Athletics is one of the sports at the quadrennial East Asian Games competition. It has been one of the sports held at the Games since the inaugural edition in 1993.
| width=60 | Games | width=100 | Year | width=200 | Host city | width=150 | Host country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1993 | Shanghai | |||||
| II | 1997 | Busan | |||||
| III | 2001 | Osaka | |||||
| IV | 2005 | Macau | |||||
| V | 2009 | Hong Kong | |||||
| VI | 2013 | Tianjin |
East Asian Games records in athletics