland China	32:37.04	Sujeewa Nilmini Jayasena Sri Lanka	34:46.99	Lashram Aruna Devi India	37:23.28
100 m H	Su Yiping Su Yiping Su Yiping is a female Chinese hurdler. Her personal best time is 12.91 seconds, achieved in October 1999 in Huizhou.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	13.09	Feng Yun Feng Yun (athlete) Feng Yun is a female Chinese hurdler.Her personal best time is 12.85 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 1999 World Championships in Seville.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	13.25	Trecia Roberts Trecia Roberts Trecia Roberts is a Thai hurdler.She competed for the United States up to and including the 1999 indoor season, but represented Thailand at the 1999 World Championships.... Thailand	13.29
400 m H	Huang Xiaoxiao Huang Xiaoxiao Huang Xiaoxiao is a female Chinese hurdler who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.Huang made her first impression on the world stage at the Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade, where she took a silver in the 400 m hurdles... Mainland China	55.66	Natalya Torshina Kazakhstan	55.88	Wassana Winatho Wassana Winatho Wassana Winatho , also known as Amornrat Winatho and Vassanee Vinatho, is a Thai track and field athlete who specialises in the heptathlon and the 400 metres hurdles... Thailand	56.40
20 km Walk Race walking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...	Ha Mingming Mainland China	1:31:47 CR	Zou Ying Mainland China	1:32:07	Yuan Yufang Yuan Yufang Yuan Yufang is a Malaysian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:*... Malaysia	1:32:25
4 x 100 m	Thailand Nongnuch Sanrat Nongnuch Sanrat Nongnuch Sanrat is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Sanrat represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Orranut Klomdee, Jutamass Thavoncharoen and Sangwan Jaksunin... , Sangwan Jaksunin, Jutamass Tawoncharoen, Oranut Klomdee Orranut Klomdee Orranut Klomdee is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Klomdee represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Sangwan Jaksunin, Jutamass Thavoncharoen and Nongnuch Sanrat...	44.25 =NR	Japan	44.56	Mainland China	44.97
4 x 400 m	Mainland China	3:31.30	Kazakhstan	3:32.82	India	3:35.34
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....	Bui Thi Nhung Bui Thi Nhung Bui Thi Nhung is a Vietnamese high jumper. Her personal best jump is 1.94 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Bangkok.She won the gold medal at the 2003 Asian Championships, and finished fourth at the 2006 Asian Games. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the... Vietnam	1.88	Miyuki Aoyama Japan	1.84	Noengrothai Chaipetch Noengrothai Chaipetch Noengrothai Chaipetch is a female high jumper from Thailand. Her personal best jump is 1.92 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Ho Chi Minh City.... Thailand	1.84
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...	Wu Sha Wu Sha Wu Sha is a Chinese pole vaulter. Her personal best jump is 4.40 metres, achieved in 2009 in Jinan.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	4.20 =CR	Takayo Kondo Japan	4.10	Ni Putu Desy Margawati Indonesia	3.90
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...	Anastasiya Zhuravlyeva Uzbekistan	6.53	Liang Shuyan Liang Shuyan Liang Shuyan is a retired Chinese long jumper. Her personal best jump was 6.71 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Manila.At the 2004 Summer Olympics she was eliminated in the first round of the long jump competition.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	6.51	Lerma Gabito Lerma Gabito Lerma Elmira Bulauitan-Gabito is a Filipino long jumper. Her personal best jump is 6.56 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Colombo.... Philippines	6.50
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...	Huang Qiuyan Huang Qiuyan Huang Qiuyan is a Chinese triple jumper.Huang holds the current Asian record in triple jump with 14.72 metres. The result was achieved in Guangzhou on 22 November 2001.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	14.39 CR	Anastasiya Zhuravlyeva Uzbekistan	14.21	Zhang Hao Zhang Hao (athlete) Zhang Hao is a Chinese triple jumper. Her personal best jump is 14.22 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Nanning.She won the bronze medal at the 2003 Asian Championships. She competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final round.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	13.63
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 Meiju Li Meiju Li Meiju is a Chinese shot putter.Her personal best put is 19.19 metres, achieved in the qualifying round of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	18.45	Li Fengfeng Li Fengfeng Li Fengfeng is a Chinese shot putter. Her personal best throw is 19.13 metres, achieved in October 2006 in Changsha.Li won the silver medal at the 2003 Asian Championships and the gold medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade. She also competed at the 2004 World Indoor Championships and the 2004... Mainland China	18.07	Chinatsu Mori Chinatsu Mori was a Japanese shot putter. Her personal best throw is 18.22 metres, achieved in April 2004 in Hamamatsu. This is the current Japanese record.... Japan	17.80
Discus 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 Yanfeng Li Yanfeng Li Yanfeng is a Chinese discus thrower. Li won China's first discus world title.Her personal best throw is 67.98 metres, achieved in June 2011 in Schönebeck. The Chinese, and Asian, record is currently held by Xiao Yanling with 71.68 metres.-Achievements:... Mainland China	61.87	Neelam Jaswant Singh Neelam Jaswant Singh Neelam Jaswant Singh is an Indian discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 64.55 metres, achieved at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan.... India	58.64	Xu Shaoyang Xu Shaoyang Xu Shaoyang is a Chinese discus thrower. Her personal best is 63.29 metres, achieved in October 2008 in Shijiazhuang.She was born in Shandong. She was very successful as a teenager, as she won the gold medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships and the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior... Mainland China	58.13
Hammer 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...	Gu Yuan Gu Yuan Gu Yuan is a female hammer thrower from PR China. Her personal best throw is 72.36 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Padova.-Achievements:-References:*... Mainland China	70.78	Liu Yinghui Liu Yinghui Liu Yinghui is a Chinese hammer thrower.At the 2004 Summer Olympic she was eliminated in the first round of the hammer throw competition.Her personal best throw is 72.51 metres, achieved at the 2005 Universiade in Izmir.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	66.66	Masumi Aya Masumi Aya is a Japanese hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 67.26 metres, achieved in August 2006 in Toyama.-Achievements:-References:... Japan	64.04
Javelin 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...	Ma Ning Ma Ning Ma Ning is a female javelin thrower from PR China.Her personal best throw is 62.38 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Shijiazhuang.At the 2004 Summer Olympics she was eliminated in the first round of the javelin throw competition.-Achievements:... Mainland China	57.05	Chang Jung-Yeon Chang Jung-Yeon Chang Jung-Yeon is a female javelin thrower from South Korea. Her personal best throw is 60.92 metres, achieved in April 2004 in Jeonju.-Achievements:-References:... South Korea	53.23	Anne Maheshi De Silva Sri Lanka	50.18
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:...	Irina Naumenko Irina Naumenko -Achievements:Naumenko was 2nd at the Hexham International Combined Events Meeting in 2005 www.hexham-meeting.org-External links:*... Kazakhstan	5845 pts	Yuki Nakata Yuki Nakata Yuki Nakata is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the women's heptathlon. She represented Japan at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and has competed twice at the World Championships in Athletics... Japan	5723 pts	Shen Shengfei Mainland China	5633 pts

Medal table

1	People's Republic of China	19	10	8	37
2	Qatar	6	3	1	10
3	Uzbekistan	4	1	5	10
4	Kuwait	3	0	0	3
5	MYA	2	0	0	2
6	Japan	1	10	10	21
7	Kazakhstan	1	6	2	9
8	Saudi Arabia	1	2	1	4
9	Thailand	1	1	3	5
10=	Bahrain	1	1	1	3
10=	Sri Lanka	1	1	1	3
12=	Kyrgyzstan	1	0	0	1
12=	Vietnam	1	0	0	1
14	India	0	3	3	6
15	Chinese Taipei	0	1	1	2
16	Iran	0	1	0	1
17=	Malaysia	0	0	2	2
17=	Philippines	0	0	2	2
19=	Indonesia	0	0	1	1
19=	Tajikistan	0	0	1	1

External links

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