# Athletics at the 2005 East Asian Games

At the 2005 East Asian Games, the athletics events were held at the Estádio Campo Desportivo in Macau, People's Republic of China from 1–4 November. A total of 45 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 22 by female athletes. China easily topped the medal table, winning 26 of the 45 available gold medals and accounting for half of the total female medallists. Japan won 46 medals, 16 of them gold, while South Korea was a clear third with a total of 21 medals. No athletes from either Guam or Mongolia reached the podium.
During the four-day competition, a total of 11 East Asian Games records were broken. Among these were Liu Xiang's 13.21 seconds run in the 110 metres hurdles and a 20.06 m throw in the shot put from Zhang Qi (who had set a Chinese record some weeks earlier). The 2000 Olympic Champion Wang Liping brought her career to a close with a final gold in the 20 km race walk.
A total of six athletes medalled in multiple individual events: Yuki Nakamura won both the men's 5000 and 10,000 metres events, while Hiromi Ominami won two silvers on the women's side. Lee Duhaeng took 10,000 m silver and 5000 m bronze, Bae Hae-Jin did a bronze double in the 1500/5000 m, and Chen Fu-Pin won the 800 metres silver and 1500 m bronze. In the field events, Yuka Murofushi won bronze in both the discus and hammer throws.
While the large majority of events featured performances of an international standard, some competitions fell far short of the level expected of a regional games event. Many of Japan's top athletes were absent and a number of Chinese competitors had peaked earlier at the 10th Chinese National Games in Nanjing. Only one athlete (Takuro Mori) managed to clear the bar in the whole of the men's pole vault contest, while Hou Fei took bronze in the men's hammer with a small throw of 37.14 (almost half that of the winner). In the women's 4×400 metres relay Macau's bronze medal time of 4:05.61 was over thirty seconds slower than the winning team, and some 50 seconds off the world record time. Furthermore, the distances races were criticised for their slow pacing, the men's 10,000 bronze medalist running slightly slower than the women's bronze medalist.

## Records

| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
| Liu Qing | 800 metres | China | 2:00.11 | GR |
| Hiroyuki Morikawa | 1500 metres | Japan | 3:48.27 | GR |
| Feng Yun | 100 metres hurdles | China | 13.09 | GR |
| Liu Xiang | 110 metres hurdles | China | 13.21 | GR |
| Huang Xiaoxiao | 400 metres hurdles | China | 55.33 | GR |
| Yu Chaohong | 20 km walk | China | 1:23:51 | GR |
| Zhao Yingying | Pole vault | China | 4.40 | GR |
| Kim Duk-Hyung | Triple jump | South Korea | 16.79 | GR |
| Zhang Qi | Shot put | China | 20.06 | GR |
| Song Aimin | Discus throw | China | 64.32 | GR |
| Zhang Wenxiu | Hammer throw | China | 72.23 | GR |
| Ma Ning | Javelin throw | China | 61.95 | GR |
| Key:0000 | WR — World record • AR — Area record • GR — Games record • NR — National record |

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Hu Kai (CHN) | 10.40 | Shingo Kawabata (JPN) | 10.54 | Wang Shih-Wen (TPE) | 10.63 |
| 200 metres | Shinji Takahira (JPN) | 20.88 | Yang Yaozu (CHN) | 21.34 | Suh Min-Suk (KOR) | 21.42 |
| 400 metres | Yoshihiro Horigome (JPN) | 46.44 | Yosuke Inoue (JPN) | 47.41 | Chao Un Kei (MAC) | 49.43 |
| 800 metres | Lee Jae-Hun (KOR) | 1:48.60 | Chen Fu-Pin (TPE) | 1:49.74 | Masaharu Nakano (JPN) | 1:50.10 |
| 1500 metres | Hiroyuki Morikawa (JPN) | 3:48.27 GR | Yasuhiro Tago (JPN) | 3:50.82 | Chen Fu-Pin (TPE) | 3:52.63 |
| 5000 metres | Yuki Nakamura (JPN) | 14:05.77 | Tomohiro Seto (JPN) | 14:16.44 | Lee Duhaeng (KOR) | 14:24.03 |
| 10,000 metres | Yuki Nakamura (JPN) | 31:59.69 | Lee Duhaeng (KOR) | 31:59.72 | Iao Kuanun (MAC) | 34:55.56 |
| 110 metre hurdles | Liu Xiang (CHN) | 13.21 GR | Shi Dongpeng (CHN) | 13.36 | Kota Kumamoto (JPN) | 13.89 |
| 400 metre hurdles | Takayuki Koike (JPN) | 50.85 | Zhang Shibao (CHN) | 51.04 | Susumu Saito (JPN) | 52.08 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Yoshitaka Iwamizu (JPN) | 8:40.16 | Yasunori Uchitomi (JPN) | 8:45.47 | Wu Wen-Chien (TPE) | 8:50.41 |
| 4×100 metre relay | Japan (JPN) | 39.61 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 39.89 | China (CHN) | 39.90 |
| 4×400 metre relay | Japan (JPN) | 3:07.70 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 3:09.06 | South Korea (KOR) | 3:12.10 |
| Half marathon | Toshinari Fujimoto (JPN) | 1:08:14 | Huh Jang-Kyu (KOR) | 1:08:17 | Eom Hyo-Seok (KOR) | 1:08:38 |
| 20 km walk | Yu Chaohong (CHN) | 1:23:51 GR | Shin Il-Yong (KOR) | 1:24:44 | Takayuki Tanii (JPN) | 1:25:51 |
| High jump | Huang Haiqiang (CHN) | 2.23 | Naoyuki Daigo (JPN) | 2.23 | Zhang Shufeng (CHN) | 2.20 |
| Pole vault | Takuro Mori (JPN) | 5.00 | Not awarded | — | Not awarded | — |
| Long jump | Song Jian (CHN) | 7.77 w | Kenji Fujikawa (JPN) | 7.73 | Oh Sang-Won (KOR) | 7.72 |
| Triple jump | Kim Duk-Hyung (KOR) | 16.79 GR | Yohei Kajikawa (JPN) | 16.45 | Zhu Shujing (CHN) | 16.38 |
| Shot put | Zhang Qi (CHN) | 20.06 GR | Jia Peng (CHN) | 18.84 | Shon Hyun (KOR) | 18.06 |
| Discus throw | Wu Tao (CHN) | 61.74 | Tulake Nuermaimaiti (CHN) | 59.27 | Choi Jong-Bun (KOR) | 54.19 |
| Hammer throw | Hiroaki Doi (JPN) | 70.35 | Lee Yoon-Chul (KOR) | 66.40 | Hou Fei (MAC) | 37.14 |
| Javelin throw | Li Rongxiang (CHN) | 79.75 | Chen Qi (CHN) | 76.96 | Chu Ki-Young (KOR) | 75.59 |
| Decathlon | Kim Kun-Woo (KOR) | 7754 | Yu Bin (CHN) | 7531 | Hsaio Szu-Pin (TPE) | 7383 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Qin Wangping (CHN) | 11.65 | Shu Yan (CHN) | 11.76 | Ayumi Suzuki (JPN) | 11.95 |
| 200 metres | Chen Lisha (CHN) | 23.78 | Rina Fujimaki (JPN) | 24.58 | Wan Kin Yee (HKG) | 24.70 |
| 400 metres | Asami Tanno (JPN) | 52.69 | Tang Xiaoyin (CHN) | 52.93 | Xie Qing (CHN) | 54.42 |
| 800 metres | Liu Qing (CHN) | 2:00.11 GR | Yang Wei (CHN) | 2:04.57 | Ayako Jinnouchi (JPN) | 2:05.45 |
| 1500 metres | Xie Sainan (CHN) | 4:20.54 | Kaori Kumasaka (JPN) | 4:21.77 | Bae Hae-Jin (KOR) | 4:30.56 |
| 5000 metres | Xing Huina (CHN) | 16:04.56 | Hiromi Ominami (JPN) | 16:10.77 | Bae Hae-Jin (KOR) | 16:35.35 |
| 10,000 metres | Bao Guiying (CHN) | 32:35.07 | Hiromi Ominami (JPN) | 32:36.62 | Paek Hyang-Ok (PRK) | 34:53.06 |
| 100 metre hurdles | Feng Yun (CHN) | 13.09 GR | Su Yiping (CHN) | 13.44 | Kumiko Ikeda (JPN) | 13.45 |
| 400 metre hurdles | Huang Xiaoxiao (CHN) | 55.33 GR | Wang Xing (CHN) | 56.54 | Satomi Kubokura (JPN) | 57.38 |
| 4×100 metre relay | Japan (JPN) | 44.88 | China (CHN) | 45.37 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 46.66 |
| 4×400 metre relay | China (CHN) | 3:33.59 | Japan (JPN) | 3:36.64 | Macau (MAC) | 4:05.61 (NR) |
| Half marathon | Yoshiko Ichikawa (JPN) | 1:16:31 | Lim Kyung-Hee (KOR) | 1:16:33 | Jong Yong-Ok (PRK) | 1:18:48 |
| 20 km walk | Wang Liping (CHN) | 1:34:01 | Kim Mi-Jung (KOR) | 1:34:31 | Sachiko Konishi (JPN) | 1:35:10 |
| High jump | Jing Xuezhu (CHN) | 1.85 | Zheng Xingjuan (CHN) | 1.85 | Mai Yonezu (JPN) | 1.70 |
| Pole vault | Zhao Yingying (CHN) | 4.40 GR | Gao Shuying (CHN) | 4.30 | Ikuko Nishikori (JPN) | 4.30 |
| Long jump | Kumiko Ikeda (JPN) | 6.54 | Jung Soon-Ok (KOR) | 6.31 | Zhang Yuan (CHN) | 6.12 |
| Triple jump | Huang Qiuyan (CHN) | 14.08 | Xie Limei (CHN) | 13.65 | Kim Su-Yeon (KOR) | 13.36 |
| Shot put | Li Meiju (CHN) | 18.12 | Yoko Toyonaga (JPN) | 16.89 | Liu Yingpan (CHN) | 16.50 |
| Discus throw | Song Aimin (CHN) | 64.32 GR | Ma Shuli (CHN) | 60.13 | Yuka Murofushi (JPN) | 54.28 |
| Hammer throw | Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) | 72.23 GR | Liu Yinghui (CHN) | 69.20 | Yuka Murofushi (JPN) | 63.67 |
| Javelin throw | Ma Ning (CHN) | 61.95 GR | Xue Juan (CHN) | 61.42 | Misa Nakano (JPN) | 53.37 |
| Heptathlon | Wang Hailan (CHN) | 5932 | Yuki Nakata (JPN) | 5719 | Chinami Yasuda (JPN) | 5292 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Macau)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 26 | 19 | 6 | 51 |
| 2 | Japan | 16 | 15 | 15 | 46 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Macau* | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Guam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 45 | 44 | 44 | 133 |