Oceania Masters Athletics

The Oceania Masters Athletics (OMA) is a regional body of World Masters Athletics, responsible for organizing masters athletics championship competitions for athletes from the countries of Oceania. It was founded in 1984 as Oceania Association of Veteran Athletes (OAVA) or Oceania Association of Master Athletes (OAMA); the name was formally changed to OMA in 2012. All athletes 35 years of age or older are eligible to compete. The biennial Championships are held in alternate years with the WMA Outdoor Championships.

Oceania Masters Athletics
Genre	Masters athletics sporting event
Frequency	biennial
Website	www.oceaniamastersathletics.org

History

Edition	Year	Host city	Country	Dates
1	1982	Suva	Fiji	13 May – 17 May [1]
2	1984	Canberra	Australia	April [2]
3	1986	Apia	Samoa	5 September – 9 September [3]
4	1988	Nouméa	New Caledonia	October
5	1990	Auckland	New Zealand	2 November – 6 November [4]
6	1992	Norfolk Island	Australia	30 November – 6 December [5]
7	1994	Suva	Fiji	1 July – 9 July [6]
8	1996	Papeete	Tahiti	6 July – 13 July [7]
9	1998	Hastings, New Zealand	New Zealand	January [8]
10	2000	Norfolk Island	Australia	16 January – 22 January [9]
11	2002	Geelong	Australia	January [10]
12	2004	Raratonga	Cook Islands	21 October – 27 October [11]
13	2006	Christchurch	New Zealand	14 January – 21 January [12]
14	2008	Townsville	Australia	27 July – 3 August [13]
15	2010	Papeete	Tahiti	July [14]
16	2012	Tauranga	New Zealand	5 February – 12 February [15]
17	2014	Bendigo	Australia	4 January – 12 January [16]
18	2015	Raratonga	Cook Islands	5 October – 10 October [17]
19	2018	Dunedin	New Zealand	20 January – 27 January [18]
20	2019	Mackay, Queensland	Australia	31 August – 7 September [19]
21	2022	Norfolk Island	Australia	Cancelled

External links

• Official website