Athletics at the 1923 Far Eastern Championship Games

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VI Far Eastern Championship Games
Fortunato Catalon and Prince Chichibu.jpg
Sprint champion Catalon (left) shakes hands with Prince Chichibu at the games
DatesMay 1923
Host city Osaka, Japan
Events19
Participation3 nations


At the 1923 Far Eastern Championship Games , the athletics events were held in Osaka, Japan in May. [1] A total of 19 men's athletics events were contested at the competition. It was the last time that track events were conducted over imperial distances, as the competition aligned with international standards in 1925 and began using metric distances. The triple jump event was contested for the first time. [2]

Japan was the foremost nation in the athletics competition on this occasion. The hosts won twelve of the nineteen events and had a gold or silver medallist in all but three of the contests. This included a complete medal sweep of all middle- and long-distance track events. The Philippines, the champions at the previous edition, won six gold medals and ten silver medals. The Chinese had their worst showing yet in athletics, managing just two medals. As last place finishers, they received a bronze for the 220-yard relay. Yu Huaian was their only individual medallist, although he performed well by winning the high jump in a games record. [2]

Fortunato Catalon extended his run of victories in both the 100 and 220-yard sprints, becoming double sprint champion for a fourth time in a row. Katsuo Okazaki, defended his mile run title and went one better than his 1923 880-yards runner-up finish to achieve a middle-distance double. [2] He later represented Japan at the 1924 Summer Olympics and went on to become the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs. [3] Mikio Oda emerged as a top international athlete with wins in the long jump and triple jump, as well as a high jump bronze. He would later go on to become the first individual Olympic champion from Asia at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. [2] [4] Yonetaro Nakazawa, the pole vault winner here, was Japan's flag bearer at that games. [5]

Japan's Nobuyuki Yoshioka defended his title in the five-mile run from the 1921 games and Filipino decathlete Juan Taduran also achieved that feat in his event. [2]

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yardsFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Fortunato Catalon  (PHI)10.4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Seisei Takagi  [ ja ] (JPN)???Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Noriji Omura  (JPN)???
220 yards straightFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Fortunato Catalon  (PHI)22.2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Seisei Takagi  [ ja ] (JPN)???Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Noriji Omura  (JPN)???
440 yardsFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Tokushige Noto  (JPN)52.0Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Francisco Danao  (PHI)???Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Valentin Malinao  (PHI)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideo Matsushige  (JPN)
???
880 yardsFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Katsuo Okazaki  (JPN)2:02.2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kikuo Toda  (JPN)???Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Tokushige Noto  (JPN)???
One mileFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Katsuo Okazaki  (JPN)4:39.4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shigeharu Goyoda  (JPN)???Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hidesuburo Sato  (JPN)???
Five milesFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Nobuyuki Yoshioka  (JPN)27:07.0Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kenichi Shimo  (JPN)???Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shomon Nawada  (JPN)???
120 yd hurdlesFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Paulino Fernandez  (PHI)17.2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Joichi Enohara  (JPN)???Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Pedro Abiera  (PHI)???
220 yd hurdles straightFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Emilio Bucoy  (PHI)27.4Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Juan Escamos  (PHI)???Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shozo Matsukawa  (JPN)???
4×220 yd relayFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)1:33.2Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Philippines  (PHI)???Flag of China (1912-1928).svg  China  (CHN)???
4×400 yd relayFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)3:32.8Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Philippines  (PHI)???Only 2 finishers
High jumpFlag of China (1912-1928).svg  Yu Huaian  (CHN)1.75 mFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Rufino Nollido  (PHI)1.72 mFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Mikio Oda  (JPN)1.70 m
Pole vaultFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yonetaro Nakazawa  (JPN)3.40 mFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Antonio Alo  (PHI)3.32 mFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg Mala (PHI)3.32 m
Long jumpFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Mikio Oda  (JPN)6.90 mFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Simon Santos  (PHI)6.88 mFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Sogo Omoto  (JPN)6.80 m
Triple jumpFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Mikio Oda  (JPN)14.27 mFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Aguedo Torres  (PHI)13.24 mFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Simon Santos  (PHI)13.20 m
Shot putFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Tadaomi Futamura  (JPN)13.71 mFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Arturo Roa  (PHI)13.03 mFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Sebastian Santos  (PHI)12.99 m
Discus throwFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Regino Birtulfo  (PHI)36.46 mFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yoshio Okita  (JPN)35.64 mFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kaizo Ito  (JPN)34.78 m
Javelin throwFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Katsuji Iwai  (JPN)50.78 mFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Santoku Fukuma  (JPN)49.98 mFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Emilio Silverio  (PHI)49.16 m
PentathlonFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Seiichi Ueda  (JPN)15 ptsFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiroshi Masuda  (JPN)18 ptsFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Francisco Danao  (PHI)19 pts
DecathlonFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Juan Taduran  (PHI)5211 ptsFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Juan Escamos  (PHI)5002 ptsFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hiroshi Masuda  (JPN)4993 pts

References

  1. Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN   0-7864-1026-4.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Far Eastern Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-18.
  3. Katsuo Okazaki. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-12-22.
  4. Nakamura, Ken (2010-04-26). Interview with Mikio Oda, first Japanese Olympic gold medallist. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-12-24.
  5. Yonetaro Nakazawa. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2014-12-24.
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