:Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games
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{{Infobox sports competition event
| event = Athletics
| games = 1978 Asian Games
| image = Athletics pictogram.svg
| venue = National Stadium
| image_size = 100px
| dates = 14–19 December
| competitors =
| nations =
| prev = 1974
| next = 1982
}}
The 1978 Asian Games were held in National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand from 14 December to 19 December. The event was not sanctioned by the International Amateur Athletics Federation due to the organizers' refusal to invite Israel.
Medalists
=Men=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=250|labelwidth=130}} | |||
| 100 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's 100 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Suchart Jairsuraparp|THA|1978 Asian Games}} | 10.44
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Ramaswamy Gnanasekaran|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 10.60
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Suh Mal-gu|KOR|1978 Asian Games}} | 10.66 |
| 200 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's 200 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Ramaswamy Gnanasekaran|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 21.42
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Yasuhiro Harada|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 21.54
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Anat Ratanapol|THA|1978 Asian Games}} | 21.59 |
| 400 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's 400 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Abbas Laibi|IRQ|1978 Asian Games}} | 46.71
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Uday Krishna Prabhu|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 46.79
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Murali Kuttan|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 47.18 |
| 800 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's 800 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Sriram Singh|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 1:48.8
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Falah Naji|IRQ|1978 Asian Games}} | 1:49.7
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Takashi Ishii|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 1:49.9 |
| 1500 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's 1500 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Takashi Ishii|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 3:47.5
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Muhammad Younis|PAK|1978 Asian Games}} | 3:48.0
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Ratan Singh Bhadauria|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 3:48.1 |
| 5000 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's 5000 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Hari Chand|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 14:22.0
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Takao Nakamura|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 14:27.2
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Cui Yulin|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 14:28.1 |
| 10,000 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's 10,000 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Hari Chand|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 30:07.7
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Robert|BIR|1978 Asian Games}} | 30:16.9
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Ko Ko|BIR|1978 Asian Games}} | 30:18.4 |
| 110 m hurdles {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's 110 metres hurdles}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Wang Xunhua|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 14.28
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Yoshifumi Fujimori|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 14.33
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Satbir Singh|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 14.43 |
| 400 m hurdles {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Hassan Kadhim|IRQ|1978 Asian Games}} | 50.81 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Takashi Nagao|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 50.98
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Talib Faisal|IRQ|1978 Asian Games}} | 51.24 |
| 3000 m steeplechase {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Masanari Shintaku|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 8:40.7 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Gopal Saini|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 8:44.8
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Hitoshi Iwabuchi|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 8:46.2 |
| 4 × 100 m relay {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay}} |{{flagIOC2|THA|1978 Asian Games}} | 40.32
|{{flagIOC2|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 40.33
|{{flagIOC2|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 40.54 |
| 4 × 400 m relay {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay}} |{{flagIOC2|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 3:08.3
|{{flagIOC2|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 3:08.4
|{{flagIOC2|IRQ|1978 Asian Games}} | 3:09.4 |
| Marathon {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's marathon}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Mineteru Sakamoto|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 2:15:29.7 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Choe Chang-sop|PRK|1978 Asian Games}} | 2:15:57.4
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Koh Chun-son|PRK|1978 Asian Games}} | 2:16:10.3 |
| 20 km walk {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's 20 kilometres walk}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Hakam Singh|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 1:31:54.4 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Subramaniam Vellasamy|MAL|1978 Asian Games}} | 1:31:58.8
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Khoo Chong Beng|MAL|1978 Asian Games}} | 1:33:56.8 |
| High jump {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's high jump}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Takao Sakamoto|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 2.20
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Kazunori Koshikawa|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 2.18
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Cui Hongjun|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 2.18 |
| Pole vault {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's pole vault}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Tomomi Takahashi|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 5.10 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Chen Guanghui|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 5.05
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Yasuhiro Kigawa|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 5.00 |
| Long jump {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's long jump}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Suresh Babu|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 7.85
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Junichi Usui|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 7.76
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Toshihisa Yoshimoto|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 7.75 |
| Triple jump {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's triple jump}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Masami Nakanishi|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 16.56 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Zou Zhenxian|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 16.47
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Zhou Jianguo|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 16.29 |
| Shot put {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's shot put}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Bahadur Singh Chouhan|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 17.61
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Zhao Baoqin|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 17.44
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Mohammad Al-Zinkawi|KUW|1978 Asian Games}} | 17.40 |
| Discus throw {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's discus throw}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Li Weinan|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 56.26
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Li Jianguo|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 55.26
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Kiyotaka Kawasaki|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 53.32 |
| Hammer throw {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's hammer throw}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Shigenobu Murofushi|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 68.26 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Yoji Kitano|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 63.96
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Ji Shaoming|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 63.34 |
| Javelin throw {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's javelin throw}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Shen Maomao|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 79.24 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Toshihiko Takeda|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 71.60
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Ding Penglin|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 70.70 |
| Decathlon {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Men's decathlon}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Hisashi Iwai|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 7003
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Prapant Srisathorn|THA|1978 Asian Games}} | 6833
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Jin Xuewei|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 6743 |
=Women=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=250|labelwidth=130}} | |||
| 100 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Women's 100 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Yin Yaping|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 12.20
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Yukiko Osako|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 12.21
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Usanee Laopinkarn|THA|1978 Asian Games}} | 12.22 |
| 200 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Women's 200 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Usanee Laopinkarn|THA|1978 Asian Games}} | 24.81
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Lee Eun-ja|KOR|1978 Asian Games}} | 24.99
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Junko Kushibuchi|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 25.05 |
| 400 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Women's 400 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Saik Oik Cum|MAL|1978 Asian Games}} | 55.09
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Keiko Nagasawa|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 55.74
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Gao Yanqing|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 56.23 |
| 800 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Women's 800 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Geeta Zutshi|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 2:07.7
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Jung Dong-sun|PRK|1978 Asian Games}} | 2:07.9
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Chang Yong-ae|PRK|1978 Asian Games}} | 2:08.3 |
| 1500 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Women's 1500 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Kim Ok-sun|PRK|1978 Asian Games}} | 4:18.9 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Geeta Zutshi|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 4:28.2
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Choi Yung-ran|PRK|1978 Asian Games}} | 4:33.3 |
| 3000 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Women's 3000 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Kim Ok-sun|PRK|1978 Asian Games}} | 9:24.7 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Lu Hongxiang|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 9:35.4
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Yang Yanying|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 9:36.5 |
| 100 m hurdles {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Women's 100 metres hurdles}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Dai Jianhua|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 13.95
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Tamie Motegi|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 14.23
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Xie Lizhen|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 14.55 |
| 400 m hurdles {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Women's 400 metres hurdles}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Chen Xin|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 1:01.32 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Li Sulan|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 1:01.89
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Masae Kiguchi|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 1:02.09 |
| 4 × 100 m relay {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay}} |{{flagIOC2|THA|1978 Asian Games}} | 46.20 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 46.78
|{{flagIOC2|PHI|1978 Asian Games}} | 47.00 |
| 4 × 400 m relay {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay}} |{{flagIOC2|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 3:46.29
|{{flagIOC2|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 3:46.87
|{{flagIOC2|PRK|1978 Asian Games}} | 3:48.78 |
| High jump {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Women's high jump}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Zheng Dazhen|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 1.88 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Tamami Yagi|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 1.82
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Yang Wenqin|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 1.80 |
| Long jump {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Women's long jump}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Zou Wa|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 6.28
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Angel Mary Joseph|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 6.05
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Sumie Awara|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 6.05 |
| Shot put {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Women's shot put}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Shen Lijuan|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 17.70 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Lü Cheng|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 16.72
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Kayoko Hayashi|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 15.59 |
| Discus throw {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Women's discus throw}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Li Xiaohui|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 55.92 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Wang Dan|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 51.22
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Matsuko Takahashi|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 47.22 |
| Javelin throw {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Women's javelin throw}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Yao Ruiying|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 57.22 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Naomi Shibusawa|JPN|1978 Asian Games}} | 54.98
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Li Xia|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 54.08 |
| Pentathlon {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1978 Asian Games – Women's pentathlon}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Ye Peisu|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 4133
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Angel Mary Joseph|IND|1978 Asian Games}} | 3837
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Guo Yu|CHN|1978 Asian Games}} | 3731 |
Medal table
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagIOC2team
| event = 1978 Asian Games
| team =
| gold_CHN = 12 | silver_CHN = 9 | bronze_CHN = 13
| gold_JPN = 10 | silver_JPN = 15 | bronze_JPN = 10
| gold_IND = 8 | silver_IND = 7 | bronze_IND = 3
| gold_THA = 4 | silver_THA = 1 | bronze_THA = 2
| gold_PRK = 2 | silver_PRK = 2 | bronze_PRK = 4
| gold_IRQ = 2 | silver_IRQ = 1 | bronze_IRQ = 2
| gold_MAL = 1 | silver_MAL = 1 | bronze_MAL = 1
| gold_BIR = 0 | silver_BIR = 1 | bronze_BIR = 1
| gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 1
| gold_PAK = 0 | silver_PAK = 1 | bronze_PAK = 0
| gold_KUW = 0 | silver_KUW = 0 | bronze_KUW = 1
| gold_PHI = 0 | silver_PHI = 0 | bronze_PHI = 1
}}
References
- [http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asg.htm Asian Games Results]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-10-04.
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015219/https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Medals/Details?id=AT017N10&lang=en Women's relay medallists]}}. Incheon2014. Retrieved on 2014-10-04.
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080606/https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Medals/Details?id=AT007N10&lang=en Men's relay medallists]}}. Incheon2014. Retrieved on 2014-10-04.
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