2005 Asian Championships in Athletics

The 16th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Incheon

Incheon

The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...

, South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

in 2005.

Men

100 m	Yahya Al-Gahes Yahya Al-Gahes Yahya Al-Gahes is a Saudi Arabian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He won the 2003 World Youth Championships, finished fifth at the 2004 World Junior Championships and won the 2005 Asian Championships.... Saudi Arabia	10.39	Shingo Suetsugu Shingo Suetsugu is a Japanese sprinter. He is the Asian record holder in the 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay.Suetsugu won a bronze medal in the 200 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in a time of 20.38 seconds. The same year he set an Asian record of 20.03 seconds at the Japanese... Japan	10.42	Khalid Yousef Al-Obaidli Qatar	10.45
200 m	Hamed Hamdan Al-Bishi Saudi Arabia	20.66	Tatsuro Yoshino Tatsuro Yoshino is a Japanese sprinter.-Achievements:-References:... Japan	20.68	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	20.85
400 m	Yuzo Kanemaru Yuzo Kanemaru is a male Japanese sprinter. He set his 400 metres personal best at the 2009 Osaka Grand Prix, finishing in 45.16 seconds.-Competition record:-Personal bests:100 metres – 10.32 s 200 metres – 20.69 s *400 metres – 45.16 s... Japan	46.04	Prasanna Sampath Amarasekera Sri Lanka	46.48	Rohan Pradeep Kumara Rohan Pradeep Kumara Rohan Pradeep Kumara is Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the Men's 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and did not pass the first round.Kumara finished 400m Round 1's fourth heat at a time of 46.20 seconds and was placed fifth... Sri Lanka	46.52
800 m	Majed Saeed Sultan Majed Saeed Sultan Majed Saeed Sultan is a middle distance runner now representing Qatar after switching from Kenya. He specializes at the 800 metres, a distance where he became 2004 junior world champion and competed in the Olympic Games in Athens.In September 2005 he became Asian champion.-External links:... Qatar	1:44.27	Abdulrahman Sulaiman Qatar	1:44.73	Sajjad Moradi Sajjad Moradi Sajjad Moradi is an Iranian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Lordegan.He has a personal best of 1:44.74 in the 800 metres which is also the Iranian national record.- External links :... Iran	1:44.74
1500 m	Ali Abu Bakr Kamal Qatar	3:44.24	Adnan Taees Akkar Iraq	3:44.57	Nasser Shams Karim Qatar	3:46.09
5000 m	James Kwalia James Kwalia James Kwalia C'Kurui is an athlete who represents Qatar after switching from his homeland Kenya. Specializing in the 3000 and 5000 metres, his personal best times are 7:28.28 minutes and 12:54.58 minutes respectively. He was born in Trans Nzoia... Qatar	14:08.56	Daham Najim Bashir Daham Najim Bashir Daham Najim Bashir , born David Nyaga , is a middle distance runner now representing Qatar after switching from Kenya.... Qatar	14:15.92	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	14:32.43
10,000 m	Essa Ismail Rashid Qatar	29:03.60	Moukheld Al-Outaibi Moukheld Al-Outaibi Moukheld Al-Outaibi is a Saudi Arabian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:1500 metres - 3:38.12 min 3000 metres - 7:46.31 min *5000 metres - 12:58.58 min... Saudi Arabia	29:04.85	Ali Saadoun Al-Dawoodi Qatar	29:05.93
3000 m St.	Moussa Omar Obaid Qatar	8:33.62	Mustafa Ahmed Shebto Qatar	8:40.86	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	8:42.96
110 m H	Liu Xiang Liu Xiang Liu Xiang is a Chinese 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was the first in a men's track and field event for China.... Mainland China	13.30	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	13.44	Rouhollah Askari Iran	13.89
400 m H	Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily Saudi Arabia	49.16	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	49.18	Zhang Shibao Mainland China	49.65
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...	Lu Ronghua Mainland China	1:25:30	Kim Hyun-Sup South Korea	1:25:41	Zhang Hong Mainland China	1:27:14
4 x 100 m	Japan	39.10	Thailand	39.23	Saudi Arabia	39.25
4 x 400 m	Japan	3:03.51	Sri Lanka	3:04.12	India	3:07.45
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....	Manjula Kumara Wijesekara Manjula Kumara Wijesekara Manjula Kumara Wijesekara is an Sri Lankan high jumper.His personal best is 2.27 metres, first achieved in July 2004 in Colombo. This is the Sri Lankan record.-Achievements:-References:... Sri Lanka	2.27 NR	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	2.23	Zhang Shufeng Zhang Shufeng Zhang Shufeng is a Chinese high jumper.He won the bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Championships. At the 2010 World Indoor Championships he failed to record a valid jump.... Mainland China	2.23
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...	Daichi Sawano Daichi Sawano is a Japanese pole vaulter.His personal best is 5.83 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Shizuoka.-Achievements:-External links:... Japan	5.40	Zhang Hongwei Zhang Hongwei Zhang Hongwei is a Chinese pole vaulter. His personal best jump is 5.63 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Deyang.He won the gold medal at the 2000 Asian Championships and the silver medal at the 2005 Asian Championships.-Achievements:... Mainland China	5.20	Takehito Ariki Japan	5.20
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...	Ahmed Fayaz Marzouk Saudi Arabia	7.98	Oh Sang-Won South Korea	7.87	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	7.83
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...	Gu Junjie Mainland China	16.90w	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	16.88	Kim Deok-Hyeon Kim Deok-Hyeon Kim Deok-Hyeon is a South Korean triple jumper.He won bronze medals at the 2005 Asian Championships and the 2006 Asian Games, the gold medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade, the silver medal at the 2007 Asian Championships and finished ninth at the 2007 World Championships... South Korea	16.78
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....	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	19.45	Navpreet Singh Navpreet Singh Navpreet Singh Bilkhu is an Indian shot putter.His personal best throw is 19.93 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Chennai.-Achievements:-References:... India	19.40	Zhang Qi Zhang Qi Zhang Qi is a male Chinese shot putter.He won the bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Championships and finished fifth at the 2006 Asian Games. He also competed at the 2006 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.... Mainland China	19.02
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...	Ehsan Haddadi Ehsan Haddadi Ehsan Haddadi is an Iranian discus thrower. He is 193 cm and 127 kg.The 2004 Asian Junior Champion, he won a gold medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Grosseto, becoming the first Iranian to win a medal at any global athletics competition. In 2005 he won the Asian... Iran	65.25 AR	Vikas Gowda Vikas Gowda Vikas Gowda is an Indian discus thrower. Born in Mysore, he grew up in Frederick, Maryland in the United States.His personal best throw is 64.96 meters, achieved in May 2007 in Salinas. He contested at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but failed to reach the finals after finishing 11th in the... India	62.84	Anil Kumar India	DQ
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	71.74	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	71.38	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	68.50
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	78.28	Jung Sang-Jin Jung Sang-Jin Jung Sang-Jin is a South Korean javelin thrower.His personal best throw is 76.85 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Gongju.-Achievements:-References:... South Korea	76.85	Jagdish Kumar Bishnoi India	74.83
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...	Pavel Andreev Uzbekistan	7744 pts	Kim Kun-Woo Kim Kun-Woo Kim Kun-Woo is a South Korean track and field athlete who competes in the decathlon. He is a two-time Asian Games medallist in the event , as well having won medals at the Asian Athletics Championships and East Asian Games.Kim represented his country at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics... South Korea	7694 pts	Hiromasa Tanaka Hiromasa Tanaka Hiromasa Tanaka is a Japanese decathlete. He won five straight national decathlon titles from 2004 to 2008 and was the gold medallist in the event at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships... Japan	7351 pts

Women

100 m	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	11.47	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	11.56	Liang Yi Mainland China	11.62
200 m	Damayanthi Dharsha Damayanthi Dharsha Damayanthi Dharsha is a retired Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the 200 and 400 metres. Dharsha made an initial impact at just 16 years when she won the 100 metres gold medal at the Colombo SAF Games in 1991 with a new record... Sri Lanka	23.21	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	23.43	Ni Xiaoli Ni Xiaoli Ni Xiaoli is a Chinese sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.She won the silver medal at the 2002 Asian Games and the bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Championships.... Mainland China	23.58
400 m	Manjeet Kaur India	51.50	Satti Geetha India	51.75	Asami Tanno Asami Tanno née Tanno is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. She is the Japanese record holder in the event, and has also broken the national record in the 4×400 metres relay on multiple occasions... Japan	52.91
800 m	Miho Sugimori Japan	2:01.84	Santhi Soundarajan Santhi Soundarajan Santhi Soundarajan is an Indian athlete who competes in the middle distance track events... India	2:04.01	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	2:04.22
1500 m	Miho Sugimori Japan	4:12.69	Svetlana Lukasheva Svetlana Lukasheva Svetlana Lukasheva is a Kazakhstani middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.-Achievements:-References:... Kazakhstan	4:13.83	Yuriko Kobayashi Yuriko Kobayashi Yuriko Kobayashi is a Japanese middle- and long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres and 5000 metres. She represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics.... Japan	4:14.15
5000 m	Bai Xue Bai Xue Bai Xue is a female Chinese long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.-Career:Bai won both the 5000 and the 10,000 metres at the 2005 Asian Championships, and finished fourth in 10,000 m at the 2006 World Junior Championships. She finished twenty-first in the 10,000 metres at the... Mainland China	15:40.89	Lee Eun-Jung Lee Eun-Jung Lee Eun-Jung is a female long-distance runner from South Korea, who is best known for winning the half marathon at the 2005 Summer Universiade... South Korea	15:41.67	Yumi Sato Japan	15:47.14
10,000 m	Bai Xue Bai Xue Bai Xue is a female Chinese long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.-Career:Bai won both the 5000 and the 10,000 metres at the 2005 Asian Championships, and finished fourth in 10,000 m at the 2006 World Junior Championships. She finished twenty-first in the 10,000 metres at the... Mainland China	33:34.74	Yumi Sato Japan	33:42.11	Ham Bong-Sil Ham Bong-Sil Ham Bong-Sil is a North Korean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race.She is a three-time Pyongyang Marathon winner .-Achievements:-Personal bests:... North Korea	34:35.30
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	13.30	Lee Yeon-Kyoung South Korea	13.38	Kumiko Ikeda Kumiko Ikeda is a Japanese long jumper.She won bronze medals at the 2000 World Junior Championships and the 2001 Summer Universiade, and finished eleventh at the 2001 World Championships. On the regional level she won a bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Championships and gold at the 2006 Asian Games.Her personal... Japan	13.54
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	55.63	Noraseela Khalid Malaysia	56.39	Makiko Yoshida Japan	56.85
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...	He Dan He Dan He Dan is a Chinese race walker.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	1:34:25	Tang Yinghua Mainland China	1:34:50	Svetlana Tolstaya Svetlana Tolstaya Svetlana Nikolayevna Tolstaya-Akimzhanova is a Kazakh race walker. She was born in Almaty.-Achievements:-External links:*... Kazakhstan	1:36:39
4 x 100 m	Thailand	44.18	Mainland China	44.24	Japan	44.85
4 x 400 m	India Rajwinder Kaur Rajwinder Kaur Rajwinder Kaur is an Indian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Kaur finished seventh in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, together with teammates Satti Geetha, K. M. Beenamol and Chitra K. Soman. This team, only with Manjeet Kaur running instead of Geetha, had set a... Sathi Geetha Sathi Geetha Sathi Geetha is an Indian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Geetha finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, together with teammates K. M. Beenamol, Chitra K. Soman and Rajwinder Kaur. Geetha also won a silver medal at the 2005 Asian Championships in a personal... Chitra K. Soman Chitra K. Soman Chitra K. Soman is an Indian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Soman finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, together with teammates Satti Geetha, K. M. Beenamol and Rajwinder Kaur. This team, only with Manjeet Kaur running instead of Geetha, had set a... Manjeet Kaur	3:30.93	Kazakhstan Natalya Torshina-Alimzhanova Natalya Torshina-Alimzhanova Natalya Torshina-Alimzhanova is a Kazakhstani athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 54.50 seconds, achieved in May 2000 in Vila Real de Santo António.-Achievements:... Anna Gavriushenko Anna Gavriushenko Anna Gavriushenko is a Kazakhstani sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Her personal best time is 52.88 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Bishkek.-Achievements:-References:... Tatyana Roslanova Tatyana Roslanova Tatyana Roslanova is a Kazakhstani runner who specializes in the 400 and 800 metres.-Achievements:-References:... Olga Tereshkova Olga Tereshkova Olga Tereshkova is a Kazakhstani sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.At the age of 16, she just missed out on a medal in the 400 m at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics. Following this she made a number of appearances with the 4 x 400 metres relay team, taking silver at...	3:32.61	Japan Satomi Kubokura Satomi Kubokura is a Japanese athlete. She competes in the 200 metres, the 400 metres and the 400m hurdles.Her personal bests are 24.32 in the 200m achieved at Kobe on April 27, 2008; 38.12 in the 300 metres at Izumo on April 22, 2007; 53.08 in the 400 metres in Osaka on June 30, 2007; and 55.34 in the 400m... Asami Tanno Asami Tanno née Tanno is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. She is the Japanese record holder in the event, and has also broken the national record in the 4×400 metres relay on multiple occasions... Mayu Kida Makiko Yoshida	3:33.54
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....	Tatyana Efimenko Tatyana Efimenko Tatyana Efimenko is a female high jumper from Kyrgyzstan. Her personal best jump is 1.97 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Rome.... Kyrgyzstan	1.92	Jing Xuezhu Jing Xuezhu Jing Xuezhu is a Chinese high jumper.She finished twelfth at the 2003 Universiade and won the silver medal at the 2005 Asian Championships. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.... Mainland China	1.92	Anna Ustinova Anna Ustinova Anna Ustinova is a Kazakhstani high jumper.She finished seventh at the 2004 World Junior Championships and the 2005 Universiade, won the bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Championships and finished sixth at the 2006 Asian Games... Kazakhstan	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...	Gao Shuying Gao Shuying Gao Shuying is a Chinese pole vaulter.At the 2004 Summer Olympics she was eliminated in the first round of the pole vault competition.Her personal best is 4.64 metres, achieved in 2007 in New York City.-Achievements:-External links:... Mainland China	4.53 CR	Chang Ko-Hsin Chinese Taipei	4.10 NR=	Roslinda Samsu Malaysia	4.10
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...	Anju Bobby George Anju Bobby George Anju Bobby George is an Indian athlete. Anju Bobby George made history when she won the bronze medal in Long Jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. With this achievement, she became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in a World Championships in Athletics jumping... India	6.65	Marestella Torres Marestella Torres Marestella Torres is a Filipino long jumper.Torres finished fourth at the 2002 Asian Championships and won the silver medal at the 2005 Asian Championships. She also competed at the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final. She also participated in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China... Philippines	6.63 NR	Kumiko Ikeda Kumiko Ikeda is a Japanese long jumper.She won bronze medals at the 2000 World Junior Championships and the 2001 Summer Universiade, and finished eleventh at the 2001 World Championships. On the regional level she won a bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Championships and gold at the 2006 Asian Games.Her personal... Japan	6.52
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...	Xie Limei Xie Limei Xie Limei is a Chinese triple jumper.She won the silver medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships and gold medals at the 2005 Asian Championships and the 2006 Asian Games. She also competed at the 2006 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final... Mainland China	14.38	Anastasiya Zhuravlyeva Uzbekistan	14.14	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	13.75
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	18.64	Zhang Guirong Zhang Guirong Zhang Guirong is a Singaporean shot putter. She changed nationality from China in late 2003.Her personal best throw is 18.57 metres, achieved at the 2005 Asian Championships in Incheon. This is the current Singaporean record. She is also the national record holder in discus throw and javelin... Singapore	18.57	Li Ling Mainland China	18.04
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...	Song Aimin Song Aimin Song Aimin is a Chinese discus thrower.At the 2004 Summer Olympics she was eliminated in the first round of the discus throw competition.Her personal best throw is 65.33 metres, achieved in May 2003 in Shijiazhuang. The Chinese, and Asian, record is currently held by Xiao Yanling with 71.68... Mainland China	65.15 CR	Sun Taifeng Sun Taifeng Sun Taifeng is a Chinese discus thrower.She won the silver medal at the 2005 Asian Championships and finished fifth at the 2007 World Championships.... Mainland China	59.09	Krishna Poonia Krishna Poonia Krishna Poonia, is a national woman discus throw champion of India. She led an Indian clean sweep in the women's discus final on 11th October 2010, winning the Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medal with a throw of 61.51 metres.-Early life:... India	57.67
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...	Zhang Wenxiu Zhang Wenxiu Zhang Wenxiu is a Chinese hammer thrower.She won the 2005 Asian Championships and 2006 Asian Games. She finished tenth at the 2001 World Championships, seventh at the 2004 Olympics, fifth at the 2005 World Championships and fourth at the 2006 World Cup... Mainland China	70.05	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	63.89	Yuka Murofushi Yuka Murofushi is a Japanese discus and hammer thrower.Murofushi comes from a hammer throwing family, as her father Shigenobu Murofushi is a former Olympian and held the Japanese record for decades, and her brother Koji Murofushi, is the 2004 Olympic champion in the event. Her mother is Serafina Moritz, a former... Japan	62.62
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...	Park Ho-Hyun South Korea	55.58	Lee Young-Sun Lee Young-Sun Lee Young-Sun is a retired female javelin thrower from South Korea. Her personal best throw is 58.87 metres, achieved at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan.-Achievements:-References:*... South Korea	55.29	Anne Maheshi De Silva Sri Lanka	54.86
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:...	Soma Biswas Soma Biswas Soma Biswas is an athlete who lives in Kolkata, India and who specialises in the heptathlon. She rose to fame when she won the silver medal in 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. She won another silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. She managed to win the 110m hurdles, the 200m and the... India	5377 pts	Sushmitha Singha Roy India	5308 pts	Watcharaporn Masim Thailand	5279 pts

Medal table

1	People's Republic of China	15	7	10	32
2	Japan	6	5	12	23
3	Qatar	6	3	3	11
4	India	4	5	4	13
5	Saudi Arabia	4	1	1	6
6	Sri Lanka	2	2	2	6
7	South Korea	1	7	1	9
8	Uzbekistan	1	3	1	5
9	Thailand	1	1	1	3
10	Iran	1	0	2	3
11=	Kyrgyzstan	1	0	0	1
11=	Kuwait	1	0	0	1
13	Kazakhstan	0	3	2	5
14	Chinese Taipei	0	1	2	3
15	Malaysia	0	1	1	2
16=	Iraq	0	1	0	1
16=	Philippines	0	1	0	1
16=	Singapore	0	1	0	1
16=	Tajikistan	0	1	0	1
20	North Korea	0	0	1	1

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