| Event: | Athletics |
| Games: | 1951 Asian Games |
| Venue: | National Stadium |
| Dates: | 8–11 March |
| Nations: | 11 |
| Next: | 1954 |
Athletics was contested at the 1951 Asian Games in National Stadium, New Delhi, India from 8 March to 11 March.
| 100 m | 10.8 = | 11.0 | 11.1 | ||||
| 200 m | 22.0 | 22.5 | 22.6 | ||||
| 400 m | 50.7 | 50.8 | 51.4 | ||||
| 800 m | 1:59.3 | 1:59.7 | 2:00.6 | ||||
| 1500 m | 4:04.1 | 4:04.4 | 4:05.4 | ||||
| 5000 m | 15:54.2 | 15:57.8 | 15:59.0 | ||||
| 10,000 m | 33:49.3 | 34:32.0 | 34:58.8 | ||||
| 110 m hurdles | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.7 | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | 54.2 | 56.9 | 57.6 | ||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:30.4 | 9:31.8 | 9:37.8 | ||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 42.7 | 42.8 | 43.9 | ||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.2 | 3:24.4 | 3:35.8 | ||||
| Marathon | 2:42:58.6 | 2:49:03.0 | 2:53:49.8 | ||||
| 10,000 m walk | 52:31.4 | 52:34.8 | 52:54.0 | ||||
| 50 km walk | 5:44:07.4 | 5:44:14.6 | 5:54:47.4 | ||||
| High jump | 1.93 | 1.91 | 1.89 | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.11 | 3.69 | 3.61 | ||||
| Long jump | 7.14 | 6.99 | 6.98 | ||||
| Triple jump | 15.18 | 14.25 | 14.24 | ||||
| Shot put | 13.78 | 13.40 | 12.83 | ||||
| Discus throw | 39.92 | 39.29 | 38.14 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 46.65 | 43.35 | 42.32 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 63.97 | 50.38 | 48.99 | ||||
| Decathlon | 6324 | 5860 | 5099 |
| 100 m | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 | ||||
| 200 m | 26.0 | 27.2 | 28.0 | ||||
| 80 m hurdles | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.5 | ||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 51.4 | 51.9 | 54.4 | ||||
| High jump | 1.49 | 1.44 | 1.37 | ||||
| Long jump | 5.91 | 5.18 | 4.52 | ||||
| Shot put | 11.90 | 10.42 | 9.02 | ||||
| Discus throw | 42.10 | 35.51 | 25.43 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 36.25 | 35.33 | 26.70 |