# Athletics at the 1997 National Games of China

At the 8th National Games of the People's Republic of China, the athletics events were held in Shanghai in October 1997.
These games were marred by numerous doping affairs.
Guangxi runners Chen Xuehui (the 800m silver medalist), Jiang Limei (the 400m hurdles champion) and Peng Yinghua (the 400m hurdles silver medalist) were later disqualified for doping. Sichuan long jumper Xiong Qiying, the long jump event winner, was also tested positive.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Zhou Wei Jiangxi | 10.22 | Chen Wenzhong Guangxi | 10.24 | Wei Gong Guangxi | 10.27 |
| 200 metres | Zhou Wei Jiangxi | 20.55 | Han Chaoming Guangdong | 20.64 | Yin Hanzhao Guangdong | 20.65 |
| 400 metres | Han Chaoming Guangdong | 45.46 NR | Xu Zizhou Guangdong | 46.01 NYR | Hao Jianlin Hebei | 46.14 |
| 800 metres | Song Mingyou Shandong | 1:49.35 | Bai Wentao Heilongjiang | 1:49.83 | Zhang Yi People's Liberation Army | 1:50.1 |
| 1500 metres | Song Mingyou Shandong | 3:36.54 | Gao Shuai Liaoning | 3:37.41 | Song Weizeng Liaoning | 3:38.03 |
| 5000 metres | Xia Fengyuan Shandong | 13:25.14 | Sun Ripeng Liaoning | 13:28.17 | Cao Changhai Shandong | 13:45.20 |
| 10,000 metres | Xia Fengyuan Shandong | 28:17.71 | Li Aiguo Liaoning | 28:18.66 | Cao Changhai Shandong | 28:19.46 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Chen Yanhao Shanghai | 13.41 | Li Tong Beijing | 13.64 | Li Qiang Sichuan | 13.72 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Gao Yonghong Shandong | 49.34 NR | Du Yuechun Anhui | 49.58 | Jiang Xuezhou Fujian | 50.04 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Sun Ripeng Liaoning | 8:10.46 NR | Li Changzhong Guizhou | 8:17.97 | Sun Weili Shandong | 8:29.57 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Guangdong Liang Keng Leng Haodong Yin Hanzhao Han Chaoming | 39.23 | Guangxi | 39.52 | Shanghai | 39.61 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Guangdong Zheng Guanzhen Lu Bing Xu Zizhou Han Chaoming | 3:04.89 | Hebei | 3:05.70 | Jiangsu | 3:08.02 |
| Marathon | Hu Gangjun Inner Mongolia | 2:09:18 | Hao Lijun Inner Mongolia | 2:13:25 | Meng Xianhui Railways | 2:13:25 |
| 20 km race walk | Li Zewen Yunnan | 1:20:46 | Tan Mingjun Shaanxi | 1:21:24 | Chen Shaoguo Yunnan | 1:23:23 |
| 50 km race walk | Zou Menghui Shandong | 3:48:12 | Tan Mingjun Shaanxi | 3:50:36 | Ma Hongye Hebei | 3:55:42 |
| High jump | Niu Jian Shanghai | 2.28 m | Tao Rui Shanghai | 2.28 m | Bi Hongyong Shandong | 2.25 m |
| Pole vault | Xu Gang Shandong | 5.50 m | Zhang Hongwei People's Liberation Army | 5.30 m | Ge Yun Shandong | 5.30 m |
| Long jump | Huang Geng Henan | 8.05 m | Wen Yutao Sichuan | 8.04 m | Huang Le People's Liberation Army | 8.03 m |
| Triple jump | Lao Jianfeng Guangdong | 16.90 m | Duan Qifeng Hebei | 16.89 m | Zou Sixin Hunan | 16.68 m |
| Shot put | Wen Jili People's Liberation Army | 19.46 m | Liu Hao Beijing | 18.96 m | Li Wenkui Beijing | 18.75 m |
| Discus throw | Yu Wenge Hunan | 62.70 m | Li Shaojie Shandong | 62.52 m | Zhang Cunbiao Hebei | 61.14 m |
| Hammer throw | Bi Zhong Jiangxi | 71.26 m | Chong Changqing Liaoning | 71.24 m | Chen Zhichong Sichuan | 69.36 m |
| Javelin throw | Gao Wenxu Shanxi | 81.74 m | Miao Lianjing Shandong | 75.70 m | Li Rongxiang Zhejiang | 74.36 m |
| Decathlon | Du Xiaopeng People's Liberation Army | 7875 pts | Song Shulin Liaoning | 7797 pts | Guo Zhengrong Sichuan | 7593 pts |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Li Xuemei Sichuan | 10.79 AR | Liu Xiaomei Sichuan | 10.89 | Tian Yumei Guangxi | 11.06 |
| 200 metres | Li Xuemei Sichuan | 22.01 AR | Liu Xiaomei Sichuan | 22.36 | Du Xiujie Guangdong | 22.56 |
| 400 metres | Li Jing Liaoning | 50.01 WYR | Du Xiujie Guangdong | 50.87 | Chen Yuxiang Shandong | 51.15 |
| 800 metres | Lang Yinglai Liaoning | 1:57.62 | Lin Na Liaoning | 1:58.16 | Zhang Jian Beijing | 1:58.98 |
| 1500 metres | Jiang Bo Liaoning | 3:50.98 | Lang Yinglai Liaoning | 3:51.34 WJR | Yin Lili Liaoning | 3:53.91 |
| 5000 metres | Jiang Bo Liaoning | 14:28.09 WR | Dong Yanmei Liaoning | 14:29.82 | Liu Shixiang Shandong | 14:38.14 |
| 10,000 metres | Dong Yanmei Liaoning | 30:38.09 | Lan Lixin Liaoning | 30:39.41 | Yin Lili Liaoning | 30:39.98 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Zeng Yan Sichuan | 12.74 | Liu Jing Sichuan | 12.76 | Zhang Yu Tianjin | 12.84 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jiang Limei Guangxi | 53.38 AR † | Peng Yinghua Guangxi | 54.54 † | Li Rui Hebei | 54.93 WJR |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Sichuan Xiao Lin Li Yali Liu Xiaomei Li Xuemei | 42.23 AR | Guangxi Yan Jiankui Tian Yumei Huang Mei Ou Yanlan | 42.63 | Hunan | 43.41 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jiangsu Zhang Henghua Cui Danfeng Lü Xifang Zhang Hengyun | 3:26.88 | Hebei | 3:29.99 | Sichuan Liu Xiaomei Tian Xiaoxia Li Xuemei Li Cong | 3:30.17 |
| Marathon | Pan Jinhong Inner Mongolia | 2:26:39 | Wang Jianfen Yunnan | 2:26:58 | Ai Dongmei Railways | 2:27:30 |
| 10 km race walk | Fan Xiaoling People's Liberation Army | 43:47 | Sun Chunfang Shanghai | 43:50 | Feng Haixia People's Liberation Army | 43:58 |
| High jump | Jin Ling Liaoning | 1.96 m | Wang Wei Shandong | 1.94 m | Zhang Liwen Tianjin | 1.90 m |
| Pole vault | Cai Weiyan Anhui | 4.25 m | Sun Caiyun Guangdong | 4.20 m | Peng Xiaoming Guangdong | 4.15 m |
| Long jump | Xiong Qiying Sichuan | 7.01 m † | Guan Yingnan Jiangsu | 6.86 m | Zhong Mei Sichuan | 6.76 m |
| Triple jump | Huang Qiuyan Guangxi | 14.57 m WYR | Ren Ruiping Shandong | 14.49 m | Li Jiahui Guangdong | 14.13 m |
| Shot put | Sui Xinmei Shanghai | 20.25 m | Huang Zhihong Zhejiang | 20.24 m | Li Meisu Hebei | 19.46 m |
| Discus throw | Xiao Yanling Hebei | 70.00 m | Li Qiumei Shanxi | 66.48 m | Cheng Xianhong Shanxi | 66.00 m |
| Javelin throw | Wei Jianhua Shanxi | 66.64 m | Wang Yaning Shanxi | 64.52 m | Li Lei Beijing | 64.28 m |
| Heptathlon | Ma Miaolan Zhejiang | 6236 pts | Shen Shengfei Zhejiang | 6185 pts WYR | Liu Xin Sichuan | 6184 pts |

## Results
### Women
#### 100 m

Held on October 17–18.
After having clocking 10.90 seconds in the heats (setting a new area record in the process), Sichuan's Li Xuemei easily won her semi-final before smashing her record in a high-level final with a time of 10.79 seconds.
Her teammate Liu Xiaomei, who had won the event four years before, took the silver medal in a personal best time of 10.89 seconds.
Guangxi twice Olympian veteran Tian Yumei finished third with a time of 11.06 seconds; equaling her personal best she had set in the semi-finals.
Nineteen-year-old Xiao Lin from Sichuan broke the Asian junior record three times. She came to Shanghai with a personal best of 11.29 seconds set in Chengdu that year and improved it to 11.22 in the heats, then to 11.20 in the semi-finals and finally to 11.17 in the final.

##### Semi-finals

First 4 of each heat (Q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Li Xuemei | Sichuan | 11.03 | Q |
| 2 | Liu Xiaomei | Sichuan | 11.03 | SB, Q |
| 3 | Tian Yumei | Guangxi | 11.06 | PB, Q |
| 4 | Pei Fang | Shanghai | 11.09 | PB, Q |
| 5 | Li Yali | Sichuan | 11.13 | PB, Q |
| 6 | Liang Yi | Jiangsu | 11.16 | PB, Q |
| 7 | Cui Danfeng | Jiangsu | 11.20 | PB, Q |
| 7 | Xiao Lin | Sichuan | 11.20 | AJR, Q |
| 9 | Xiang Chirong | Shandong | 11.25 | PB |
| 10 | Hu Zhenxia | | 11.29 | PB |
| 11 | Zhang Chunying | | 11.36 | PB |
| | Huang Mei | Guangxi | 11.50 | |
| | Xiong Xiaoying | | 11.37 | |
| | Yue Ling | | 11.33 | |
| | Zeng Xiujun | Sichuan | 11.57 | |

##### Final

| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Notes |
| | Li Xuemei | Sichuan | 10.79 | AR, GR |
| | Liu Xiaomei | Sichuan | 10.89 | PB |
| | Tian Yumei | Guangxi | 11.06 | =PB |
| 4 | Pei Fang | Shanghai | 11.10 | |
| 5 | Li Yali | Sichuan | 11.15 | |
| 6 | Xiao Lin | Sichuan | 11.17 | AJR |
| 7 | Liang Yi | Jiangsu | 11.20 | |
| 8 | Cui Danfeng | Jiangsu | 11.43 | |

#### 200 m

Held on October 21–22. Chen Yuxiang from Shandong set a new Asian junior record of 22.83 seconds in the heats and advanced to the semi-finals.

##### Semi-finals

First 4 of each heat (Q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Li Xuemei | Sichuan | 22.62 | Q |
| 2 | Liu Xiaomei | Sichuan | 22.64 | PB, Q |
| 3 | Du Xiujie | Guangdong | 22.76 | SB, Q |
| 4 | Li Yali | Sichuan | 22.80 | PB, Q |
| 5 | Chen Yuxiang | Shandong | ? | Q |
| 6 | Xiang Chirong | Shandong | 22.92 | PB, Q |
| 7 | Xiong Xiaoying | | 22.94 | PB, Q |
| 8 | Liang Yi | Jiangsu | ? | Q |
| 9 | Yue Ling | | 23.20 | PB |
| 10 | Guo Lijuan | | 23.48 | PB |
| 11 | Gao Chunxia | | 23.57 | PB |
| | Ma Lixia | | ? | |
| | Qi Hong | | ? | |
| | Yan Jiankui | Guangxi | ? | |
| | Hu Zhenxia | | ? | |

##### Final

| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Notes |
| | Li Xuemei | Sichuan | 22.01 | AR, GR |
| | Liu Xiaomei | Sichuan | 22.36 | PB |
| | Du Xiujie | Guangdong | 22.56 | SB |
| 4 | Li Yali | Sichuan | 22.87 | |
| 5 | Liang Yi | Jiangsu | 22.94 | PB |
| 6 | Xiong Xiaoying | | ? | |
| 7 | Xiang Chirong | Shandong | ? | |
| 8 | Chen Yuxiang | Shandong | ? | |

#### 400 m

Held on October 17–18.
The final was won by Liaoning 17-year-old Li Jing in an astonishing time of 50.01 seconds. She beat Grit Breuer's world youth record of 50.48 seconds set in 1989 in the process.
Guangdong Du Xiujie and Shandong Chen Yuxiang finished respectively second and third. Zhang Hengyun, from Jiangsu, who had finished second in the event four years before; crossed the line in fourth place, recording despite all a new personal best.

##### Heats

| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Li Jing | Liaoning | 50.76 | AJR, AYR, Q |
| 2 | Zhang Hengyun | Jiangsu | 51.79 | SB, Q |
| 3 | Chen Yuxiang | Shandong | 51.84 | Q |
| 4 | Zhang Ying | | 52.13 | PB, Q |
| ? | Bu Fanfang | Shandong | ? | Q |
| ? | Cao Chunying | Hebei | ? | Q |
| ? | Du Xiujie | Guangdong | ? | Q |
| ? | Lü Xifang | Jiangsu | ? | Q |
| 9 | Li Cong | Sichuan | 52.41 | |
| 10 | Zhu Huangchao | | 52.85 | PB |
| 11 | Jiang Lanying | | 53.38 | PB |
| 12 | Wang Xuemei | | 53.39 | PB |

##### Final

| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Notes |
| | Li Jing | Liaoning | 50.01 | WYR, AJR |
| | Du Xiujie | Guangdong | 50.87 | SB |
| | Chen Yuxiang | Shandong | 51.15 | PB |
| 4 | Zhang Hengyun | Jiangsu | 51.22 | PB |
| 5 | Bu Fanfang | Shandong | 51.85 | PB |
| 6 | Lü Xifang | Jiangsu | 51.99 | |
| 7 | Cao Chunying | Hebei | 52.21 | SB |
| 8 | Zhang Ying | | 53.23 | |

#### 800 m

Held between October 21–22.

##### Heats

First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Notes |
| Dq | Chen Xuehui | Guangxi | 1:57.92 | Q, PB |
| 1 | Lin Na | Liaoning | 1:58.26 | PB, Q |
| 2 | Liu Jing | Jiangsu | 1:58.55 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Lang Yinglai | Liaoning | 1:58.57 | Q, PB |
| 4 | Liu Haiyan | Guangdong | 1:58.57 | q, PB |
| 5 | Wang Qingfen | Henan | 1:58.69 | q, PB |
| 6 | Liu Qifang | Guangxi | 1:59.01 | PB |
| 7 | Qu Yunxia | Liaoning | 1:59.25 | SB |
| 8 | Yan Wei | Henan | 1:59.81 | Q, PB |
| 9 | Zhang Jian | Beijing | 1:59.91 | Q, PB |
| 10 | Wang Yuanping | Heilongjiang | 2:00.76 | |
| 11 | Zhang Jinqing | Henan | 2:01.17 | PB |
| 12 | Zhang Xiaolan | Hebei | 2:01.68 | PB |
| 13 | Zhang Meng | Liaoning | 2:01.73 | PB |
| 14 | Liu Liping | Hebei | 2:02.95 | PB |
| 15 | Cui Yuying | Liaoning | 2:03.01 | PB |
| 16 | Zeng Yuying | Guangdong | ? | |
| 17 | Mi Yuzhen | Hunan | 2:03.60 | PB |
| 18 | Yu Junping | Shanxi | 2:03.63 | PB |
| 19 | Yan Junli | Henan | 2:04.19 | PB |
| 20 | Tian Xiaoxia | Sichuan | ? | |

##### Final

| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Notes |
| | Lang Yinglai | Liaoning | 1:57.62 | PB |
| | Lin Na | Liaoning | 1:58.16 | PB |
| | Zhang Jian | Beijing | 1:58.98 | PB |
| 4 | Liu Jing | Jiangsu | 1:59.15 | |
| 5 | Wang Qingfen | Henan | 1:59.29 | |
| 6 | Yan Wei | Henan | 1:59.66 | PB |
| 7 | Liu Haiyan | Guangdong | 2:00.99 | |
| DQ | Chen Xuehui | Guangxi | 1:57.82 | |

#### 1500 m

Held on October 17–18. It primarily consisted of Liaoning runners.
Qu Yunxia was expected to break the 3:50 bar according to her coach, Ma Junren. However, she fell during the final and only finished eighth. Her 20-year-old teammate Jiang Bo eventually won the race, clocking 3:50.98, the second fastest time ever. It remains one of three times under 3:51. Less than a half second behind her, barely 18 year old Lang Yinglai set the still standing World Junior Record, breaking the previous record by Lan Lixin set in the qualifying round. In fifth place, 16 year old Zhang Ling set the still standing World Youth Best. At the conclusion of this race, the top six all were in the top 12 in history (plus Qu in eight place still the world record holder). Since this race, only Genzebe Dibaba has run faster than any of them.

##### Heats

First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lan Lixin | Liaoning | 3:55.01 | WJR, Q |
| 2 | Qu Yunxia | Liaoning | 3:55.38 | SB, Q |
| 3 | Zhang Ling | Beijing | 3:55.47 | WYR, Q |
| 4 | Dong Yanmei | Liaoning | 3:55.82 | PB, Q |
| 5 | Liu Dong | Liaoning | 3:56.31 | PB |
| 6 | Liu Jing | Jiangsu | 3:57.02 | PB, q |
| 7 | Lang Yinglai | Liaoning | 3:57.15 | PB, Q |
| 8 | Jiang Bo | Liaoning | 3:57.20 | PB, Q |
| 9 | Yin Lili | Liaoning | 3:58.22 | PB, Q |
| 10 | Yan Wei | Henan | 3:58.74 | PB, Q |
| 11 | Wang Qingfen | Henan | 3:58.97 | PB, q |
| 12 | Wang Chunmei | Henan | 3:59.48 | PB, Q |
| 13 | Wang Ai | Liaoning | 4:00.34 | PB |
| 14 | Wang Xiaoxia | | 4:03.67 | PB |
| 15 | Zhang Jinqing | | 4:04.05 | PB |
| 16 | Liu Haiyan | Guangdong | 4:04.49 | PB |
| 17 | Cui Yuying | | 4:08.29 | PB |
| 18 | Tao Sumei | | 4:08.52 | PB |
| 19 | Tang Xueqing | | 4:13.17 | PB |
| 20 | Liu Jianying | | 4.13.99 | PB |
| ? | Wang Renmei | | ? | |

##### Final

| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Notes |
| | Jiang Bo | Liaoning | 3:50.98 | WL |
| | Lang Yinglai | Liaoning | 3:51.34 | WJR |
| | Yin Lili | Liaoning | 3:53.91 | PB |
| 4 | Lan Lixin | Liaoning | 3:53.97 | PB |
| 5 | Zhang Ling | Beijing | 3:54.52 | WYR |
| 6 | Dong Yanmei | Liaoning | 3:55.07 | PB |
| 7 | Liu Jing | Jiangsu | 3:57.77 | |
| 8 | Qu Yunxia | Liaoning | 3:57.83 | |
| 9 | Liu Dong | Liaoning | 3:58.18 | |
| 10 | Wang Qingfen | Henan | 4:02.22 | |
| 11 | Yan Wei | Henan | 4:04.27 | |
| | Wang Chunmei | Henan | ? | |

#### 10,000 m

Held on October 19.

##### Final

| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Notes |
| | Dong Yanmei | Liaoning | 30:38.09 | PB, WL |
| | Lan Lixin | Liaoning | 30:39.41 | WJR |
| | Yin Lili | Liaoning | 30:39.98 | PB |
| 4 | Dong Zhaoxia | Shanghai | 30:47.22 | |
| 5 | Wang Dongmei | Henan | 30:47.72 | |
| 6 | Liu Shixiang | Shandong | 30:55.83 | |
| 7 | Song Liqing | Liaoning | 31:11.26 | WYB |
| 8 | Wang Mingxia | Shandong | 31:12.58 | |
| 9 | Yang Siju | Yunnan | 31:16.39 | |
| 10 | Wang Yanfang | Liaoning | 31:59.93 | |
| 11 | Wang Xiaoxia | Liaoning | 32:15.22 | |
| 12 | Cui Guomei | Shandong | 32:46.67 | |
| 13 | Liang Ying | Yunnan | 33:06.19 | |
| 14 | Wang Xiujie | Army | 33:17.98 | |
| 15 | Cui Yuying | Liaoning | 33:26.32 | |
| 16 | Li Dong | Henan | 33:27.79 | |
| 17 | Tong Dejing | Jilin | 33:36.95 | |
| 18 | Lu Jing | Railway | 33:41.22 | |
| 19 | Li Wei | Shandong | ? | |

#### 100 m hurdles

Held on October 17–18.

##### Heats

| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Liu Jing | Sichuan | 12.85 | Q |
| 2 | Zhou Jing | Hebei | 12.87 | PB, Q |
| 3 | Zhang Yu | Tianjin | 13.01 | SB, Q |
| 4 | Luo Bin | Hunan | 13.03 | PB, Q |
| 5 | Zeng Yan | Sichuan | 13.06 | Q |
| 6 | Tan Yali | | 13.12 | PB, Q |
| 7 | Tang Xiaoyue | | 13.13 | PB, Q |
| ? | Sun Hongwei | Hebei | ? | Q |
| 9 | Liu Hao | | 13.33 | PB |
| 10 | Jiang Jianchun | | 13.36 | PB |
| 11 | Xiong Yanling | | 13.50 | PB |
| ? | Deng Xiaocen | | ? | |
| ? | Zhou Hongyan | | ? | |
| ? | Zhu Shuiying | | ? | |

##### Final

| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Notes |
| | Zeng Yan | Sichuan | 12.74 | PB |
| | Liu Jing | Sichuan | 12.76 | PB |
| | Zhang Yu | Tianjin | 12.84 | SB |
| 4 | Luo Bin | Hunan | 12.88 | PB |
| 5 | Zhou Jing | Hebei | 12.89 | |
| 6 | Sun Hongwei | Hebei | 12.92 | AJR |
| 7 | Tan Yali | | ? | |
| 8 | Tang Xiaoyue | | ? | |

#### 400 m hurdles

Held on October 21–22.
Jiang Limei and Peng Yinghua, both from Guangxi had respectively won the gold and the silver medals but were later disqualified after failing a doping test.

##### Heats

First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Li Rui | Hebei | 55.32 | SB, Q |
| 2 | Li Shuju | Hebei | 55.43 | PB, Q |
| 3 | Peng Qun | Jiangsu | 55.46 | PB, Q |
| 4 | Song Yinglan | Hunan | 55.58 | PB, Q |
| 5 | Li Yulian | Guangdong | 55.72 | PB, q |
| 6 | Sun Hongwei | Hebei | 55.80 | PB, q |
| 7 | Zhang Yu | | 56.19 | PB |
| 8 | Rong Guiping | Guangxi | 56.49 | PB |
| 8 | Wang Qi | | 59.43 | PB |
| | Huang Xia | | ? | |
| DQ | Jiang Limei | Guangxi | 54.87 | Q |
| DQ | Peng Yinghua | Guangxi | 55.50 | Q |

#### 4 × 400 m relay

Held on October 23.

##### Final

| Rank | Team | Name | Time | Notes |
| | Jiangsu, China | Zhang Henghua, Cui Danfeng, Lü Xifang, Zhang Hengyun | 3:26.88 | PB |
| | Hebei, China | | 3:29.99 | SB |
| | Sichuan, China | Liu Xiaomei, Tian Xiaoxia, Li Xuemei, Li Cong | 3:30.17 | |
| 4 | | | | |
| 5 | | | | |
| 6 | | | | |
| 7 | | | | |
| DQ | Guangxi, China | Peng Yinghua, Chen Xuehui, Gong Ruiping, Jiang Limei | 3:26.37 | * |
* The Guangxi team was later disqualified after the hurdlers Peng Yinghua, Jiang Limei and the 800 m runner Chen Xuehui failed a doping test. Jiangsu was awarded the gold medal and Sichuan, which originally finished fourth took the bronze medal.

#### Heptathlon

Held on October 17–18, after a three years break, Zhejiang Chinese record holder Ma Miaolan won her second consecutive National Games title, winning the event with a total of 6236 points. Her 16-year-old teammate Shen Shengfei set a new World youth record to finish second, beating Sichuan's Liu Xin by only one point.
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ma Miaolan | Zhejiang | 6236 pts | SB |
| 2 | Shen Shengfei | Zhejiang | 6185 pts | WYR |
| 3 | Liu Xin | Sichuan | 6184 pts | PB |
| 4 | Liu Bo | | ? | |
| 5 | Ding Ying | | ? | |
| 6 | Zhang Xiaohui | | 5739 pts | PB |
| 7 | Wang Hailan | | ? | |
| 8 | ? | | ? | |
| 9 | Wang Sili | | 5652 pts | PB |
| 10 | Wang Qui | | 5652 pts | PB |
| 11 | Zou Ying | | 5640 pts | PB |