| 2009 Asian Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | November 10–14 |
| Host city |  Guangzhou, China |
| Venue | Guangdong Olympic Stadium |
| Events | 44 |
| Participation | 505 athletes from 37 nations |
The 18th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Guangzhou, China in 2009.
| 2009 Asian Championships | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Dates | November 10–14 |
| Host city | Guangzhou, China |
| Venue | Guangdong Olympic Stadium |
| Events | 44 |
| Participation | 505 athletes from 37 nations |
The 18th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Guangzhou, China in 2009.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Zheng Xingjuan China | 1.93 | Nadiya Dusanova  Uzbekistan | 1.90 | Svetlana Radzivil Uzbekistan | 1.87 |
| Pole vault | Li Caixia China | 4.30 | Wu Sha China | 4.15 | Choi Yun-Hee  South Korea | 4.00 |
| Long jump | Marestella Torres  Philippines | 6.51 | Chen Yaling China | 6.28 | Sachiko Masumi  Japan | 6.28 |
| Triple jump | Olga Rypakova  Kazakhstan | 14.53 | Xu Tingting China | 14.11 | Irina Litvinenko Kazakhstan | 13.99 |
| Shot put | Gong Lijiao China | 19.04 | Liu Xiangrong China | 17.55 | Leila Rajabi  Iran | 16.71 |
| Discus throw | Song Aimin China | 63.90 | Ma Xuejun China | 63.63 | Krishna Poonia  India | 59.84 |
| Hammer throw | Zhang Wenxiu China | 72.07 CR | Hao Shuai China | 65.87 | Yuka Murofushi Japan | 61.99 |
| Javelin throw | Liu Chunhua China | 57.93 | Li Lingwei China | 55.13 | Kim Kyong-Ae South Korea | 53.84 |
| Heptathlon | Yuliya Tarasova Uzbekistan | 5840 pts | Yuki Nakata Japan | 5582 pts | Mei Yiduo China | 5460 pts |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 18 | 19 | 10 | 47 |
| 2 | Japan | 12 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Bahrain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | India | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 |  Qatar | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tajikistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Vietnam | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 |  Kuwait | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 20 |  Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 | |
Bahrain (12)
Bangladesh (1)
Brunei (1) China (77) Chinese Taipei (22)
Hong Kong (16) India (53) Indonesia (6) Iran (15) Iraq (5) Japan (55)
Jordan (5) Kazakhstan (23) Kuwait (9)
Kyrgyzstan (3)
Laos (1)
Lebanon (2)
Macau (4) Malaysia (17)
Maldives (1)
Mongolia (6)
Nepal (4)
North Korea (3)
Oman (5) Philippines (5) Qatar (9) Saudi Arabia (17)
Singapore (10) South Korea (26) Sri Lanka (21)
Syria (4) Tajikistan (5) Thailand (25)
Turkmenistan (2) United Arab Emirates (6) Uzbekistan (19) Vietnam (10)
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