Athletics at the 2009 East Asian Games
Introduction At the '''2009 East Asian Games''', the '''athletics''' events were held at the Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground in Hong Kong from 10 December to 13 December. A total of 46 events were contested, of which 23 were by male athletes and 23 by female athletes.China went on to win the most events, with Liu Qing winning golds in the 800 metres, 1500 metres and 4×400 metres relay races. Japan was a clear second place in the medals while South Korea and Chinese Taipei also took a double-digit medal haul. Athletes representing the hosts Hong Kong won seven bronze medals.
Records NameEventCountryRecordTypeYasunori Murakami  1500 metres    3:46.24  GRZhang Jun  Shot put    20.41  GRLi Yanfeng  Discus throw    64.66  GRLi Zhenzhu  3000 m steeplechase    10:00.17  GRKey:WR — World record  AR — Area record  GR — Games record  NR — National record
Medal summary ===Men===100 metres 10.33 10.39 10.45200 metres 20.91 21.27 21.43400 metres 46.72 46.96 47.12800 metres 1:50.66 1:50.83 1:50.921500 metres 3:46.24 '''GR''' 3:50.33 3:55.115000 metres 13:53.48 13:58.00 14:18.9010,000 metres 30:18.91 30:19.99 30:52.70110 metres hurdles 13.66 13.88 14.02400 metres hurdles 50.61 50.99 51.203000 metres steeplechase 9:01.88 9:03.89 9:04.484×100 metres relayTu Chia-linLiu Yuan-kaiTsai Meng-linYi Wei-chen39.31Takumi KukiShintaro KimuraKenji FujimitsuShogo Arao39.40Yu LiangliangLi MingxuanSu BingtianHu Kai39.864×400 metres relayYuta ImazekiYusuke IshitsukaNaohiro KawakitaYoshihiro Horigome3:07.08Li MingxuanCui HaojingMeng YanLiu Xiaosheng3:08.63Tsai Meng-linLiu Yuan-kaiChang Chi-shengChen Chieh3:10.47Half marathon 1:06:05 1:06:05 1:06:3020 km walk 1:26:46 1:26:47 1:26:59 High jump 2.18 2.18 2.18 Pole vault 5.30 5.30 4.80 Long jump 7.85 7.73 7.71 Triple jump 16.15 15.61 15.29 Shot put 20.41 '''GR''' 18.33 17.58 Discus throw 55.98 55.18 54.92 Hammer throw 71.25 70.74 67.40 Javelin throw 80.41 79.62 72.41 Decathlon 7747 7596 5976===Women===100 metres 11.70 11.83 12.06200 metres 23.92 24.24 24.88400 metres 53.52 53.84 55.37800 metres 2:06.41 2:07.21 2:07.421500 metres 4:21.64 4:39.47 4:40.715000 metres 16:46.86 16:47.04 19:38.8310,000 metres 33:55.43 34:50.22 37:04.86100 metres hurdles 13.13 13.42 13.57400 metres hurdles 59.23 59.70 1:03.573000 metres steeplechase 10:00.17 '''GR''' 10:07.01 11:26.034×100 metre relay Tao YujiaJiang LanHan LingTang Xiaoyin44.69Nodoka SekoMayumi WatanabeKaoru MatsudaMaki Wada44.89Hui Man LingLeung Hau SzeWan Kin YeeChan Ho Yee45.714×400 metre relayHan LingTang XiaoyinJiang LanChen Jingwen3:37.72Miho ShinguKana TsuruYuka NagakuraMayu Horie3:42.18Chen Shu-chuanChang Ai-huaLiao Ching-hsienLiu Wen-yi3:51.08 Half marathon 1:11.55 (NR) 1:12:03 1:12:3620 km walk 1:35:33 1:35:40 1:45:06 High jump 1.88 1.79 1.60 Pole vault 4.20 4.05 3.90 Long jump 6.30 6.28 6.24 Triple jump 13.56  12.80 12.30 Shot put 17.95 16.74 15.47 Discus throw 64.66 '''GR''' 56.04 55.35 Hammer throw 67.06 59.56 50.69 Javelin throw 60.05 58.12 54.27 Heptathlon 5717 4608Only two competitors –
Medal table Liu Xiang returned from injury to win the sprint hurdles gold for China
References ;General* Results from Official 2009 Games website (archived)*Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-10). Japan and Korea prevent Chinese sweep - East Asian Games, Day 1.IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17. *Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-11). Liu Xiang and Chinese throwers dominate - East Asian Games, Day 2.IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17. *Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-12). China's Liu Qing completes double but overall it's Japan's day - East Asian Games, Day 3.IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17. *Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2009-12-13). East Asian Games conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-17.
External links * Official website