At the 1919 Far Eastern Championship Games, the athletics events were held in Manila, Philippines in May.Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. . A total of 18 athletics events were contested at the competition. The five-mile road race was held for the last time, being replaced by a five-mile track race at the following edition.Far Eastern Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-18.
The host nation, the Philippines, dominated in the sport, winning thirteen of the eighteen gold medals on offer. The Japanese took three gold medals, reaching the podium in running events only. China's two golds came in the combined track and field events and most of its other medals came in field events.
Fortunato Catalon of the Philippines defended both his 100-yard dash and 220-yard dash titles from the 1917 edition. Two of his team mates, shot putter Alejo Alvarez and high hurdles specialist Constantino Rabaya, were the only other athletes to repeat as champions. Alvarez also won the discus throw title on this occasion. Japan's best athlete was Kiyoji Ikuta, who won the mile run and five-mile titles. Chu Ente was the only Chinese to top the athletics podium at the games, and he did so twice by winning the decathlon and pentathlon.
Medal summary
100 yards 10.0 ??? ???220 yards straight 23.0 ??? ???440 yards 51.6 ??? ???880 yards 2:05.0 ??? ???One mile 4:52.0 ??? ???Five miles (road) 29:26 ??? ???120 yd hurdles 16.2 ??? ???220 yd hurdles straight 26.4 ??? ???4×220 yd relay 1:38.2 ???Only two finishers4×400 yd relay 3:36.0 ??? ???High jump 1.72 m ??? m ??? mPole vault 3.31 m ??? m ??? mLong jump 6.57 m ??? m ??? mShot put 11.38 m ??? m ??? mDiscus throw 32.20 m 31.44 m ??? mJavelin throw 46.44 m ??? m ??? mPentathlon 359 pts 358 pts 318 ptsDecathlon 755 pts 752 pts 697 pts
References
Results Far Eastern Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-18.