At the 1993 East Asian Games

1993 East Asian Games

The 1st East Asian Games were held in Shanghai, People's Republic of China from May 9 to May 18, 1993. The main stadium for the inaugural edition of the games was the Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium....

, the athletics events were held at the Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium

Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium

Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Shanghai, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 20,000.-References:...

 in Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

, People's Republic of 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...

. A total of 41 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 19 by female athletes. The competition featured only track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 events as there was no 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...

 race and the 20 km walk was held on the track.

The host country, China, dominated the proceedings by winning the most gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

s and having the highest overall total. Chinese athletes won 29 of the 41 events, and won all of the women's competitions except two sprinting events. Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 was a clear second with a total of 29 medals, while 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...

 was the third-most successful nation. All the countries at the Games won at least one medal in the athletics competition, with the sole exception of Macau

Macau

Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...

.

Wang Huei-Chen, representing Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...

, was the only woman to upset the Chinese hegemony and she won the gold in both the 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...

 and 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...

 events. Qu Yunxia

Qu Yunxia

Qu Yunxia is a Chinese Olympic athlete who specialized in the 1500 metres.At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she won a bronze medal on 1500 m. In 1993 she achieved the still standing world record in the 1500 metres at 3:50.46 minutes while running in the National Games of the People's...

 won the 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...

 – an event that she went on to set a long-standing world record in at the 1993 Chinese National Games. The 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...

 saw 18-year-old Koji Murofushi

Koji Murofushi

is a Japanese hammer thrower. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal. He was olympic champion during the Athens Olympics. In 2011, He was crowned world champion.-Career:...

 (later an Olympic champion) reach his first international podium, winning a bronze medal

Bronze medal

A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...

. Zhang Lirong

Zhang Lirong

Zhang Lirong is a retired Chinese runner. A dynamic middle and long distance runner, she set world class times in events ranging from the 1500m all the way up the marathon. She won the bronze medal in the 3000 m at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart.-Achievements:-Personal bests:-External...

 became the first and only women's 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...

 champion of the Games as the event was replaced with the 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...

 in 1997. Three athletes reached the podium in two individual events: Li Yong-Ae

Li Yong-Ae

Li Yong-Ae is a retired North Korean long jumper.Her personal best jump was 6.79 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Kuala Lumpur. This is the current North Korean record. She also holds the national 100 metres record.-Achievements:...

 of North Korea

North Korea

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...

 won silver medal

Silver medal

A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

s in the long

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...

 and 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...

, her team-mate Choi Ok-Soon was the 800 m

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...

 and 1500 m bronze medallist, and Lee Myung-Sun

Lee Myung-Sun

Lee Myung-Sun is a retired shot putter from South Korea. Her personal best throw is 19.36 metres, achieved in April 2000 in Shanghai. This is the current South Korean record.-Achievements:-References:...

 won the 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...

 silver and 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....

 bronze.

A number of athletes went on to further success at the 1994 Asian Games

Athletics at the 1994 Asian Games

-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...

: among the men's East Asian Games gold medallists, Lee Jin-Il

Lee Jin-Il

Lee Jin-Il is a retired South Korean athlete who competed in the 800 metres. His personal best time is 1.44.14 metres, achieved in June 1994 in Seoul. This is the current South Korean record. It was also the Asian record until it was broken by Yusuf Saad Kamel in 2004.Lee took part in the 1992...

, Shunji Karube

Shunji Karube

is a retired Japanese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and occasionally the 400 metres.He teaches sports at Hosei University.-Achievements:-References:...

, Takahisa Yoshida, Bi Zhong

Bi Zhong

Bi Zhong is a retired male hammer thrower from PR China, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He set the national record at 77.04 metres on Augist 4, 1989 at a meet in Jinggangshan City, Jiangxi.-Achievements:-References:**...

 and Zhang Lianbiao

Zhang Lianbiao

Zhang Lianbiao is a retired male javelin thrower from PR China. He set his personal best on 16 October 1994 in Hiroshima.-Achievements:-References:...

 also became the Asian champion in their event. On the women's side, Wang Huei-Chen, Qu Yunxia and Min Chunfeng

Min Chunfeng

Min Chunfeng is a retired female discus thrower from the People's Republic of China.-Achievements:-References:...

 went on to add the 1994 Asian gold to their East Asian titles.

Men

100 metres		10.23		10.24		10.25
200 metres Wind: 3.0 m/s		20.99 w		21.19 w		21.19 w
400 metres		46.77		46.92		47.00
800 metres		1:47.13		1:48.75		1:48.80
1500 metres		3:56.17		3:56.18		3:57.46
5000 metres		13:47.61		13:51.67		13:54.09
10,000 metres		29:03.55		29:05.09		29:41.44
110 metre hurdles Wind: 2.4 m/s		13.77 w		13.88 w		14.21 w
400 metre hurdles		49.93		50.84		51.03
3000 metre steeplechase		8:51.72		8:52.66		9:04.54
4×100 metre relay	People's Republic of China	39.36	Japan	39.59	South Korea	40.37
4×400 metre relay	People's Republic of China	3:04.35	Japan	3:05.99	North Korea	3:26.75
20 km track walk		1:21:29.1		1:22:18.4		1:22:40.2
High jump		2.26 m		2.26 m		2.24 m
Pole vault		5.20 m		5.10 m		5.10 m
Long jump		8.34 m		7.93 m		7.84 m
Triple jump		16.77 m w		16.58 m w		16.53 m
Shot put		19.50 m		18.32 m		17.12 m
Discus throw		57.18 m		51.56 m		49.72
Hammer throw		74.60 m		67.62 m		66.78 m
Javelin throw		77.56 m		75.02 m		69.32 m
Decathlon		7995 pts		7824 pts		7678 pts

Women

100 metres		11.38		11.56		11.57
200 metres Wind: 2.0 m/s		23.47		23.67		23.76
400 metres		53.75		54.97		55.75
800 metres		2:01.68		2:03.38		2:08.03
1500 metres		4:04.42		4:07.25		4:14.76
3000 metres		8:40.30		8:44.82		8:59.10
10,000 metres		32:32.37		32:36.29		33:20.94
100 metre hurdles Wind: −1.8 m/s		13.23		13.31		13.35
400 metre hurdles		56.21		56.96		59.08
4×100 metre relay	People's Republic of China	44.23	Japan	45.49	Only two finished
4×400 metre relay	People's Republic of China	3:33.41	Japan	3:40.85	Only two finished
10,000 m walk		45:00.32		46:08.07		46:29.39
High jump		1.89 m		1.87 m		1.83 m
Long jump		6.45 m		6.33 m		6.15 m
Triple jump		13.64 m		13.25 m w		13.01 m
Shot put		19.88 m		18.17 m		15.99 m
Discus throw		63.12 m		55.50 m		49.90 m
Javelin throw Old model		64.52 m		61.44 m		60.12 m
Heptathlon		6064 pts		5821 pts		5636 pts

Medal table

Key:

1	align=left	|29	22	11	62
2	align=left	|6	11	12	29
3	align=left	|3	4	5	12
4	align=left	|3	1	5	9
5	align=left	|0	3	4	7
6=	align=left	|0	0	1	1
6=	align=left	|0	0	1	1
8	align=left	|0	0	0	0
Total		41	41	39	121

External links

• Olympic Council of Asia website