At the 2005 East Asian Games, the athletics events were held at the Estádio Campo Desportivo in Macau, People's Republic of China from 1–4 November. A total of 45 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 22 by female athletes. China easily topped the medal table, winning 26 of the 45 available gold medals and accounting for half of the total female medallists. Japan won 46 medals, 16 of them gold, while South Korea was a clear third with a total of 21 medals. No athletes from either Guam or Mongolia reached the podium.

During the four-day competition, a total of 11 East Asian Games records were broken. Among these were Liu Xiang's 13.21 seconds run in the 110 metres hurdles and a 20.06 m throw in the shot put from Zhang Qi (who had set a Chinese record some weeks earlier). The 2000 Olympic Champion Wang Liping brought her career to a close with a final gold in the 20 km race walk.

A total of six athletes medalled in multiple individual events: Yuki Nakamura won both the men's 5000 and 10,000 metres events, while Hiromi Ominami won two silvers on the women's side. Lee Duhaeng took 10,000 m silver and 5000 m bronze, Bae Hae-Jin did a bronze double in the 1500/5000 m, and Chen Fu-Pin won the 800 metres silver and 1500 m bronze. In the field events, Yuka Murofushi won bronze in both the discus and hammer throws.

While the large majority of events featured performances of an international standard, some competitions fell far short of the level expected of a regional games event. Many of Japan's top athletes were absent and a number of Chinese competitors had peaked earlier at the 10th Chinese National Games in Nanjing. Only one athlete (Takuro Mori) managed to clear the bar in the whole of the men's pole vault contest, while Hou Fei took bronze in the men's hammer with a small throw of 37.14 (almost half that of the winner). In the women's 4×400 metres relay Macau's bronze medal time of 4:05.61 was over thirty seconds slower than the winning team, and some 50 seconds off the world record time. Furthermore, the distances races were criticised for their slow pacing, the men's 10,000 bronze medalist running slightly slower than the women's bronze medalist.Chua, Chong Jin (2005-11-04). China Tops Medal Tally - East Asian Games, Day Four Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-21.Chua, Chong Jin (2005-11-01). China Reigns! East Asian Games, Day One. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-21.

Records NameEventCountryRecordType Liu Qing 800 metres 2:00.11 GR Hiroyuki Morikawa 1500 metres 3:48.27 GR Feng Yun 100 metres hurdles 13.09 GR Liu Xiang 110 metres hurdles 13.21 GR Huang Xiaoxiao 400 metres hurdles 55.33 GR Yu Chaohong 20 km walk 1:23:51 GR Zhao Yingying Pole vault 4.40 GR Kim Duk-Hyung Triple jump 16.79 GR Zhang Qi Shot put 20.06 GR Song Aimin Discus throw 64.32 GR Zhang Wenxiu Hammer throw 72.23 GR Ma Ning Javelin throw 61.95 GR

Key:WR — World record AR — Area record GR — Games record NR — National record

Medal summary

Men 100 metres 10.40 10.54 10.63200 metres 20.88 21.34 21.42400 metres 46.44 47.41 49.43800 metres 1:48.60 1:49.74 1:50.101500 metres 3:48.27 GR 3:50.82 3:52.635000 metres 14:05.77 14:16.44 14:24.0310,000 metres 31:59.69 31:59.72 34:55.56110 metre hurdles 13.21 GR 13.36 13.89400 metre hurdles 50.85 51.04 52.083000 metre steeplechase 8:40.16 8:45.47 8:50.414×100 metre relay39.6139.8939.904×400 metre relay3:07.703:09.063:12.10 Half marathon 1:08:14 1:08:17 1:08:3820 km walk 1:23:51 GR 1:24:44 1:25:51 High jump 2.23 2.23 2.20 Pole vault 5.00Not awarded —Not awarded — Long jump 7.77 w 7.73 7.72 Triple jump 16.79 GR 16.45 16.38 Shot put 20.06 GR 18.84 18.06 Discus throw 61.74 59.27 54.19 Hammer throw 70.35 66.40 37.14 Javelin throw 79.75 76.96 75.59 Decathlon 7754 7531 7383

Women 100 metres 11.65 11.76 11.95200 metres 23.78 24.58 24.70400 metres 52.69 52.93 54.42800 metres 2:00.11 GR 2:04.57 2:05.451500 metres 4:20.54 4:21.77 4:30.565000 metres 16:04.56 16:10.77 16:35.3510,000 metres 32:35.07 32:36.62 34:53.06100 metre hurdles 13.09 GR 13.44 13.45400 metre hurdles 55.33 GR 56.54 57.384×100 metre relay44.8845.3746.664×400 metre relay3:33.593:36.644:05.61 (NR) Half marathon 1:16:31 1:16:33 1:18:4820 km walk 1:34:01 1:34:31 1:35:10 High jump 1.85 1.85 1.70 Pole vault 4.40 GR 4.30 4.30 Long jump 6.54 6.31 6.12 Triple jump 14.08 13.65 13.36 Shot put 18.12 16.89 16.50 Discus throw 64.32 GR 60.13 54.28 Hammer throw 72.23 GR 69.20 63.67 Javelin throw 61.95 GR 61.42 53.37 Heptathlon 5932 5719 5292

Medal table

References General East Asian Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-02-21. Chua, Chong Jin (2005-10-30). Chinese set to dominate – East Asian Games, PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-21. Chua, Chong Jin (2005-11-01). China Reigns! East Asian Games, Day One. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-21. Chua, Chong Jin (2005-11-02). Liu Xiang takes expected win, as action hots-up in Macau - East Asian Games, Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-21. Chua, Chong Jin (2005-11-03). Japan fights back – East Asian Games, Day Three. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-21. Chua, Chong Jin (2005-11-04). China Tops Medal Tally - East Asian Games, Day Four Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-21. Specific

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