The 2010 Oceanian Youth Athletics Championships were held at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Homebush, New South Wales, Australia, between March 11–14, 2010. They were held together with the 2010 Australian Junior Athletics Championships (U14 to U20). A total of 42 events were contested, 21 by boys and 21 by girls. Two highlights of the games were u20 boy athlete Damien Birkenhead winning the shot put with a throw of 21.72m and u18 girl athlete Sarah Jackson winning the 400m sprint in a time of 53:61 seconds.
| X World Youth Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 11–14 |
| Host city | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  |
| Venue | Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre |
| Level | World |
| Events | 42 (21 boys, 21 girls) |
| Participation | 383 (203 boys, 180 girls) athletes from 18 (17 + 8 Australian States and Territories) 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 webpage.[2]
Boys under 18 (Youth) edit
Girls under 18 (Youth) edit
Medal table (unofficial) edit
* Host nation (New South Wales)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New South Wales* | 15 | 7 | 9 | 31 |
| 2 |  Victoria | 10 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 3 |  New Zealand | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 |  Queensland | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 |  South Australia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 |  Western Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Tasmania | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  Northern Territory | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Australian Capital Territory | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cook Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 | |
Participation (unofficial) edit
An unofficial count yields the number of about 383 athletes from 18 countries. 309 athletes were from the 8 Australian States and Territories:
and 74 athletes from 17 other OAA member and associate member countries:
American Samoa (2)
Cook Islands (2)
Fiji (7)
French Polynesia (5)
Guam (4)
Kiribati (2)
Marshall Islands (1)
Micronesia (1)
Nauru (2)
New Caledonia (6)
New Zealand (29)
Northern Mariana Islands (3)
Palau (2)
Papua New Guinea (3)
Samoa (3)
Tonga (1)
Tuvalu (1)
References edit
- ^ 2010 Australian Junior Championships – Sydney Olympic Park – 11/03/2010 to 14/03/2010 – Results, OAA, retrieved March 22, 2013[permanent dead link]
- ^ WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), World Junior Athletics History ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 2013-10-31, retrieved March 22, 2013