The Oceania Cross Country Championships are a biennial[citation needed] Cross country running competition organized by the Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) for athletes representing the countries of its member associations. They were established in 2009, and were held together with either the Australian or New Zealand national championships. Races are featured for senior and U20 and U18 athletes.[1][2][3][4]
| Sport | Cross country running |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Continent | Oceania (OAA) |
Editions edit
| Year | City | Country | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2009 | Christchurch, Canterbury |  New Zealand |
August 1 |
| II | 2010 | Brisbane, Queensland |  Australia |
August 21 |
| III | 2012 | Hamilton, Waikato | New Zealand |
August 4 |
| IV | 2014 | Tumon, Tamuning |  Guam |
October 16 |
| V | 2016 | Auckland | New Zealand |
August 7 |
Results edit
Complete results can be found on the OAA,[5][6][7] on the Athletics New Zealand,[3][4][8][9][10] and the Athletics Australia webpages.[11] Results for the juniors can be found on the World Junior Athletics History site.[12]
Men's results edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 (12 km) | Timothy Rowe Australia |
38:13 | Andrew Davidson New Zealand |
38:13 | Edwin Henshaw New Zealand |
38:25 |
| 2010 (12 km) | Martin Dent Australia |
36:49 | Liam Adams Australia |
37:05 | Jeffrey Hunt Australia |
37:20 |
| 2012 (12 km) † | James Nipperess Australia |
39:05 | Samuel Wreford New Zealand |
39:36 | Alex Parlane New Zealand |
40:29 |
| 2014 (12 km) | Nicholas Wightman Australia |
41:13 | Callan Moody New Zealand |
41:34 | Simbar Casper  Papua New Guinea |
42:56 |
†: Edwin Kaitany from 
Kenya running as guest was 1st in 38:54.
Women's results edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 (8 km) | Melinda Vernon Australia |
28:52 | Fiona Crombie New Zealand |
29:07 | Kellie Palmer New Zealand |
30:10 |
| 2010 (8 km) | Jessica Trengove Australia |
28:00 | Clare Geraghty Australia |
28:28 | Tamara Carvolth Australia |
28:38 |
| 2012 (8 km) | Celia Sullohern Australia |
29:33 | Mikayla Nielsen New Zealand |
29:37 | Nicki McFadzien New Zealand |
29:43 |
| 2014 (8 km) | Courtney Powell Australia |
28:55 | Rachel Kingsford New Zealand |
29:37 | Elodie Mevel  French Polynesia |
33:25 |
Junior Boys' Results edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 (8 km) | Aaron Pulford New Zealand |
26:11 | Alex Parlane New Zealand |
26:31 | Michael Banks New Zealand |
26:38 |
| 2010 (8 km) | Ethan Heywood Australia |
25:18 | David Ricketts Australia |
25:22 | Rhys Jones Australia |
25:24 |
| 2012 (8 km) | Matt Baxter New Zealand |
26:20 | Antoine Bonnet New Zealand |
26:30 | Michael Sutton New Zealand |
26:45 |
| 2014 (8 km) | Avikash Lal  Fiji |
29:22 | Ravnil Kumar Fiji |
31:11 | Magdano Marquez  Federated States of Micronesia |
33:55 |
Junior Girls' Results edit
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 (6 km) | Hannah Newbould New Zealand |
21:35 | Danielle Trevis New Zealand |
21:44 | Olivia Burne New Zealand |
22:25 |
| 2010 (6 km) | Danielle Trevis New Zealand |
21:00 | Grace Musgrove Australia |
21:42 | Celia Sullohern Australia |
21:59 |
| 2012 (6 km) | Kara MacDermid New Zealand |
22:42 | Georgie Grgec New Zealand |
23:28 | Grace McConnochie New Zealand |
23:36 |
| 2014 (6 km) | Jenny Albert Papua New Guinea |
25:16 | Aria Perez-Theisen Guam |
29:35 | Mika Rosario Guam |
30:17 |
References edit
- ^ Christchurch 2009 – Oceania Area Cross Country Championships, OAA, September 3, 2008, retrieved March 17, 2013
- ^ Oceania Cross Country Championships – Saturday 01st, August 2009 – General Information, Guam Track and Field Association, August 1, 2009, retrieved March 17, 2013
- ^ a b 2009 Athletics New Zealand – Cross Country Championships – Results > Halswell Quarry Park, Christchurch >> 1 August 2009, Athletics New Zealand, August 1, 2009, retrieved March 16, 2013
- ^ a b Athletics New Zealand Cross Country Championship, Athletics New Zealand, August 1, 2009, retrieved March 16, 2013
- ^ 2009 Oceania Cross Country Championships – Results, OAA, retrieved March 16, 2013
- ^ Oceania Cross Country Championships, OAA, August 23, 2010, retrieved March 16, 2013
- ^ Oceania Cross Country Championships, OAA, October 16, 2014, retrieved October 16, 2014
- ^ Athletics New Zealand & Oceania Cross Country Championships, Athletics New Zealand, August 4, 2012, retrieved March 16, 2013
- ^ 2012 Athletics NZ Cross Country Championships, Athletics New Zealand, August 4, 2012, retrieved March 16, 2013
- ^ 2012 Athletics NZ Cross Country Championships, Athletics New Zealand, August 4, 2012, retrieved March 16, 2013
- ^ Australian Cross Country Championships – 21/08/2010 – Oceania Cross Country – Bald Hills, QLD, Athletics Australia, August 21, 2010, retrieved March 16, 2013
- ^ Championship Index – 3 Cross Country – Oceania Cross Country Championships OCXC, World Junior Athletics History, archived from the original on March 5, 2013, retrieved March 16, 2013