2000 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships

The 2000 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships were held at the Santos Stadium in Adelaide, Australia, between August 24–26, 2000. They were held together with the 2000 Oceania Open Championships. A total of 33 events were contested, 17 by boys and 16 by girls.

V Oceania Youth Athletics Championships
DatesAugust 24–26
Host cityAdelaide, South Australia, Australia Australia
VenueSantos Stadium
LevelYouth
Events33 (17 boys, 16 girls)
Participation97 (51 boys, 46 girls) athletes from
18 nations

Medal summary edit

Medal winners can be found on the Athletics Weekly website.[1] Complete results can be found on the webpages of the World Junior Athletics History,[2] and the Cool Running New Zealand newsgroup.[3][4][5]

Boys under 18 (Youth) edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: 3.7m/s)
  Teina Teiti (COK) 11.01 w   Albert Thomas (AUS) 11.23 w   Eddie Matthies (PNG) 11.31 w
200 metres
(wind: 0.5m/s)
  Teina Teiti (COK) 22.63   Albert Thomas (AUS) 22.70   Nathan Morath (NZL) 22.92
400 metres   Nathan Morath (NZL) 50.58   Dominique Bouillant (NCL) 52.15  /  Roger Lau Fat (TAH) 53.25
800 metres   Michael Stringer (NZL) 1:58.34   Setefano Mika (SAM) 2:01.14   Linton Mani Oeta (SOL) 2:01.55
1500 metres   Setefano Mika (SAM) 4:20.93   Henry Foufaka (SOL) 4:23.79   Satini Tyrell (SAM) 4:23.83
3000 metres   Henry Foufaka (SOL) 9:20.79   Bongi Maki (PNG) 10:09.11   Keith Sepety (FSM) 10:17.75
2000 metres steeplechase   Henry Foufaka (SOL) 6:41.89
110 metres hurdles
(wind: 2.7m/s)
  Matt Stratton (NZL) 14.54 w  /  Matorai Dehors (TAH) 16.89 w   Satini Tyrell (SAM) 17.23 w
400 metres hurdles   Matt Stratton (NZL) 57.81   Darrell Bradford (GUM) 58.75  /  Roger Lau Fat (TAH) 1:00.54
High Jump   Glen Petersen (AUS) 2.01   Antonio Mohamed (FIJ)
  Daniel Sandol (PNG)
1.95
Pole Vault   Warren Tavergeux (NCL) 4.00   Dominique Bouillant (NCL) 3.20
Long Jump   Eroni Tuivanuavou (FIJ) 7.06 (wind: 1.1m/s)   Glen Petersen (AUS) 6.90 (wind: 1.8m/s)   Albert Thomas (AUS) 6.80 (wind: 1.7m/s)
Triple Jump   Simon Benari (PNG) 12.70 (wind: 0.7m/s)   Taia Maerennang (KIR) 12.56 (wind: -0.5m/s)   Alfred Reiher (KIR) 12.17 w (wind: 2.4m/s)
Shot Put   David McGrath (NZL) 15.49   Sam Hanzel (AUS) 15.31   Rangi Ivaiti (COK) 14.87
Hammer Throw   Sam Hanzel (AUS) 42.71   Fereti Leavasa (SAM) 27.97
Javelin Throw   Jarrod Bannister (AUS) 66.15   Dale Morris (AUS) 51.88   Rangi Ivaiti (COK) 51.09
800 metres Medley relay (100m x 100m x 200m x 400m)   New Zealand 1:40.97   Australia 1:42.16   Papua New Guinea 1:44.23

Girls under 18 (Youth) edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: 3.3m/s)
  Rebecca James (AUS) 12.31 w   Erica Prescott (NZL) 12.66 w   Lynette Bureng (PNG) 12.74 w
200 metres
(wind: 0.8m/s)
  Kate Johnstone (NZL) 25.62   Rebecca James (AUS) 25.89   Anna Spriggens (NZL) 26.47
400 metres   Kate Johnstone (NZL) 57.49   Anna Spriggens (NZL) 59.05   Jodie Parravicini (AUS) 59.87
800 metres   Melanie Aldridge (AUS) 2:23.63   Miriam Goiye (PNG) 2:28.97
1500 metres   Rowan Baird (AUS) 4:46.36   Riana Dinsmore (AUS) 4:50.42   Miriam Goiye (PNG) 5:15.28
3000 metres   Jacqui Falconer (NZL) 10:10.65   Rowan Baird (AUS) 10:10.81   Riana Dinsmore (AUS) 10:32.22
100 metres hurdles
(wind: 1.7m/s)
  Sarah Cowley (NZL) 15.01  /  Vairea Burns (TAH) 16.03  /  Temoemoe Faremiro (TAH) 16.58
High Jump   Sarah Cowley (NZL) 1.71   Rebecca James (AUS) 1.66  /  Vaimiti Chonsui (TAH) 1.50
Pole Vault   Nikki Beckett (NZL) 3.40  /  Temoemoe Faremiro (TAH) 2.52  /  Lucie Tepea (TAH) 2.02
Long Jump   Kate Malcolm (NZL) 5.33 (wind: 0.4m/s)   Melesia Mafile'o (TGA) 5.26 (wind: 0.9m/s)  /  Temoemoe Faremiro (TAH) 5.18 (wind: 0.6m/s)
Triple Jump   Kate Malcolm (NZL) 11.09 (wind: 0.3m/s)   Melesia Mafile'o (TGA) 10.87 (wind: 0.3m/s)  /  Vairea Burns (TAH) 10.44 (wind: 0.9m/s)
Shot Put   Tereapii Tapoki (COK) 12.57   Adituivuna Cula (FIJ) 11.88   Clara Planas (NMI) 8.45
Discus Throw   Tereapii Tapoki (COK) 38.23   Clara Planas (NMI) 17.43
Hammer Throw   Clara Planas (NMI) 21.44
Javelin Throw   Tracey Hawken (AUS) 35.33   Melesia Mafile'o (TGA) 33.09   Illyana Tauarea (COK) 31.46
800 metres Medley relay (100m x 100m x 200m x 400m)   New Zealand 1:49.46   Australia 1:55.39   Papua New Guinea 1:55.83

Medal table (unofficial) edit

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  New Zealand (NZL)152219
2  Australia (AUS)*711321
3  Cook Islands (COK)4037
4  Solomon Islands (SOL)2114
5  Papua New Guinea (PNG)1359
6  Samoa (SAM)1225
7  Fiji (FIJ)1203
  New Caledonia (NCL)1203
9  Northern Mariana Islands (NMI)1113
10  French Polynesia (TAH)03710
11  Tonga (TON)0303
12  Kiribati (KIR)0112
13  Guam (GUM)0101
14  Micronesia (FSM)0011
Totals (14 entries)33322691


Participation (unofficial) edit

An unofficial count yields the number of about 97 athletes from 18 countries:

References edit

  1. ^ OCEANIA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 21, 2013
  2. ^ WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), World Junior Athletics History ("WJAH"), retrieved March 21, 2013
  3. ^ Oceania Athletic Championships-Adelaide, South Australia - ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA - INFORMATION RELEASE - OCEANIA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Santos Stadium, Mile End, South Australia - Day 1, August 24, 2000, archived from the original on April 12, 2013, retrieved March 5, 2013
  4. ^ Boswell, Ian (August 26, 2000), Oceania Athletics Championships-Day 2 Results - ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA - INFORMATION RELEASE - Athletics SA - OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS - Santos Stadium, Adelaide, South Australia - 24-08-00 - 26-08-00 - Day 2, archived from the original on April 12, 2013, retrieved March 5, 2013
  5. ^ Boswell, Ian (August 27, 2000), Oceania Athletic Championships- Day 3 - ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA - INFORMATION RELEASE - Athletics SA - OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS - Santos Stadium, Adelaide, South Australia - 24-08-00 - 26-08-00 - Day 3, archived from the original on April 12, 2013, retrieved March 5, 2013