1983 Asian Athletics Championships
| 1983 Asian Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | November 3–9 |
| Host city | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Venue | Kuwait National Stadium |
| Participation | at least 16 nations |
The fifth Asian Championships in Athletics were held in November 1983 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
Suchart Chairsuvaparb Thailand |
10.47 | Sumet Promna Thailand |
10.52 | Mohamed Purnomo Indonesia |
10.60 |
| 200 metres (wind: -4.2 m/s) |
Sumet Promna Thailand |
21.39 | Mohamed Purnomo Indonesia |
21.64 | Jang Jae-keun South Korea |
21.70 |
| 400 metres | Isidro del Prado Philippines |
46.24 | Aouf Abdulrahman Yousef Iraq |
46.74 | Mohamed Nordin Jadi Malaysia |
46.76 |
| 800 metres | Najem Abdullah Mutlaq Kuwait |
1:49.43 | Khalid Khalifa Kuwait |
1:49.97 | Wang Lung-hua Chinese Taipei |
1:49.98 |
| 1500 metres | Suresh Yadav India |
3:44.74 | Susumu Yoshida Japan |
3:45.67 | Najem Abdullah Mutlaq Kuwait |
3:45.77 |
| 5000 metres | Zhang Guowei China |
14:07.72 | Raj Kumar India |
14:22.56 | Park Kyung-Duk South Korea |
14:25.85 |
| 10,000 metres | Zhang Guowei China |
29:45.41 | Park Kyung-Duk South Korea |
30:04.89 | Mohammad Vojdanzadeh Iran |
30:20.88 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Hwang Wen-cheng Chinese Taipei |
8:54.85 | Hector Begeo Philippines |
8:55.57 | Anokh Singh India |
9:05.80 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -1.0 m/s) |
Wu Chin-jing Chinese Taipei |
13.90 | Yu Zhicheng China |
14.16 | Ahmed Hamada Jassim Bahrain |
14.24 (NR) |
| 400 metres hurdles | Ahmed Hamada Jassim Bahrain |
49.43 | Shigenori Ohmori Japan |
50.69 | Lin Cheng-jih Chinese Taipei |
51.09 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | China Cai Jianming He Baodong Yu Zhuanghui Yuan Guoqiang |
40.16 | Thailand Prasit Boonprasert Somsak Boontud Suchart Chairsuvaparb Sumet Promna |
40.25 | South Korea Kim Yong-il Sung Nak-kun Choi Yong-joon Park Sung-jun |
40.60 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Iraq Fahim Abdul-Sada Aouf Abdulrahman Yousef Abbas Ali Lafta Heitham Nadim |
3:07.98 | India Ghulam Kibria Charanjit Singh Bajwa Pavittar Singh Rajinder Sharma |
3:11.02 | Philippines Isidro Del Prado Honesto Larce Leopoldo Arnillo Renato Unso |
3:11.09 |
| 20 kilometre road walk | Chand Ram India |
1:30:14 | Zhang Fuzin China |
1:32:14 | Buta Singh India |
1:43:19 |
| High jump | Zhu Jianhua China |
2.31 | Qassim Mohammed Iraq |
2.10 | Chin Yi-Shik South Korea |
2.05 |
| Pole vault | Zhang Chen China |
5.00 | Ku Chin-shui Chinese Taipei |
4.80 | Sunder Singh Tanwar India |
4.50 |
| Long jump | Liu Yuhuang China |
7.97 | Lee Bou-chai Chinese Taipei |
7.70 | Koji Umemoto Japan |
7.60 |
| Triple jump | Mai Guoqiang China |
16.25 | Yasushi Ueta Japan |
16.10 | Park Yeong-jun South Korea |
15.80 |
| Shot put | Mohammed Al-Zinkawi Kuwait |
17.90 | Balwinder Singh India |
16.89 | Iqbal Singh India |
16.72 |
| Discus throw | Li Weinan China |
55.40 | Ajmer Singh India |
52.30 | Nejim Abdulrazak Kuwait |
51.00 |
| Hammer throw | Xie Yingqi China |
65.78 | Masayuki Kawata Japan |
65.60 | Raghubir Singh Bal India |
60.52 |
| Javelin throw | Masami Yoshida Japan |
79.50 | Kazuhiro Mizoguchi Japan |
70.16 | Chen Hung-yen Chinese Taipei |
68.20 |
| Decathlon | Lee Fu-an Chinese Taipei |
7641 | Ku Chin-shui Chinese Taipei |
7438 | Takeshi Kojo Japan |
7277 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: -2.0 m/s) |
Lydia de Vega Philippines |
11.82 | Valapa Pinij Thailand |
12.01 | Shen Su-Feng Chinese Taipei |
12.07 |
| 200 metres (wind: -2.9 m/s) |
Lydia de Vega Philippines |
24.07 | P.T. Usha India |
24.68 | Mo Myung-Hee South Korea |
24.72 |
| 400 metres | P.T. Usha India |
54.20 | Junko Yoshida Japan |
54.65 | Lydia de Vega Philippines |
55.66 |
| 800 metres | Huo Lianzhu China |
2:08.92 | Im Chun-Sil North Korea |
2:09.20 | Geng Xiuquan China |
2:10.02 |
| 1500 metres | Geng Xiuquan China |
4:30.72 | Gao Suju China |
4:31.10 | Kim Lyong-Soon North Korea |
4:31.13 |
| 3000 metres | Kim Lyong-Soon North Korea |
9:39.64 | Kim Chun-Hwa North Korea |
9:41.34 | Kim Soon-Hwa South Korea |
9:47.19 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -2.0 m/s) |
Emi Sasaki (Akimoto) Japan |
13.63 | Liu Huajin China |
13.82 | Lin Yueh-Hsiang Chinese Taipei |
14.04 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Yoko Sato Japan |
59.89 | Chizuko Akimoto Japan |
59.95 | Agrifina de la Cruz Philippines |
61.26 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Thailand Jaree Patarach Sarinee Phenglaor Walapa Pinij Wanna Popirom |
46.12 | Chinese Taipei Shen Su-feng Lin Ruei-er Jen Yui-chu Lin Li-shui |
46.42 | Japan Arisa Aman Chizuko Akimoto Junko Yoshida Emi Akimoto-Sasaki |
46.47 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Thailand Ratjai Sripet Walapa Tangjitnusorn Usa Chanaphani Reim Sriteingtrong |
3:48.62 | Chinese Taipei Shen Su-feng Lin Ruei-er Jen Yui-chu Lin Li-shui |
3:58.52 | Jordan Khadija Al-Matari Wannas Abu Kartoumah Faten Al-Omari Amneh Odeh Mershed |
4:17.41 |
| High jump | Zheng Dazhen China |
1.84 | Ge Ping China |
1.84 | Kim Hee-sun South Korea |
1.81 |
| Long jump | Liao Wenfen China |
6.21 | Elma Muros Philippines |
6.09 | Huang Donghuo China |
6.08 |
| Shot put | Lu Cheng China |
17.38 | So Bok-Hui North Korea |
14.61 | Woo Kyon-Sun South Korea |
14.12 |
| Discus throw | Jiao Yunxiang China |
53.00 | Chun Hwa-Kyung South Korea |
47.20 | Jeanette Ayoub Lebanon |
37.06 |
| Javelin throw | Xin Xiaoli China |
53.48 | Lee Huei-Cheng Chinese Taipei |
42.48 | – | – |
| Heptathlon | Hisako Hashimoto Japan |
5486 | Ye Lianying China |
5394 | Chen Jin-Yun Chinese Taipei |
5075 |
Medal table
* Host nation (Kuwait)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 16 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Thailand (THA) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | India (IND) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Philippines (PHI) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Kuwait (KUW)* | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Iraq (IRQ) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Bahrain (BHR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Iran (IRN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lebanon (LIB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 38 | 38 | 37 | 113 | |