# Athletics at the 2009 East Asian Games

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

| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
| Yasunori Murakami | 1500 metres | Japan | 3:46.24 | GR |
| Zhang Jun | Shot put | China | 20.41 | GR |
| Li Yanfeng | Discus throw | China | 64.66 | GR |
| Li Zhenzhu | 3000 m steeplechase | China | 10:00.17 | 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 | Su Bingtian (CHN) | 10.33 | Shintaro Kimura (JPN) | 10.39 | Yi Wei-chen (TPE) | 10.45 |
| 200 metres | Kenji Fujimitsu (JPN) | 20.91 | Yeo Ho-sua (KOR) | 21.27 | Sota Kawatsura (JPN) | 21.43 |
| 400 metres | Liu Xiaosheng (CHN) | 46.72 | Park Bong-go (KOR) | 46.96 | Yusuke Ishitsuka (JPN) | 47.12 |
| 800 metres | Ryosuke Awazu (JPN) | 1:50.66 | Park Jung-jin (KOR) | 1:50.83 | Gao Congcong (CHN) | 1:50.92 |
| 1500 metres | Yasunori Murakami (JPN) | 3:46.24 GR | Zhang Haikun (CHN) | 3:50.33 | Yuichiro Ueno (JPN) | 3:55.11 |
| 5000 metres | Li Zicheng (CHN) | 13:53.48 | Yuki Matsuoka (JPN) | 13:58.00 | Yuichiro Ueno (JPN) | 14:18.90 |
| 10,000 metres | Kensuke Takezawa (JPN) | 30:18.91 | Li Zicheng (CHN) | 30:19.99 | Ho Chin-Ping (TPE) | 30:52.70 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Liu Xiang (CHN) | 13.66 | Ji Wei (CHN) | 13.88 | Park Tae-kyong (KOR) | 14.02 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Naohiro Kawakita (JPN) | 50.61 | Meng Yan (CHN) | 50.99 | Yuta Imazeki (JPN) | 51.20 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Sun Wenli (CHN) | 9:01.88 | Takayuki Matsuura (JPN) | 9:03.89 | Wu Wen-Chien (TPE) | 9:04.48 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Chinese Taipei (TPE) Tu Chia-lin Liu Yuan-kai Tsai Meng-lin Yi Wei-chen | 39.31 | Japan (JPN) Takumi Kuki Shintaro Kimura Kenji Fujimitsu Shogo Arao | 39.40 | China (CHN) Yu Liangliang Li Mingxuan Su Bingtian Hu Kai | 39.86 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Japan (JPN) Yuta Imazeki Yusuke Ishitsuka Naohiro Kawakita Yoshihiro Horigome | 3:07.08 | China (CHN) Li Mingxuan Cui Haojing Meng Yan Liu Xiaosheng | 3:08.63 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) Tsai Meng-lin Liu Yuan-kai Chang Chi-sheng Chen Chieh | 3:10.47 |
| Half marathon | Tomoya Onishi (JPN) | 1:06:05 | Pak Song Chol (PRK) | 1:06:05 | Chang Chia-Che (TPE) | 1:06:30 |
| 20 km walk | Yu Wei (CHN) | 1:26:46 | Koichiro Morioka (JPN) | 1:26:47 | Kim Hyun-sub (KOR) | 1:26:59 |
| High jump | Hikaru Tsuchiya (JPN) | 2.18 | Zhao Kuansong (CHN) | 2.18 | Wang Chen (CHN) | 2.18 |
| Pole vault | Hiroki Ogita (JPN) | 5.30 | Hiroki Sasase (JPN) | 5.30 | Hsieh Chia-Han (JPN) | 4.80 |
| Long jump | Li Jinzhe (CHN) | 7.85 | Naohiro Shinada (JPN) | 7.73 | Rikiya Saruyama (JPN) | 7.71 |
| Triple jump | Yohei Kajikawa (JPN) | 16.15 | Yu Jae-hyeok (KOR) | 15.61 | Si Kuan Wong (MAC) | 15.29 |
| Shot put | Zhang Jun (CHN) | 20.41 GR | Chang Ming-Huang (TPE) | 18.33 | Yohei Murakawa (JPN) | 17.58 |
| Discus throw | Shiro Kobayashi (JPN) | 55.98 | Wang Yao-Hui (TPE) | 55.18 | Chang Ming-Huang (TPE) | 54.92 |
| Hammer throw | Hiroaki Doi (JPN) | 71.25 | Ma Liang (CHN) | 70.74 | Hiroshi Noguchi (JPN) | 67.40 |
| Javelin throw | Qin Qiang (CHN) | 80.41 | Zhao Qinggang (CHN) | 79.62 | Chen Yu-Wen (TPE) | 72.41 |
| Decathlon | Qi Haifeng (CHN) | 7747 | Daisuke Ikeda (JPN) | 7596 | Ng Chit Wing (HKG) | 5976 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Tao Yujia (CHN) | 11.70 | Mayumi Watanabe (JPN) | 11.83 | Maki Wada (JPN) | 12.06 |
| 200 metres | Jiang Lan (CHN) | 23.92 | Hang Ling (CHN) | 24.24 | Yuka Nagakura (JPN) | 24.88 |
| 400 metres | Chen Jingwen (CHN) | 53.52 | Tang Xiaoyin (CHN) | 53.84 | Miho Shingu (JPN) | 55.37 |
| 800 metres | Liu Qing (CHN) | 2:06.41 | Akari Kishikawa (JPN) | 2:07.21 | Manami Mashita (JPN) | 2:07.42 |
| 1500 metres | Liu Qing (CHN) | 4:21.64 | Shinetsetseg Chuluunkhuu (MGL) | 4:39.47 | Yiu Kit Ching (HKG) | 4:40.71 |
| 5000 metres | Yuriko Kobayashi (JPN) | 16:46.86 | Jia Chaofeng (CHN) | 16:47.04 | Leong Yuen Fan (HKG) | 19:38.83 |
| 10,000 metres | Kayo Sugihara (JPN) | 33:55.43 | Jia Chaofeng (CHN) | 34:50.22 | Battsetseg Baatarkhuu (MGL) | 37:04.86 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Sun Yawei (CHN) | 13.13 | Mami Ishino (JPN) | 13.42 | Li Wang (CHN) | 13.57 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Miyabi Tago (JPN) | 59.23 | Kana Tsuru (JPN) | 59.70 | Chang Ai-Hua (TPE) | 1:03.57 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Li Zhenzhu (CHN) | 10:00.17 GR | Minori Hayakari (JPN) | 10:07.01 | Yiu Kit Ching (HKG) | 11:26.03 |
| 4×100 metre relay | China (CHN) Tao Yujia Jiang Lan Han Ling Tang Xiaoyin | 44.69 | Japan (JPN) Nodoka Seko Mayumi Watanabe Kaoru Matsuda Maki Wada | 44.89 | Hong Kong (HKG) Hui Man Ling Leung Hau Sze Wan Kin Yee Chan Ho Yee | 45.71 |
| 4×400 metre relay | China (CHN) Han Ling Tang Xiaoyin Jiang Lan Chen Jingwen | 3:37.72 | Japan (JPN) Miho Shingu Kana Tsuru Yuka Nagakura Mayu Horie | 3:42.18 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) Chen Shu-chuan Chang Ai-hua Liao Ching-hsien Liu Wen-yi | 3:51.08 |
| Half marathon | Kim Kum Ok (PRK) | 1:11.55 (NR) | Yuri Kano (JPN) | 1:12:03 | Yoko Miyauchi (JPN) | 1:12:36 |
| 20 km walk | Li Yanfei (CHN) | 1:35:33 | Kumi Otoshi (JPN) | 1:35:40 | Yang Mingxia (CHN) | 1:45:06 |
| High jump | Zheng Xingjuan (CHN) | 1.88 | Yuki Mimura (JPN) | 1.79 | Yip Hiu Laam (HKG) | 1.60 |
| Pole vault | Lim Eun-ji (KOR) | 4.20 | Li Ling (CHN) | 4.05 | Tomomi Abiko (JPN) | 3.90 |
| Long jump | Chen Yaling (CHN) | 6.30 | Saeko Okayama (JPN) | 6.28 | Lu Minjia (CHN) | 6.24 |
| Triple jump | Hye Kyung-jung (KOR) | 13.56 | Sayuri Takeda (JPN) | 12.80 | Tse Mang Chi (HKG) | 12.30 |
| Shot put | Li Ling (CHN) | 17.95 | Li Meiju (CHN) | 16.74 | Lin Chia-Ying (TPE) | 15.47 |
| Discus throw | Li Yanfeng (CHN) | 64.66 GR | Xu Shaoyang (CHN) | 56.04 | Li Wen-Hua (TPE) | 55.35 |
| Hammer throw | Wang Zheng (CHN) | 67.06 | Masumi Aya (JPN) | 59.56 | Lee Jae-young (KOR) | 50.69 |
| Javelin throw | Liu Chunhua (CHN) | 60.05 | Zhang Li (CHN) | 58.12 | Emika Yoshida (JPN) | 54.27 |
| Heptathlon | Yuki Nakata (JPN) | 5717 | Lee Eun-im (KOR) | 4608 | Only two competitors | – |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Hong Kong)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 26 | 16 | 6 | 48 |
| 2 | Japan | 16 | 21 | 15 | 52 |
| 3 | South Korea | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 |
| 5 | North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Hong Kong* | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Macau | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Guam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 46 | 46 | 45 | 137 |