Athletics at the 1974 Asian Games
Encyclopedia
The 1974 Asian Games
were held in Azadi Stadium
, Tehran
, Iran
. This was the first time that China
had competed in these games, it was also the last time that Israel
competed.
1974 Asian Games
The 7th Asian Games were held from September 1, 1974 to September 16, 1974 in Tehran, Iran. The Aryamehr sports complex was made for the Games. The Asian Games were hosted in the Middle East for the first time...
were held in Azadi Stadium
Azadi Stadium
The Azadi Stadium formerly Aryamehr Stadium is Iran's national stadium and the largest in the country. The Azadi stadium officially has a capacity of 100,000 people and was built to host the 1974 Asian Games...
, Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. This was the first time that China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
had competed in these games, it was also the last time that Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
competed.
Medal table
| 1 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 | |
| 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 21 | |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 35 | 35 | 35 | 105 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men
| 100 m | |10.42 | |10.55 | |10.59 | |||
| 200 m | |21.09 | |21.60 | |21.79 | |||
| 400 m | |46.21 | |46.69 | |46.77 | |||
| 800 m | Sriram Singh Sriram Singh Sriram Singh was an Indian middle distance runner.Sriram Singh joined Rajputana Rifles in 1968 where he came under the influence of the coach Ilyas Babar. Babar persuaded him to shift his focus from 400m to 800m....  India |
1:47.57A | Reza Entezari Iran |
1:48.50A | Muhammad Siddique Pakistan |
1:48.64A |
| 1500 m | Muhammad Younis Pakistan |
3:49.30A | Susumu Noro Japan |
3:51.47A | Park Suk-Kwan South Korea |
3:52.74A |
| 5000 m | Shivnath Singh Shivnath Singh Shivnath Singh was one of the few great long-distance runners that India has produced. Singh represented India in the Asian games and twice at the Summer Olympics . Born in Manjoria, Buxar, Bihar he placed 11th in the 1976 Olympic Men's Marathon... India |
14:20.50A | Yuval Wischnitzer Israel |
14:21.50A | Kenichi Ozawa Japan |
14:22.15A |
| 10000 m | Yasunori Hamada Japan |
30:49.87A | Shivnath Singh Shivnath Singh Shivnath Singh was one of the few great long-distance runners that India has produced. Singh represented India in the Asian games and twice at the Summer Olympics . Born in Manjoria, Buxar, Bihar he placed 11th in the 1976 Olympic Men's Marathon... India |
30:51.61A | Makoto Hattori Japan |
31:03.84A |
| 110 m hurdles | Zui Linni Mainland China |
14.26A | Ahmad Ishtiaq Mubarak Malaysia |
14.49A | Nasir Al-Ubaidi Iraq |
14.63A |
| 400 m hurdles | Talib Faisal Al-Saffar Iraq |
51.69A | Abdulatif Yousef Hashim Kuwait |
52.32A | Lehan Singh India |
52.49A |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Takaharu Koyama Japan |
8:57.95A | Gurmej Singh India |
9:04.00A | Li Wenliang Mainland China |
9:06.10A |
| 4×100 m relay |  Thailand |
40.14A | Mainland China |
40.20A |  Singapore |
40.34A |
| 4×400 m relay |  Sri Lanka |
3:07.40A | India |
3:08.73A | Iran |
3:10.10A |
| High jump | Teymour Ghiasi Teymour Ghiasi Teymour Ghiasi is an Iranian retired high jumper.Teymour Ghiasi set a new Asian record during the 1974 Asian Games held in Tehran which earned him a Gold medal. He jumped 2.21 meters defeating Ni Zhiqin of China who was the unofficial world record holder with 2.29 meters. In Asian Games Ni Zhiqin... Iran |
2.21A | Ni Zhiqin Ni Zhiqin Ni Zhiqin often referred to as Ni Chih-Chin, is a retired Chinese high jumper.He is known for breaking the world record with 2.29 m on 8 November 1970 in Changsha, but because PR China was not a member of the International Association of Athletics Federations at the time, his... Mainland China |
2.16A | Yoshikazu Okuda Japan |
2.08A |
| Pole vault | Yosuhiro Kigawa Japan |
5.00A | Cai Changxi Mainland China |
5.00A | Chiang Yupin Mainland China |
4.85A |
| Long jump | T. C. Yohannan T. C. Yohannan Thadathuvila Chandapillai Yohannan , better known as T. C. Yohannan, is a former Indian long jumper who held the national record in long jump for nearly 3 decades and represented India in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. He hails from the state of Kerala... India |
8.07A | Takayoshi Kawagoe Japan |
7.77A | Satish Pillai India |
7.58A |
| Triple jump | Toshiaki Inoue Japan |
16.45A | Mohinder Singh Gill India |
16.25A | Faramarz Assef Iran |
15.97A |
| Shot put | Jalal Keshmiri Iran |
18.04A | 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 |
17.94A | Jugraj Singh Mann India |
17.64A |
| Discus throw | Jalal Keshmiri Iran |
56.82A | Praveen Kumar India |
53.64A | Salman Hesam Iran |
52.32A |
| Hammer throw | Shigenobu Murofushi Shigenobu Murofushi is a former hammer thrower from Japan. He is the father of Koji Murofushi and Yuka Murofushi.-Achievements:-References:**... Japan |
66.54A | Nirmal Singh India |
60.02A | Kim Myong-Geun North Korea |
59.80A |
| Javelin throw | Toshihiro Yamada Japan |
76.12A | Minoru Onda Japan |
76.04A | Chang Bao Mainland China |
73.64A |
| Decathlon | Vijay Singh Chauhan Vijay Singh Chauhan Vijay Singh Chauhan is a former Indian athlete who won gold medal in decathlon in 1974 Asian Games. He participated in 1972 Olympics. He was born in 1949 in Uttar Pradesh state. He was honoured with Arjuna award.- References :... India |
7375A | Junichi Onizuka Japan |
7294A | Suresh Babu Suresh Babu Suresh Babu was an Indian long jumper from Kerala who had held the national titles in the long, triple, and high jump events, in addition to the decathlon... India |
6836A |
Women
| 100 m | Esther Rot Esther Roth-Shachamarov Esther Roth-Shachamarov is a former Israeli track and field athlete. She specialized in the 100-meter hurdles and the 100-meter sprint.-Records:... Israel |
11.90A | He Zufen Mainland China |
12.10A | Keiko Yamada Japan |
12.42A |
| 200 m | Esther Rot Esther Roth-Shachamarov Esther Roth-Shachamarov is a former Israeli track and field athlete. She specialized in the 100-meter hurdles and the 100-meter sprint.-Records:... Israel |
23.79A | He Zufen Mainland China |
24.41A | Emiko Konishi Japan |
24.94A |
| 400 m | Chee Swee Lee Singapore |
55.08A | Nobuko Kawano Japan |
55.59A | Junaida Aman Malaysia |
55.78A |
| 800 m | Nobuko Kawano Japan |
2:08.05A | Miyako Inoue Japan |
2:08.99A | Li Tan Mainland China |
2:09.89A |
| 1500 m | Sun Meihua Mainland China |
4:28.68A | Yang Yenying Mainland China |
4:29.17A | Hannah Shezifi Israel |
4:31.00A |
| 100 m hurdles | Esther Rot Esther Roth-Shachamarov Esther Roth-Shachamarov is a former Israeli track and field athlete. She specialized in the 100-meter hurdles and the 100-meter sprint.-Records:... Israel |
13.31A | Tomomi Hayashida Japan |
14.28A | Miyuki Iioka Japan |
14.32A |
| 4×100 m relay | Japan |
46.62A | Mainland China |
46.76A | Singapore |
47.10A |
| 4×400 m relay | Japan |
3:43.50A | Singapore |
3:43.85A |  Myanmar |
3:45.06A |
| High jump | Orit Abramovich Israel |
1.78A | Mikiko Sone Japan |
1.78A | Wu Fushan Mainland China |
1.74A |
| Long jump | Xiao Jiehping Mainland China |
6.31A | Kang Yulee Mainland China |
6.26A | Hiroko Yamashita Japan |
6.15A |
| Shot put | Paik Ok-Ja South Korea |
16.28A | Kao Yukuei Mainland China |
15.22A | Kayoko Hayashi Japan |
15.14A |
| Discus throw | Kao Yukuei Mainland China |
51.84A | Nanjilmaa Dashzewegh Mongolia |
47.32A | Matsuko Takahashi Japan |
47.04A |
| Javelin throw | Mao Jiajou Mainland China |
53.06A | Mieko Takasaka Japan |
52.00A | Keiko Myogai Japan |
47.96A |
| Pentathlon | Kyoko Shimizu Japan |
3890A | Sun Yuxiang Mainland China |
3849A | Chang Yumei Mainland China |
3783A |
External links
- Results - GBR Athletics