Athletics was contested at the 1951 Asian Games in National Stadium, New Delhi, India from 8 March to 11 March 1951.

Medalists

Men 100 m10.811.011.1200 m22.022.522.6400 m50.750.851.4800 m1:59.31:59.72:00.61500 m4:04.14:04.44:05.45000 m15:54.215:57.815:59.010,000 m33:49.634:32.034:58.7110 m hurdles15.215.315.7400 m hurdles54.256.957.63000 m steeplechase9:30.49:31.89:37.84 × 100 m relayMasaji TajimaToshihiro OhashiTomio HosodaKazuta Ikoma 42.7Alfred ShaminRam SwaroopMarian GabrielLavy Pinto 42.8Bernabe LovinaJovencio ArdinaTito AlmagroGenaro Cabrera 43.94 × 400 m relayGovind SinghAmit Singh BakshiBalwant SinghKaran Singh 3:24.2Yorio MizuyokeIchiro TaoFumio NishiuchiEitaro Okano 3:24.4Bernabe LovinaBienvenido LlanetaTomas BennetGenaro Cabrera 3:35.8Marathon2:42:58.62:49:03.02:53:49.810,000 m walk52:31.452:34.852:54.050 km walk5:44:07.45:44:14.65:54:47.4High jump1.931.911.89Pole vault4.11 3.693.61Long jump7.146.996.98Triple jump15.1814.2514.24Shot put13.7813.4012.83Discus throw39.9239.2938.14Hammer throw46.6543.3542.32Javelin throw63.9750.3848.99Decathlon632458605099

Women 100 m12.612.812.9200 m26.027.228.080 m hurdles12.813.213.54 × 100 m relayKimiko OkamotoTaeko SatoAyako YoshikawaKiyoko Sugimura 51.4Banoo GulzarMary D'SouzaPat MendoncaRoshan Mistry 51.9SurjowatiTriwulanDarwatiLie Djiang Nio 54.4High jump1.491.441.37Long jump5.915.184.52Shot put11.9010.429.02Discus throw42.1035.5125.43Javelin throw36.2335.3326.70

Medal table

Participating nations

References Asian Games Results. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-10-04. . Incheon2014. Retrieved on 2014-10-04. . Incheon2014. Retrieved on 2014-10-04.