Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games
{{short description|Sport from the Asian Games}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox sports competition event
| event = Athletics
| games = 1951 Asian Games
| image = Athletics pictogram.svg
| venue = National Stadium
| image_size = 100px
| dates = 8–11 March
| competitors =
| nations = 11
| prev =
| next = 1954
}}
Athletics was contested at the 1951 Asian Games in National Stadium, New Delhi, India from 8 March to 11 March.
Medalists
=Men=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=250|labelwidth=130}} | |||
| 100 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's 100 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Lavy Pinto|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 10.8 ={{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Toshihiro Ohashi|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 11.0
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Tomio Hosoda|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 11.1 |
| 200 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's 200 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Lavy Pinto|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 22.0 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Marian Gabriel|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 22.5
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Tomio Hosoda|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 22.6 |
| 400 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's 400 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Eitaro Okano|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 50.7 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Amit Singh Bakshi|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 50.8
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Govind Singh|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 51.4 |
| 800 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's 800 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Ranjit Singh|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 1:59.3 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Kulwant Singh|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 1:59.7
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Kikuo Moriya|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 2:00.6 |
| 1500 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's 1500 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Nikka Singh|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 4:04.1 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Susumu Takahashi|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 4:04.4
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Kikuo Moriya|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 4:05.4 |
| 5000 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's 5000 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Ali Baghbanbashi|IRN|1951 Asian Games}} | 15:54.2 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Pritam Singh|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 15:57.8
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Soichi Tamoi|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 15:59.0 |
| 10,000 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's 10,000 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Soichi Tamoi|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 33:49.3 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Ryosuke Takasugi|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 34:32.0
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Gurbachan Singh|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 34:58.8 |
| 110 m hurdles {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's 110 metres hurdles}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Ng Liang Chiang|SIN|1951 Asian Games}} | 15.2 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Michitaka Kinami|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 15.3
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Lloyd Valberg|SIN|1951 Asian Games}} | 15.7 |
| 400 m hurdles {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Eitaro Okano|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 54.2 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Teja Singh|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 56.9
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Ng Liang Chiang|SIN|1951 Asian Games}} | 57.6 |
| 3000 m steeplechase {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Susumu Takahashi|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 9:30.4 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Ali Baghbanbashi|IRN|1951 Asian Games}} | 9:31.8
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Ajit Singh|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 9:37.8 |
| 4 × 100 m relay {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay}} |{{flagIOC2|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 42.7 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 42.8
|{{flagIOC2|PHI|1951 Asian Games}} | 43.9 |
| 4 × 400 m relay {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay}} |{{flagIOC2|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 3:24.2 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 3:24.4
|{{flagIOC2|PHI|1951 Asian Games}} | 3:35.8 |
| Marathon {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's marathon}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Chhota Singh|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 2:42:58.6 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Katsuo Nishida|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 2:49:03.0
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Surat Singh Mathur|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 2:53:49.8 |
| 10,000 m walk {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's 10,000 metres walk}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Mahabir Prasad|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 52:31.4 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Takeo Sato|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 52:34.8
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Kesar Singh|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 52:54.0 |
| 50 km walk {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's 50 kilometres walk}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Bakhtawar Singh|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 5:44:07.4 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|B. Das|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 5:44:14.6
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Takeo Sato|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 5:54:47.4 |
| High jump {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's high jump}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Andres Franco|PHI|1951 Asian Games}} | 1.93 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Yukio Ishikawa|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 1.91
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Maram Sudarmodjo|INA|1951 Asian Games}} | 1.89 |
| Pole vault {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's pole vault}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Bunkichi Sawada|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 4.11 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|M. A. Akbar|CEY|1951 Asian Games}} | 3.69
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Shuhei Nishida|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 3.61 |
| Long jump {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's long jump}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Masaji Tajima|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 7.14 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Baldev Singh|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 6.99
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Takashi Aso|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 6.98 |
| Triple jump {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's triple jump}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Yoshio Iimuro|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 15.18 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Takashi Aso|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 14.25
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Hendarsin|INA|1951 Asian Games}} | 14.24 |
| Shot put {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's shot put}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Madan Lal|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 13.78 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Sukeo Denda|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 13.40
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Norimi Sato|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 12.83 |
| Discus throw {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's discus throw}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Makhan Singh|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 39.92 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Norimi Sato|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 39.29
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Aurelio Amante|PHI|1951 Asian Games}} | 38.14 |
| Hammer throw {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's hammer throw}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Fumio Kamamoto|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 46.65 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Somnath Chopra|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 43.35
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Kishen Singh|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 42.32 |
| Javelin throw {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's javelin throw}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Haruo Nagayasu|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 63.97 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Parsa Singh|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 50.38
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Matulessy|INA|1951 Asian Games}} | 48.99 |
| Decathlon {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's decathlon}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Fumio Nishiuchi|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 6324 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Bunkichi Sawada|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 5860
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Khurshid Ahmed|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 5099 |
=Women=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|width=250|labelwidth=130}} | |||
| 100 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Women's 100 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Kiyoko Sugimura|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 12.6
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Roshan Mistry|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 12.8
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Kimiko Okamoto|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 12.9 |
| 200 m {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Women's 200 metres}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Kimiko Okamoto|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 26.0 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Laura Dowdswell|SIN|1951 Asian Games}} | 27.2
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Mary D'Souza|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 28.0 |
| 80 m hurdles {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Women's 80 metres hurdles}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Kyoko Yoneda|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 12.8 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Laura Dowdswell|SIN|1951 Asian Games}} | 13.2
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Taeko Sato|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 13.5 |
| 4 × 100 m relay {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay}} |{{flagIOC2|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 51.4 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 51.9
|{{flagIOC2|INA|1951 Asian Games}} | 54.4 |
| High jump {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Women's high jump}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Kyoko Yoneda|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 1.49 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Taeko Sato|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 1.44
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Marie Semoes|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 1.37 |
| Long jump {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Women's long jump}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Kiyoko Sugimura|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 5.91 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Ayako Yoshikawa|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 5.18
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Sylvia Gauntlet|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 4.52 |
| Shot put {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Women's shot put}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Toyoko Yoshino|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 11.90 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Fumi Kojima|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 10.42
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Barbara Webster|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 9.02 |
| Discus throw {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Women's discus throw}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Toyoko Yoshino|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 42.10 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Fumi Kojima|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 35.51
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Annie Salamun|INA|1951 Asian Games}} | 25.43 |
| Javelin throw {{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games – Women's javelin throw}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Toyoko Yoshino|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 36.25 {{AsianGR|athletics}} |{{flagIOC2medalist|Miyoko Kato|JPN|1951 Asian Games}} | 35.33
|{{flagIOC2medalist|Barbara Webster|IND|1951 Asian Games}} | 26.70 |
Medal table
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagIOC2team
| event = 1951 Asian Games
| team =
| gold_JPN = 20 | silver_JPN = 17 | bronze_JPN = 11
| gold_IND = 10 | silver_IND = 12 | bronze_IND = 12
| gold_SIN = 1 | silver_SIN = 2 | bronze_SIN = 2
| gold_IRN = 1 | silver_IRN = 1 | bronze_IRN = 0
| gold_PHI = 1 | silver_PHI = 0 | bronze_PHI = 3
| gold_CEY = 0 | silver_CEY = 1 | bronze_CEY = 0
| gold_INA = 0 | silver_INA = 0 | bronze_INA = 5
}}
Participating nations
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- {{flagIOC2|AFG|1951 Asian Games|}}
- {{flagIOC2|BIR|1951 Asian Games|}}
- {{flagIOC2|CEY|1951 Asian Games|}}
- {{flagIOC2|IND|1951 Asian Games|52}}
- {{flagIOC2|INA|1951 Asian Games|17}}
- {{flagIOC2|IRN|1951 Asian Games|8}}
- {{flagIOC2|JPN|1951 Asian Games|}}
- {{flagIOC2|NEP|1951 Asian Games|}}
- {{flagIOC2|PHI|1951 Asian Games|}}
- {{flagIOC2|SIN|1951 Asian Games|}}
- {{flagIOC2|THA|1951 Asian Games|}}
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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.
{{Events at the 1951 Asian Games}}
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