1997 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships

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III Oceania Youth Athletics Championships
DatesJuly 11–12
Host citySuva, Fiji Fiji
VenueNational Stadium
LevelYouth
Events33 (17 boys, 16 girls)
Participation170 (96 boys, 74 girls) athletes from
17 nations

The 1997 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships were held at the National Stadium in Suva, Fiji, between July 11–12, 1997. A total of 33 events were contested, 17 by boys and 16 by girls.

Medal summary[]

Complete results can be found as compiled by Bob Snow on the Athletics Papua New Guinea,[1] on the Athletics Weekly,[2] and on the World Junior Athletics History webpages.[3]

Boys under 18 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (PNG) 11.12   (SOL) 11.14   (SOL) 11.18
200 metres   (PNG) 22.88   (SOL) 22.90   (SOL) 23.00
400 metres   (FIJ) 51.24   (FIJ) 52.66  Harmon Harmon (COK) 52.94
800 metres   (NZL) 1:56.26   (SOL) 2:00.20   (FIJ) 2:02.68
1500 metres   (NZL) 4:13.80   (NZL) 4:15.76   (SOL) 4:16.12
3000 metres   (NZL) 8:56.70   (SOL) 8:59.10   (AUS) 9:10.07
2000 metres steeplechase   (SOL) 7:14.34   (AUS) 7:23.40   (FIJ) 8:08.76
110 metres hurdles   (AUS) 15.06   (TGA) 15.14   (TGA) 15.74
300 metres hurdles   (TGA) 38.68   (AUS) 40.10   (TGA) 40.46
High Jump  Robert Elder (FIJ) 1.93   (AUS) 1.91   (FIJ) 1.87
Long Jump   (TGA) 6.83   (FIJ) 6.27   (PNG) 6.19
Triple Jump   (NZL) 14.40   (FIJ) 13.58   (FIJ) 13.47
Shot Put   (FIJ) 13.94   (FIJ) 12.84   (VAN) 11.83
Discus Throw   (AUS) 50.34   (FIJ) 42.56   (FIJ) 40.04
Hammer Throw   (AUS) 52.20   (VAN) 34.90   (FIJ) 25.32
Javelin Throw   (AUS) 53.70  Stuart Farquhar (NZL) 52.54   (FIJ) 51.76
800 metres Medley relay (100m x 100m x 200m x 400m)  Fiji 1:35.04  Solomon Islands 1:35.50  Australia 1:36.18

Girls under 18 (Youth)[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (NZL) 12.14  Andrea Miller (NZL) 12.20   (FIJ) 12.50
200 metres  Andrea Miller (NZL) 25.30   (FIJ) 26.14  Helen Philemon (PNG) 27.18
400 metres  Sally Ward (NZL) 58.26   (FIJ) 61.14   (PNG) 64.44
800 metres   (NZL) 2:11.90  Sally Ward (NZL) 2:12.28   (FIJ) 2:30.12
1500 metres   (NZL) 4:42.40   (AUS) 4:47.86 French Polynesia/  (TAH) 5:06.18
3000 metres   (NZL) 9:56.88   (AUS) 10:03.01   (FIJ) 11:13.94
100 metres hurdles  Andrea Miller (NZL) 14.76   (TGA) 16.40 French Polynesia/  (TAH) 16.46
300 metres hurdles   (FIJ) 46.06   (FIJ) 47.60 French Polynesia/  (TAH) 48.18
High Jump   (AUS) 1.70   (FIJ) 1.59   (FIJ) 1.53
Long Jump  Andrea Miller (NZL) 5.56   (NZL) 5.50   (AUS) 5.50
Triple Jump   (AUS) 11.87   (FIJ) 10.36   (SAM) 9.46
Shot Put   (NZL) 11.39   (FIJ) 10.77   (SAM) 10.53
Discus Throw   (NZL) 43.06  Siniva Marsters (COK) 38.74   (AUS) 36.52
Hammer Throw   (NZL) 39.10  Siniva Marsters (COK) 25.34   (FIJ) 19.50
Javelin Throw   (AUS) 41.38   (AUS) 38.96   (FIJ) 36.80
800 metres Medley relay (100m x 100m x 200m x 400m)  New Zealand 1:49.64  Fiji 1:52.10 French Polynesia/ Tahiti 1:59.50

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Fiji)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 New Zealand (NZL)165021
2 Australia (AUS)76417
3 Fiji (FIJ)*5121330
4 Tonga (TON)2226
5 Papua New Guinea (PNG)2035
6 Solomon Islands (SOL)1539
7 Cook Islands (COK)0213
8 Vanuatu (VAN)0112
9 French Polynesia (TAH)0044
10 Samoa (SAM)0022
Totals (10 nations)33333399


Participation (unofficial)[]

An unofficial count yields the number of about 170 athletes from 17 countries:

References[]

  1. ^ Snow, Bob (July 13, 1997), Pacific Islands Athletics Statistics #4/97, Athletics Papua New Guinea, pp. 4–7, retrieved March 21, 2013
  2. ^ OCEANIA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 21, 2013
  3. ^ WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), World Junior Athletics History ("WJAH"), retrieved March 21, 2013
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