| III Far Eastern Championship Games | |
| Host City: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Dates: | May 1917 |
| Nations Participating: | 3 |
| Events: | 18 |
| Previous: | 1915 Shanghai |
| Next: | 1919 Manila |
| Games: | 1917 Far Eastern Championship Games |
At the 1917 Far Eastern Championship Games, the athletics events were held in Tokyo, Japan in May. A total of eighteen events were contested in the men-only competition.[1] The javelin throw was contested for the first time and a ten mile run was included for the first and only time as the sole long-distance running event (replacing the 8-mile race held in 1915). Japan won most of the individual track medals, while China and the Philippines were the most successful in the field events section.[2]
Fortunato Catalon of the Philippines completed a sprint double in the 100-yard and 220-yard runs. Japan's Gishiro Taku completed a similar feat in the middle-distance running events. Filipino long jumper C. Cardenas was the only individual to retain their title from the 1915 Shanghai Championship Games.[2] The decathlon winner Genzaburo Noguchi of Japan went on to become the first person to represent his country in the event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3]
| 100 yards | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 | ||||
| 220 yards straight | 23.8 | 24.2 | 24.6 | ||||
| 440 yards | 55.0 | 55.2 | 56.2 | ||||
| 880 yards | 2:12.2 | 2:14.0 | 2:15.0 | ||||
| One mile | 4:56.4 | 4:59.4 | 5:04.0 | ||||
| Ten miles | ??? | ??? | ??? | ||||
| 120 yd hurdles | 17.0 | ??? | ??? | ||||
| 220 yd hurdles straight | 28.6 | 28.8 | 29.0 | ||||
| 4×220 yd relay | 1:38.2 | 1:39.2 | ??? | ||||
| 4×400 yd relay | 3:41.0 | 3:42.0 | ??? | ||||
| High jump | 1.67 m | 1.65 m | 1.62 m | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.15 m | 3.07 m | 2.99 m | ||||
| Long jump | 6.63 m | 6.55 m | 6.48 m | ||||
| Shot put | 10.69 m | 10.44 m | 10.29 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 33.36 m | 31.10 m | 29.54 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 43.74 m | 38.54 m | 37.68 m | ||||
| Pentathlon | 295 pts | 287 pts | 252 pts | ||||
| Decathlon | 678 pts | ??? pts | ??? pts |