The 2008 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships were held at the Oleai Sports Complex in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, between June 25–28, 2008. They were held together with the 2008 Oceania Open Championships. A total of 37 events were contested, 19 by boys and 18 by girls.
| IX Oceania Youth Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 25–28 |
| Host city | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands  |
| Venue | Oleai Sports Complex |
| Level | Youth |
| Events | 37 (19 boys, 18 girls) |
| Participation | 112 (65 boys, 47 girls) athletes from 21 nations |
Medal summary edit
Complete results can be found on the websites of the Oceania Athletics Association,[1] and of the World Junior Athletics History.[2]
Boys under 18 (Youth) edit
Girls under 18 (Youth) edit
Mixed edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 metres Medley relay (100m x 100m x 200m x 400m) |  Australia Emma-Rose Daby Mason Holm Emily Keehn Daniel McLean |
1:42.14 |  Papua New Guinea Monica Pokana Reginald Worealevi Shirley Vunatup Joe Matmat |
1:43.07 |  Guam Pollara Cobb Aldrin Zapanta Noreen Ericsson Matthew Pangelinan |
1:47.48 |
Medal table (unofficial) edit
* Host nation (Northern Mariana Islands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand | 19 | 11 | 6 | 36 |
| 2 |  Samoa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 |  French Polynesia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Fiji | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Tonga | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Guam | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| Northern Mariana Islands* | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |
| 9 |  Cook Islands | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 |  Solomon Islands | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  / New Caledonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Vanuatu | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Palau | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Kiribati | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norfolk Island | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 37 | 37 | 33 | 107 | |
Participation (unofficial) edit
An unofficial count yields the number of about 112 athletes from 21 countries:
American Samoa (6)
Australia (12)
Cook Islands (4)
Fiji (1)
French Polynesia (3)
Guam (15)
Kiribati (1)
Marshall Islands (4)
Micronesia (1)
Nauru (4)
/
New Caledonia (1)
New Zealand (18)
Norfolk Island (2)
Northern Mariana Islands (14)
Palau (4)
Papua New Guinea (6)
Samoa (3)
Solomon Islands (4)
Tonga (4)
Tuvalu (3)
Vanuatu (2)
References edit
- ^ Oceania Area Championships - 25/06/2008 to 28/06/2008 - U18/Open Area Championships - Oliea Park, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands - Results (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-30, retrieved March 21, 2013
- ^ WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), World Junior Athletics History ("WJAH"), archived from the original on February 22, 2014, retrieved March 21, 2013