Japanese men completed podium sweeps in the three distance track running events, and also in the triple jump.
Marking a continued decline for Chinese athletes, the country won only two bronze medals – both for finishing last in relay competitions.
This was the first occasion that China failed to have an individual medallist and also the first time no Chinese topped the athletics podium across all disciplines.
[7] Takayoshi Yoshioka, a future men's 100 metres world record holder,[8] medalled in both short sprints.
His countryman Yonetaro Nakazawa was the pole vault winner and went on to be the Japanese flag bearer at the Olympics the following year.