Athletics was contested from October 7 to October 14 at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea. A total of 459 athletes from 39 nations took part in the competition. Afghanistan, Bhutan, Brunei, Laos and Maldives were the only nations without a representative in the events.
Schedule
| ● | 1st day | ● | Final day | H | Heats | S | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 7th Mon |
8th Tue |
9th Wed |
10th Thu |
11th Fri |
12th Sat |
13th Sun |
14th Mon | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m | H | S | F | |||||||
| Men's 200 m | H | S | F | |||||||
| Men's 400 m | H | S | F | |||||||
| Men's 800 m | H | F | ||||||||
| Men's 1500 m | F | |||||||||
| Men's 5000 m | F | |||||||||
| Men's 10,000 m | F | |||||||||
| Men's 110 m hurdles | H | F | ||||||||
| Men's 400 m hurdles | H | F | ||||||||
| Men's 3000 m steeplechase | F | |||||||||
| Men's 4 × 100 m relay | H | F | ||||||||
| Men's 4 × 400 m relay | H | F | ||||||||
| Men's marathon | F | |||||||||
| Men's 20 km walk | F | |||||||||
| Men's high jump | F | |||||||||
| Men's pole vault | F | |||||||||
| Men's long jump | F | |||||||||
| Men's triple jump | F | |||||||||
| Men's shot put | F | |||||||||
| Men's discus throw | F | |||||||||
| Men's hammer throw | F | |||||||||
| Men's javelin throw | F | |||||||||
| Men's decathlon | ● | ● | ||||||||
| Women's 100 m | H | F | ||||||||
| Women's 200 m | H | F | ||||||||
| Women's 400 m | H | F | ||||||||
| Women's 800 m | H | F | ||||||||
| Women's 1500 m | F | |||||||||
| Women's 5000 m | F | |||||||||
| Women's 10,000 m | F | |||||||||
| Women's 100 m hurdles | H | F | ||||||||
| Women's 400 m hurdles | F | |||||||||
| Women's 4 × 100 m relay | F | |||||||||
| Women's 4 × 400 m relay | F | |||||||||
| Women's marathon | F | |||||||||
| Women's 20 km walk | F | |||||||||
| Women's high jump | F | |||||||||
| Women's pole vault | F | |||||||||
| Women's long jump | F | |||||||||
| Women's triple jump | F | |||||||||
| Women's shot put | F | |||||||||
| Women's discus throw | F | |||||||||
| Women's hammer throw | F | |||||||||
| Women's javelin throw | F | |||||||||
| Women's heptathlon | ● | ● | ||||||||
Medalists
Men
Women
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 |  India (IND) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 |  South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 13 | 8 | 23 |
| 7 |  Bahrain (BRN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 |  Thailand (THA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 45 | 49 | 42 | 136 | |
Participating nations
A total of 459 athletes from 39 nations competed in athletics at the 2002 Asian Games:
- Bahrain (6)
Bangladesh (2)
Cambodia (1)- China (64)
Chinese Taipei (14)
Hong Kong (6)- India (37)
Indonesia (3)- Iran (4)
- Japan (63)
Jordan (1)- Kazakhstan (19)
- Kuwait (7)
- Kyrgyzstan (2)
Lebanon (3)
Macau (2)
Malaysia (8)
Mongolia (1)
Myanmar (2)
Nepal (5)- North Korea (3)
Oman (5)
Pakistan (3)
Palestine (2)
Philippines (13)- Qatar (31)
- Saudi Arabia (26)
Singapore (1)- South Korea (62)
- Sri Lanka (13)
Syria (1)
Tajikistan (4)- Thailand (23)
Timor-Leste (2)
Turkmenistan (1)
United Arab Emirates (2)- Uzbekistan (12)
Vietnam (4)
Yemen (1)
References
External links
- Results - GBR Athletics
