The 2012 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships were held at the Barlow Park in Cairns, Australia, between June 27–29, 2012. They were held together with the 2012 Oceania Open Championships.
| V Oceania Junior Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 27–29 |
| Host city | Cairns, Australia  |
| Venue | Barlow Park |
| Level | Junior |
| Events | 35 (18 men, 17 women) |
| Participation | 138 (44 East, 94 West incl. 33 from North Australia) athletes from 18 + North Australia nations |
A total of 35 events were contested, 18 by men and 17 by women. For the first time, the new regional "East–West" format applies with medals awarded to athletes from both the Eastern and the Western Region by separating the results correspondingly.[1][2]
Athletics Northern Territory and Athletics North Queensland sent a Combined "North Australia" Team including athletes who have not been chosen in the official Australian Team.[3]
Complete results can be found on the webpages of Oceania Athletics Association[4] of Queensland Athletics,[5] and of the World Junior Athletics History.[6]
Regional Division East edit
Medal summary edit
Boys under 20 (Junior) East edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
 Beniamino Maravu (FIJ) |
10.89 |  Blair Grant (NZL) |
11.11 |  Siueni Filimone (TGA) |
11.19 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.6 m/s) |
Beniamino Maravu (FIJ) |
21.55 | Siueni Filimone (TGA) |
22.55 |  Grégory Bradai (PYF) |
22.73 |
| 400 metres | Kemueli Waqa (FIJ) |
53.96 | Grégory Bradai (PYF) |
54.08 | Namataiki Tevenino (PYF) |
54.79 |
| 800 metres |  Alex Beddoes (COK) |
2:02.63 | Zubair Dean (FIJ) |
2:06.77 | ||
| 1500 metres | Rick Mou (PYF) |
4:21.03 | Zubair Dean (FIJ) |
4:36.60 | ||
| 5000 metres | Winsy Tama (PYF) |
17:56.92 | ||||
| High Jump | Isikeli Waqa (FIJ) |
1.97 | Robin Hilaire (PYF) |
1.95 | Phillip Wyatt (NZL) |
1.95 |
| Long Jump | Phillip Wyatt (NZL) |
6.80 (wind: +1.0 m/s) | William Cowper (NZL) |
6.60 (wind: +1.9 m/s) | Namataiki Tevenino (PYF) |
6.15 (wind: +1.9 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Phillip Wyatt (NZL) |
15.12 w (wind: +3.0 m/s) | William Cowper (NZL) |
13.96 w (wind: +2.5 m/s) | ||
| Shot Put | Alex Fafeita (NZL) |
15.39 |  Jinnam Hopotoa (NIU) |
11.60 |  Daniel Griffiths (NFK) |
10.38 |
| Discus Throw | Alex Fafeita (NZL) |
45.71 | Jinnam Hopotoa (NIU) |
41.70 | ||
| Hammer Throw | Alex Fafeita (NZL) |
59.76 | ||||
| Javelin Throw | Jinnam Hopotoa (NIU) |
42.13 | ||||
Girls under 20 (Junior) East edit
Medal Table East (unofficial) edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand (NZL) | 17 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 2 | Fiji (FIJ) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | French Polynesia (PYF) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 |  American Samoa (ASA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Cook Islands (COK) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Niue (NIU) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Tuvalu (TUV) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Norfolk Island (NFK) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Tonga (TON) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 30 | 22 | 13 | 65 | |
Participation East (unofficial) edit
An unofficial count yields the number of about 44 athletes from 10 countries:
American Samoa (2)
Cook Islands (3)
Fiji (7)
French Polynesia (7)
New Zealand (16)
Niue (1)
Norfolk Island (2)
Samoa (2)
Tonga (3)
Tuvalu (1)
Regional Division West edit
Medal summary edit
Boys under 20 (Junior) West edit
Girls under 20 (Junior) West edit
Medal Table West (unofficial) edit
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  / North Australia | 11 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 | Australia* | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 |  Papua New Guinea | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 |  Guam | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 |  Solomon Islands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Nauru | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 35 | 32 | 23 | 90 | |
Participation West (unofficial) edit
An unofficial count yields the number of about 94 athletes from 8 countries. In addition, a combined North Australia team including athletes from the Northern Territory and North Queensland participated.
Australia (16)
Guam (11)
Kiribati (4)
Nauru (5)
Northern Mariana Islands (5)
Papua New Guinea (13)
Solomon Islands (5)
Vanuatu (2)
/
North Australia (33)
References edit
- ^ Oceania Regional Championships is only 115 days away!!, OAA, February 25, 2011, retrieved March 20, 2013
- ^ Oceania Regional Championships Handbook - includes official program and athletes/federations competing. Updated 14 June 2011 (PDF), OAA, June 14, 2011, p. 23, retrieved March 20, 2013[permanent dead link]
- ^ van der Meer, Alex, Nominations for Combined North Australia Team at Oceania Championships, Athletics Northern Territory, archived from the original on March 7, 2016, retrieved March 10, 2013
- ^ Oceania Regional Championships 2012 – 27/06/2012 to 29/06/2012 – Barlow Park – Cairns – Results (PDF), OAA, July 2, 2012, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved March 10, 2013
- ^ Oceania Regional Championships 2012 – 27/06/2012 to 29/06/2012, Queensland Athletics, archived from the original on 2012-06-30, retrieved March 10, 2013
- ^ WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), World Junior Athletics History ("WJAH"), archived from the original on March 15, 2013, retrieved March 19, 2013