The 1989 Asian Athletics Championships was the eighth edition of the international outdoor athletics competition between Asian nations, organised by the Asian Athletics Association. The six-day competition was held from 14–19 November at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India. It featured 40 events, 22 for men and 18 for women, with the steeplechase, pole vault, triple jump and hammer throw competitions being for men only. China comfortably topped the medal table, winning over half the events with 21 golds among a total of 42. The host nation, India, was clear runner-up with eight golds and 22 medals, while Japan (14 medals) was the only other nation to breach double figures. A total of 19 nations reached the medal table.
India's P. T. Usha was the stand-out athlete of the tournament with four gold medals and one silver. She won the 200 metres, 400 metres, 400 metres hurdles and 4 × 400 metres relay, as well as being the 100 metres runner-up. Another Indian runner, Shiny Abraham, won the 800 metres and was second in the 400 m. China's Zhong Huandi claimed a distance double in the women's 3000 metres and 10,000 metres.
Medal summary Men 100 metresZheng Chen10.35Li Tao10.42Takayuki Nakamichi10.48200 metresYoshiyuki Okuyama20.80Khalid Jouma Ibrahim21.07Cai Jianming21.18400 metresIbrahim Ismail Muftah45.6Mohammed Al-Malki45.62Zhao Cunlin46.68800 metresFaramarz Roustaeifar1:51.36Yoshikazu Tachi1:51.42Vijaya Kumaran1:51.851500 metresBahadur Prasad3:45.77Ram Niwas3:46.53Mohamed Suleiman3:47.955000 metresZhang Guowei13:52.37Bahadur Prasad13:58.93Ryu Ok-hyon14:02.3910,000 metresRyu Ok-hyon29:07.93Zhang Guowei29:14.01Muhammad Mousa29:18.783000 metres steeplechaseDeena Ram8:48.46Mohammed al-Dosari8:48.77Mohamed Suleiman8:49.35110 metres hurdlesYu Zhicheng14.18Nagi Ghazi14.20Osamu Matsue14.36400 metres hurdlesHwang Hong-cheol50.29Takashi Kiyokawa50.94Suleiman Houielah51.264 × 100 metres relay Li TaoCai JianmingLi FengZheng Chen39.28 Naotaka MomotaTakayuki NakamichiYoshihiro KatoYoshiyuki Okuyama39.64 Talal MansourSaad Muftah Mubarak Al-KuwariRashid Sheban MarzoukJaseem Mahboob39.894 × 400 metres relay Isamu MurataShigeaki MatsunagaSeiichi IbeYoshikazu Tachi3:07.20 Arjun DevaiahP.V. RajuAyyapan DuraiC. Muralidharan3:07.22 Mohamed Nordin JadiKenny MartinRamasamy HaridasHamdi Jaafar3:11.0820 kilometres race walkHirofumi Sakai1:33:41Chen Helin1:34:19Baldev Singh1:35:52High jumpCho Hyun-wook2.19Liu Yunpeng2.17Abdullah Mohamed Al-Sheib2.14Pole vaultLiang Xueren5.40Huang Weiping5.20Ku Chin-shui5.20Long jumpNai Hui-fang8.07wChen Zunrong7.88Kim Won-jin7.83Triple jumpChen Yanping16.95Du Benzhong16.68Nai Hui-fang16.65Shot putBalwinder Singh18.16Khalid Salman Al-Khalidi17.76Shirappa D. Eashan17.71Discus throwZhang Jinglong57.12Hu Tao56.02Shakti Singh55.60Hammer throwBi Zhong68.94Nobuhiro Todoroki66.04Xie Yingqi65.72Javelin throwWang Wenzhong76.38Ghanem Mabrouk Zaid Johar72.38Wang Yao-Tsung71.94DecathlonLee Fu-an7703Gong Guohua7649Peng Huang-shu7119
Women 100 metresZhang Caihua11.65P. T. Usha11.74Wang Huei-chen11.84200 metresP. T. Usha23.27Ashwini Nachappa23.54Zhang Xiaoqiong23.88400 metresP. T. Usha51.90Shiny Abraham52.40Josephine Mary Singarayar52.65800 metresShiny Abraham2:04.76Rosa Kutty2:07.75Haruko Hashimoto2:09.781500 metresKhin Khin Htwe4:21.06Kim Chun-Mae4:23.75Feng Yanbo4:23.863000 metresZhong Huandi9:05.20Kim Chun-Mae9:11.55Khin Khin Htwe9:22.8010,000 metresZhong Huandi32:25.57Mun Gyong-ae33:23.91Paek Do-Jong34:00.38100 metres hurdlesLiu Huajin13.30Feng Yinghua13.54Naomi Jojima13.97400 metres hurdlesP. T. Usha56.14Chen Yuying56.24Chen Dongmei57.464 × 100 metres relay Li ShuxiangLiu HuajinZhang CaihuaZhang Xiaoqiong44.84 Kutty SarammaPT UshaAshwini NachappaSany Joseph44.87 Nednapa ChommuakRatjai SripetPornpim SrisuratRewadee Srithoa45.584 × 400 metres relay PT UshaShiny AbrahamMercy Matthews-KuttanKutty Saramma3:32.95 Sun SumeiZhang XiaoqiongChen JuyingChen Dongmei3:37.13 Chizuko AkimotoKozue TanakaHaruko HashimotoKimiko Yokoyama3:45.1810,000 metres race walkChen Yueling48:59.86Kavita Garari50:30.90Ma Kyin Lwan50:32.92High jumpJin Ling1.89Kim Hui-seon1.87Su Cun-Yueh1.81Long jumpLiu Shuzhen6.36Elma Muros6.17Reeth Abraham6.15Shot putHuang Zhihong19.69Sui Xinmei19.29Chong Chun-Hwa14.53Discus throwYu Hourun61.92Ikuko Kitamori51.78Pak In-Ok47.12Javelin throwXin Xiaoli58.30Xu Demei57.32Emi Matsui55.30HeptathlonDong Yuping6042Ma Miaolan6021Ma Chun-ping5149
Medal table
See also 1989 in athletics (track and field)
References Asian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-08-21.