| Event: | Athletics |
| Games: | 1966 Asian Games |
| Venue: | National Stadium |
| Dates: | 10–15 December |
| Prev: | 1962 |
| Next: | 1970 |
Athletics was contested at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand from December 10 to December 15.
| 100 m | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | ||||
| 200 m | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.6 | ||||
| 400 m | 47.1 | 47.4 | 47.5 | ||||
| 800 m | 1:49.4 | 1:49.5 | 1:49.6 | ||||
| 1500 m | 3:47.3 | 3:48.0 | 3:48.1 | ||||
| 5000 m | 14:22.0 | 14:23.1 | 14:56.0 | ||||
| 10,000 m | 30:27.8 | 30:36.8 | 31:06.6 | ||||
| 110 m hurdles | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.7 | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | 51.7 | 52.3 | 53.0 | ||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:53.6 | 8:56.5 | 9:05.2 | ||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 40.6 | 41.0 | 41.3 | ||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.1 | 3:13.1 | 3:13.4 | ||||
| Marathon | 2:33:23 | 2:35:04 | 2:40:56 | ||||
| High jump | 2.05 | 2.03 | 2.00 | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.70 | 4.60 | 4.40 | ||||
| Long jump | 7.48 | 7.39 | 7.31 | ||||
| Triple jump | 15.61 | 15.54 | 15.49 | ||||
| Shot put | 16.22 | 16.13 | 16.02 | ||||
| Discus throw | 49.62 | 49.30 | 47.64 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 62.90 | 60.02 | 57.18 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 72.92 | 68.24 | 67.86 | ||||
| Decathlon | 7003 | 6613 | 6553 |
| 100 m | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | ||||
| 200 m | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.7 | ||||
| 400 m | 56.3 | 57.5 | 57.7 | ||||
| 800 m | 2:10.5 | 2:12.7 | 2:13.6 | ||||
| 80 m hurdles | 11.2 = | 11.4 | 11.4 | ||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 47.1 | 47.8 | 48.8 | ||||
| High jump | 1.60 = | 1.58 | 1.55 | ||||
| Long jump | 5.95 = | 5.83 | 5.69 | ||||
| Shot put | 14.48 | 13.92 | 12.83 | ||||
| Discus throw | 47.58 | 42.34 | 41.08 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 49.44 | 42.50 | 40.90 | ||||
| Pentathlon | 4468 | 3951 | 3889 |