Athletics at the 1966 GANEFO

II GANEFO
Host city Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Date(s) November and December 1966
Events 31


1966 GANEFO

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]

Continuing on from the first GANEFO, China dominated the athletics competition, winning nineteen of the gold medals on offer. North Korea was the next most successful with ten gold medals. North Vietnam, Syria and Cambodia each won one gold medal each.[2]

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]

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Chen Jiaquan (CHN) 10.5  Proch Bunthol (CAM) 10.6  Yu Paoan (CHN) 10.7
200 metres  Chen Jiaquan (CHN) 21.5  Zalata (IRQ) 21.9  Chen Hungen (CHN) 22.0
400 metres  Ying Shuiken (CHN) 49.8  Pak Jun-Sik (PRK) 50.0  Chhem Savin (CAM) 50.2
800 metres  Han Yongnian (CHN) 1:52.4  Joo Hoon-Hi (PRK) 1:54.5  Nhea Khay (CAM) 1:55.1
1500 metres  Kang Hyong-Man (PRK) 3:52.0  Han Yongnian (CHN) 3:58.6  Joo Hoon-Hi (PRK) 4:00.0
5000 metres  Kang Hyong-Man (PRK) 15:15.8  Kong Son (CAM) 16:09.6  Jang Joon-Kil (PRK) 16:11.4
10,000 metres  Jo Chung-Seung (PRK) 32:05.0  Chun Man-Hyung (PRK) 32:41.4  Suos Chhin (CAM) 34:27.0
110 m hurdles  Cui Lin (CHN) 13.9  Pech Lev (CAM) 15.0  Sao Mean (CAM) 15.5
400 m hurdles  Tran Huu Chi (VNO) 55.3  Kong Saran (CAM) 55.5  Chhem Savin (CAM) 55.6
4×100 m relay  China (CHN) 41.9  Cambodia (CAM) 42.4  Iraq (IRQ) 42.6
4×400 m relay  China (CHN) 3:20.7  North Korea (PRK) 3:22.5  North Vietnam (VNO) 3:24.5
Marathon  Kim Chang-Seun (PRK) 2:42:30  Ryou Man-Hyung (PRK) 2:53:29  Koeuk (CAM) 3:41:10
High jump  Ni Zhiqin (CHN) 2.27 m  Kamal (IRQ) 1.95 m  Ri Kyung-Chil (PRK) 1.90 m
Pole vault  Jong Yong-Gil (PRK) 4.00 m  Kim Chun-Kwang (PRK) 3.90 m  Hu Zurong (CHN) 3.80 m
Long jump  Huang Zhiwu (CHN) 7.63 m  Proch Bunthol (CAM) 7.40 m  Cha Won-Sil (PRK) 7.36 m
Triple jump  Gu Keyan (CHN) 16.22 m  Tian Zhaozhong (CHN) 15.75 m  Cha Won-Sil (PRK) 15.22 m
Shot put  Kim Gyong-Il (PRK) 15.59 m  Ali Haddad (IRQ) 15.36 m  Mao Yon (CAM) 12.99 m
Discus throw  Wang Chunjuan (CHN) 49.76 m  Ri Yeung-Il (PRK) 43.28 m  Nhem Yeav (CAM) 41.96 m
Hammer throw  Merouane Bitar (SYR) 49.84 m  Saleh Jaki (IRQ) 48.06 m  Em Thuon (CAM) 42.38 m
Javelin throw  Jong Yong-Gil (PRK) 62.06 m  Kim San Chai (CAM) 59.36 m  Samak (IRQ) 59.30 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  He Zufen (CHN) 11.9  Ri Soon-Ja (PRK) 12.1  Meas Kheng (CAM) 12.3
200 metres  Sin Kim-dan (PRK) 24.5  He Zufen (CHN) 24.7  Ri Soon-Ja (PRK) 25.4
400 metres  Sin Kim-dan (PRK) 53.1  Meas Kheng (CAM) 58.4  Ri Bok-Sil (PRK) 60.0
800 metres  Sin Kim-dan (PRK) 2:03.7  Sun Yuandung (CHN) 2:16.2  Kim Kun (CAM) 2:30.8
80 m hurdles  Li Shunu (CHN) 11.2  Son Sung-Sook (PRK) 11.6  Zheng Fengrong (CHN) 11.7
4×100 m relay  China (CHN) 48.2  North Korea (PRK) 49.2  Cambodia (CAM) 49.8
High jump  Zheng Fengrong (CHN) 1.70 m  Oh Sung-Hwan (PRK) 1.65 m  Xuan Xiaomei (CHN) 1.60 m
Long jump  Xiao Jieping (CHN) 6.12 m  Kang Yueli (CHN) 6.01 m  Son Sung-Sook (PRK) 5.48 m
Shot put  Chong Xiuyun (CHN) 16.43 m  Yuan Chiuxiang (CHN) 15.39 m  Ri Soo-Hak (PRK) 14.73 m
Discus throw  Liu Decui (CHN) 54.56 m  Ri Ko-Choon (PRK) 43.30 m  Chung Xiuyun (CHN) 40.06 m
Javelin throw  Eang Sin (CAM) 42.98 m  Dong He (CHN) 42.12 m  Nol Kan (CAM) 40.80 m
Pentathlon  Zheng Fengrong (CHN) 4300 pts  Xuan Xiaomei (CHN) 4151 pts  Oh Sung-Hwan (PRK) 3934 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 GANEFO Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-14.
  3. ↑ Asian Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-14.
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