II GANEFO | |
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Host city | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Date(s) | November and December 1966 |
Events | 31 |
At the 1966 GANEFO , the athletics events were held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in November and December. [1] A total of 21 men's and 12 women's athletics events were contested at the competition. [2] The program was the same as the previous edition, except that the men's decathlon and steeplechase events were dropped. Composed entirely of athletes from Asian nations, the events served as a counterpart to the athletics at the 1966 Asian Games, which featured largely Western-allied Asian nations. [3]
Phnom Penh, formerly known as Krong Chaktomuk or Krong Chaktomuk Serimongkul, is the capital and most populous city in Cambodia. Phnom Penh has been the national capital since French colonization of Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's economic, industrial, and cultural center.
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North Vietnam, officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV), was a country in Southeast Asia from 1954 to 1975.
Ni Zhiqin, China's leading men's high jumper, was the only man to defend his title from the 1963 games. Zheng Fengrong, a former world record holder, added the high jump gold to the defence of her women's pentathlon title and also a 80 metres hurdles bronze. The most successful athlete of the tournament was Sin Kim-dan, who won the 200 metres, 400 metres and 800 metres titles – this meant she managed to defend all her 1963 titles. [2]
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.7 | |||
200 metres | 21.5 | 21.9 | 22.0 | |||
400 metres | 49.8 | 50.0 | 50.2 | |||
800 metres | 1:52.4 | 1:54.5 | 1:55.1 | |||
1500 metres | 3:52.0 | 3:58.6 | 4:00.0 | |||
5000 metres | 15:15.8 | 16:09.6 | 16:11.4 | |||
10,000 metres | 32:05.0 | 32:41.4 | 34:27.0 | |||
110 m hurdles | 13.9 | 15.0 | 15.5 | |||
400 m hurdles | 55.3 | 55.5 | 55.6 | |||
4×100 m relay | 41.9 | 42.4 | 42.6 | |||
4×400 m relay | 3:20.7 | 3:22.5 | 3:24.5 | |||
Marathon | 2:42:30 | 2:53:29 | 3:41:10 | |||
High jump | 2.27 m | 1.95 m | 1.90 m | |||
Pole vault | 4.00 m | 3.90 m | 3.80 m | |||
Long jump | 7.63 m | 7.40 m | 7.36 m | |||
Triple jump | 16.22 m | 15.75 m | 15.22 m | |||
Shot put | 15.59 m | 15.36 m | 12.99 m | |||
Discus throw | 49.76 m | 43.28 m | 41.96 m | |||
Hammer throw | 49.84 m | 48.06 m | 42.38 m | |||
Javelin throw | 62.06 m | 59.36 m | 59.30 m |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.3 | |||
200 metres | 24.5 | 24.7 | 25.4 | |||
400 metres | 53.1 | 58.4 | 60.0 | |||
800 metres | 2:03.7 | 2:16.2 | 2:30.8 | |||
80 m hurdles | 11.2 | 11.6 | 11.7 | |||
4×100 m relay | 48.2 | 49.2 | 49.8 | |||
High jump | 1.70 m | 1.65 m | 1.60 m | |||
Long jump | 6.12 m | 6.01 m | 5.48 m | |||
Shot put | 16.43 m | 15.39 m | 14.73 m | |||
Discus throw | 54.56 m | 43.30 m | 40.06 m | |||
Javelin throw | 42.98 m | 42.12 m | 40.80 m | |||
Pentathlon | 4300 pts | 4151 pts | 3934 pts |
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