Athletics at the 1921 Far Eastern Championship Games

At the 1921 Far Eastern Championship Games, the athletics events were held in Shanghai, China in May and June.[1] A total of 18 athletics events were contested at the competition. The five-mile track race was held for the first time, replacing the road race over the same distance that featured at the previous edition. Lighter implements were adopted for the shot put in comparison to the international standard.[2]

V Far Eastern Championship Games
DatesMay and June 1921
Host cityShanghai, China
Events18
Participation3 nations

1921 Far Eastern Championship Games

The Philippines won over half the available gold medals and were the most successful team in the athletics programme. Japan managed five golds and also nine silver medals in the sport. China performed poorly in comparison, receiving only six medals in total, although half of these were gold medals. Japan had most success in tracks events, particularly in middle- and long-distance running, where it completed a medal sweep. China won its four individual medals in field and combined track and field events. The Philippines had a top-two finisher in all but four events.[2]

Fortunato Catalon defended both his sprint titles, maintaining his domination of the discipline since the 1917 games. Antonio Alo, another Filipino, was the only other person to defend a title from the 1919 event with a games record victory in the pole vault. Tu Jungtang was China's outstanding athlete as he won an unusual discus throw and pentathlon double.

Katsuo Okazaki, the winner of the mile run and 880-yards runner-up, later represented Japan at the 1924 Summer Olympics and went on to become the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs.[3]

Medal summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards  Fortunato Catalon (PHI)10.0  Eriberto Castillon (PHI)???  Ichiro Kaga (JPN)???
200 yards straight  Fortunato Catalon (PHI)23.2  Eriberto Castillon (PHI)???  Ichiro Kaga (JPN)???
440 yards  Vicente Lopez (PHI)52.8  Valentin Malinao (PHI)???  Francisco Danao (PHI)???
880 yards  Kikuo Toda (JPN)2:03.8  Katsuo Okazaki (JPN)???  Saburo Hasumi (JPN)???
One mile  Katsuo Okazaki (JPN)4:40.2  Kikuo Toda (JPN)???  Saburo Hasumi (JPN)???
Five miles  Nobuyuki Yoshioka (JPN)26:44.0  Konosuke Sano (JPN)???  Yuzo Hatakeyama (JPN)???
120 yd hurdles  Ignacio Amad (PHI)16.6  Bunkichi Watanabe (JPN)???  Pedro Abiera (PHI)???
220 yd hurdles straight  Juan Escamos (PHI)26.4  Bunkichi Watanabe (JPN)???  Pedro Abiera (PHI)???
4×220 yd relay  Philippines (PHI)1:34.8  Japan (JPN)  China (CHN)
4×400 yd relay  Philippines (PHI)3:38.6  Japan (JPN)  China (CHN)
High jump  Yuan Qingxiang (CHN)1.71 m  Eduardo Suela (PHI)1.69 m  Pedro Zorilla (PHI)1.67 m
Pole vault  Antonio Alo (PHI)3.51 m  Faustino Carlos (PHI)??? m  Carlos Nicolas (PHI)??? m
Long jump  Simon Santos (PHI)6.77 m  Nicholas Machan (PHI)6.75 m  Generoso Rivera (PHI)6.73 m
Shot put  Masasuke Nakamura (JPN)12.83 m  Moises Lucas (PHI)12.72 m  Antonio Alo (PHI)12.55 m
Discus throw  Tu Jungtang (CHN)32.36 m  Carlos Nicolas (PHI)31.80 m  Moises Lucas (PHI)30.74 m
Javelin throw  Nobuo Asaoka (JPN)47.30 m  Carlos Nicolas (PHI)47.24 m  Moises Lucas (PHI)47.20 m
Pentathlon  Tu Jungtang (CHN)410 pts  Tadaomi Futamura (JPN)353 pts  Goro Kozawa (JPN)340 pts
Decathlon  Juan Taduran (PHI)775 pts  Shinichi Sato (JPN)760 pts  Chu Ente (CHN)713 pts

References
  1. Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
  2. Far Eastern Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-18.
  3. Katsuo Okazaki. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-12-22.
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