Athletics at the 1927 Far Eastern Championship Games

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VIII Far Eastern Championship Games
DatesAugust
Host cityShanghai, China
Events19
Participation3 nations

1927 Far Eastern Championship Games

At the 1927 Far Eastern Championship Games, the athletics events were held in Shanghai, China in August.[1] A total of 19 men's athletics events were contested at the competition.[2]

Japan topped the medal table in athletics, winning eleven of the events on offer. Japanese men completed podium sweeps in the three distance track running events, and also in the triple jump. The Philippines—the previous edition's winner—was the next most successful through its eight gold medals. Marking a continued decline for Chinese athletes, the country won only two bronze medals – both for finishing last in relay competitions. This was the first occasion that China failed to have an individual medallist and also the first time no Chinese topped the athletics podium across all disciplines.[2]

Three athletes successfully defended their titles from the 1925 edition: in the 800 metres, in the 110 metres hurdles, and Mikio Oda in the triple jump. This was Oda's third straight triple jump title and in addition he was the most successful athlete of the games, taking gold medals in the long jump and decathlon also.[2] This performance preceded his becoming the first ever Asian Olympic champion at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3] The triple jump competition was a scene of Japanese dominance as the other podium finishers, Kenkichi Oshima and Chuhei Nambu, went on to win Olympic medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

Other prominent competitors were David Nepomuceno – the 100 metres winner who had become the first Filipino Olympian three years earlier.[6] Simeon Toribio, another Filipino, took the high jump title and went on to become the country's first Olympic athletics medallist at the 1932 Olympics.[7] Takayoshi Yoshioka, a future men's 100 metres world record holder,[8] medalled in both short sprints. His countryman Yonetaro Nakazawa was the pole vault winner and went on to be the Japanese flag bearer at the Olympics the following year.[9]

Medal summary[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  David Nepomuceno (PHI) 11.0   (JPN) ???  Takayoshi Yoshioka (JPN) ???
200 metres straight  Anselmo Gonzaga (PHI) 22.3  Takayoshi Yoshioka (JPN) ???  David Nepomuceno (PHI) ???
400 metres   (PHI) 50.6   (JPN) ???   (PHI) ???
800 metres   (JPN) 2:01.3   (JPN) ???   (JPN) ???
1500 metres  Seiichiro Tsuda (JPN) 4:14.1   (JPN) ???   (JPN) ???
10,000 metres   (JPN) 34:56.5   (JPN) ???   (JPN) ???
110 m hurdles   (PHI) 16.0  Yoshio Miki (JPN) ???   (JPN) ???
200 m hurdles straight   (JPN) 25.1   (PHI) ???   (JPN) ???
4×200 m relay  Philippines (PHI) 1:31.2  Japan (JPN) ???  China (CHN) ???
4×400 m relay  Philippines (PHI) 3:28.9  Japan (JPN) ???  China (CHN) ???
High jump  Simeon Toribio (PHI) 1.93 m   (JPN)
  (JPN)
 Kazuo Kimura (JPN)		 1.83 m Not awarded
Pole vault  Yonetaro Nakazawa (JPN) 3.675 m   (PHI) 3.60 m   (JPN) 3.60 m
Long jump  Mikio Oda (JPN) 7.07 m   (PHI) 6.94 m   (JPN) 6.795 m
Triple jump  Mikio Oda (JPN) 15.355 m  Kenkichi Oshima (JPN) 14.39 m  Chuhei Nambu (JPN) 14.375 m
Shot put   (PHI) 14.225 m   (JPN) 13.925 m   (PHI) 13.865 m
Discus throw  Yoshio Okita (JPN) 38.70 m   (JPN) 36.88 m   (PHI) 36.37 m
Javelin throw  Kosaku Sumiyoshi (JPN) 56.90 m  S. Almero (PHI) 53.93 m   (PHI) 51.91 m
Pentathlon   (JPN) 2542 pts   (JPN) 2489 pts   (PHI) 2441 pts
Decathlon  Mikio Oda (JPN) 5504 pts   (JPN) 5132 pts   (PHI) 4913 pts

References[]

  1. ^ Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
  2. ^ a b c Far Eastern Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-18.
  3. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2010-04-26). Interview with Mikio Oda, first Japanese Olympic gold medallist. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-12-24.
  4. ^ Chuhei Nanbu. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-12-24.
  5. ^ Kenkichi Oshima. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-12-30.
  6. ^ HISTORY OF THE POC. Philippines Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2014-12-30.
  7. ^ Simeon Toribio. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-12-30.
  8. ^ "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 547. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
  9. ^ Japan. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-12-30.
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