Athletics at the 1925 Far Eastern Championship Games

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VII Far Eastern Championship Games
DatesMay
Host city Manila, Philippines
Events19
Participation3 nations

1925 Far Eastern Championship Games

The athletics events at the May 1925 Far Eastern Championship Games were held in Manila, Philippines. [1] A total of 19 men's athletics events were contested at the competition. It was the first time that track events at this competition were conducted over the international standard metric distances, changing from the imperial distances that previously featured at the competition. [2]

The Philippines returned to the top of the medal table in the athletics programme. The hosts won all but six of the nineteen events, placed in the top two in 16 of them, and completed medal sweeps in seven events. Japan was the next most successful nation, with five gold medals and medal sweeps in the triple jump and 1500 metres. China again performed poorly, matching their previous haul of two athletics medals of one gold and one bronze medal. [2]

Fortunato Catalon aimed for a fifth straight sprint double, but teammate David Nepomuceno—who became the first Filipino Olympian a year earlier—defeated Catalon in the 200 metres title. Two other Filipinos defended their titles from 1923: Regino Birtulfo in the discus and Juan Taduran in the decathlon. Mikio Oda of Japan was the only other athlete to repeat as champion, retaining his triple jump crown. Chūhei Nambu followed in his compatriot's footsteps by taking medals in high, long and triple jump at one games. [2] Both Oda and Nambu would go on to win Olympic triple jump titles (in 1928 and 1932, respectively). [3] [4] Wu Topan was China's only winner in the pentathlon.

Generoso Rabaya of the Philippines was the only athlete to claim two titles in the athletics and did so with an unusual combination of 110 metres hurdles and shot put (taking advantage of the lighter Asian implements in use). [2]

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Fortunato Catalon  (PHI)11.1Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  David Nepomuceno  (PHI)???Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Sasago Tani  (JPN)???
200 metres straightFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  David Nepomuceno  (PHI)22.5Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Fortunato Catalon  (PHI)???Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Cirilo Perez  (PHI)???
400 metresFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Francisco Danao  (PHI)51.2Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Crispin Garcia  (PHI)???Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Roger Paredes  (PHI)???
800 metresFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yukiyoshi Kuwata  (JPN)2:01.7Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Tokushige Noto  (JPN)???Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Juan Taduran  (PHI)???
1500 metresFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shomon Nawada  (JPN)4:07.8Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hidesuburo Sato  (JPN)???Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takaharu Yoneda  (JPN)???
10,000 metresFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Julian Musne  (PHI)36:07.5Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Ramon Soriano  (PHI)???Flag of China (1912-1928).svg  Zhu Yaoxie  (CHN)???
110 m hurdlesFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Generoso Rabaya  (PHI)15.9Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Paulino Fernandez  (PHI)???Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Pedro Abiera  (PHI)???
200 m hurdles straightFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Pedro Abiera  (PHI)25.7Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Sotero Binongcal  (PHI)???Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Antonio Nicanor  (PHI)???
4 × 200 m relayFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)1:30.3Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Philippines  (PHI)???Only two finishers
4 × 400 m relayFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)3:25.8Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Philippines  (PHI)???Only two finishers
High jumpFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Eliseo Razo  (PHI)1.835 mFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Chūhei Nambu  (JPN)1.81 mFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Rufino Ico  (PHI)1.785 m
Pole vaultFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Antonio Alo  (PHI)
Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Numeriano Tagavilla  (PHI)		3.415 mNot awardedFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Carlos Mejillano  (PHI)
Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Miguel Sujeco  (PHI)		3.35 m
Long jumpFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Generoso Rivera  (PHI)6.89 mFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Silvestre Driz  (PHI)6.83 mFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Chūhei Nambu  (JPN)6.69 m
Triple jumpFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Mikio Oda  (JPN)14.08 mFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Chūhei Nambu  (JPN)14.00 mFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takeo Kobayashi  (JPN)13.97 m
Shot putFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Generoso Rabaya  (PHI)14.23 mFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yasuyuki Fujita  (JPN)14.02 mFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Arturo Roa  (PHI)13.68 m
Discus throwFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Regino Birtulfo  (PHI)37.40 mFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yasuyuki Fujita  (JPN)36.93 mFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yoshio Okita  (JPN)34.97 m
Javelin throwFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Rufino Ico  (PHI)51.71 mFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Arturo Roa  (PHI)51.60 mFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Agripino Sevilla  (PHI)51.12 m
PentathlonFlag of China (1912-1928).svg  Wu Topan  (CHN)2430 ptsFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Francisco Danao  (PHI)2428 ptsFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Rufino Ico  (PHI)2325 pts
DecathlonFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Juan Taduran  (PHI)5042 ptsFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Paulino Fernandez  (PHI)4959 ptsFlag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  John Tatom  (PHI)4741 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 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.
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