Athletics at the 1917 Far Eastern Championship Games
At the 1917 Far Eastern Championship Games, the athletics events were held in Tokyo, Japan in May. A total of eighteen events were contested in the men-only competition.[1] The javelin throw was contested for the first time and a ten mile run was included for the first and only time as the sole long-distance running event (replacing the 8-mile race held in 1915). Japan won most of the individual track medals, while China and the Philippines were the most successful in the field events section.[2]
| III Far Eastern Championship Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 1917 |
| Host city | Tokyo, Japan |
| Events | 18 |
| Participation | 3 nations |
Fortunato Catalon of the Philippines completed a sprint double in the 100-yard and 220-yard runs. Japan's Gishiro Taku completed a similar feat in the middle-distance running events. Filipino long jumper C. Cardenas was the only individual to retain their title from the 1915 Shanghai Championship Games.[2] The decathlon winner Genzaburo Noguchi of Japan went on to become the first person to represent his country in the event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3]
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Fortunato Catalon (PHI) | 10.0 | Nicolas Llaneta (PHI) | 10.4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sasago Madono (JPN) | 10.4 |
| 220 yards straight | Fortunato Catalon (PHI) | 23.8 | Sasago Madono (JPN) | 24.2 | Joji Hattori (JPN) | 24.6 |
| 440 yards | Shinsaku Yamanouchi (JPN) | 55.0 | Iwao Saeki (JPN) | 55.2 | Pedro Ablan (PHI) | 56.2 |
| 880 yards | Gishiro Taku (JPN) | 2:12.2 | Shinsaku Yamanouchi (JPN) | 2:14.0 | Ichiro Sawada (JPN) | 2:15.0 |
| One mile | Gishiro Taku (JPN) | 4:56.4 | Kenkichi Inoue (JPN) | 4:59.4 | Tadanao Suzuki (JPN) | 5:04.0 |
| Ten miles | Genichi Hashimoro (JPN) | ??? | Tominosuke Kato (JPN) | ??? | Hitoshi Sasaki (JPN) | ??? |
| 120 yd hurdles | Constantino Rabaya (PHI) | 17.0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Chang Chingfu (CHN) | ??? | Jose Lozada (PHI) | ??? |
| 220 yd hurdles straight | Isabelo Astraquillo (PHI) | 28.6 | Calixto Bello (PHI) | 28.8 | Sapnu (PHI) | 29.0 |
| 4×220 yd relay | Philippines (PHI) | 1:38.2 | Japan (JPN) | 1:39.2 | China (CHN) | ??? |
| 4×400 yd relay | Japan (JPN) | 3:41.0 | Philippines (PHI) | 3:42.0 | China (CHN) | ??? |
| High jump | Yuan Qingxiang (CHN) | 1.67 m | Kuo Chiaoyen (CHN) | 1.65 m | Chen Wuten (CHN) | 1.62 m |
| Pole vault | Tang Ichung (CHN) | 3.15 m | Kuo Chiaoyen (CHN) | 3.07 m | Llanes (PHI) | 2.99 m |
| Long jump | C. Cardenas (PHI) | 6.63 m | Genaro Saavedra (PHI) | 6.55 m | Simon Santos (PHI) | 6.48 m |
| Shot put | Alejo Alvarez (PHI) | 10.69 m | Cabanilla (PHI) | 10.44 m | Mun Chipan (CHN) | 10.29 m |
| Discus throw | Rafael Montes (PHI) | 33.36 m | Alejo Alvarez (PHI) | 31.10 m | Liu Inwu (CHN) | 29.54 m |
| Javelin throw | Kenkichi Saito (JPN) | 43.74 m | C. Cardenas (PHI) | 38.54 m | Chen Chuju (CHN) | 37.68 m |
| Pentathlon | Masajiro Sagiyama (JPN) | 295 pts | Tu Jungtang (CHN) | 287 pts | Chu Wuto (CHN) | 252 pts |
| Decathlon | Genzaburo Noguchi (JPN) | 678 pts | Wenceslao Villanueva (PHI) | ??? pts | Genaro Saavedra (PHI) | ??? pts |
References
- Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
- Far Eastern Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-18.
- Gensabulo Noguchi. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-12-21.
- Results
- Far Eastern Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-18.
