1998 Oceania Athletics Championships

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IV Oceania Athletics Championships
DatesAugust 27–28
Host cityNuku'alofa, Tonga Tonga
VenueTeufaiva Stadium
LevelSenior
Events39 (21 men, 18 women)
Participation15 nations
Records set8

The 1998 Oceania Athletics Championships were held at the Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, between August 27–28, 1998.

A total of 39 events were contested, 21 by men and 18 by women.

Medal summary[]

Medal winners were published.[1] Complete results can be found as compiled by Bob Snow from Athletics PNG.[2]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: -0.3 m/s)  Peter Pulu (PNG) 10.70   (NZL) 10.82   (TGA) 10.84
200 metres (wind: +3.5 m/s)  Peter Pulu (PNG) 21.22w   (NZL) 21.32w  Laurence Jack (VAN) 21.92w
400 metres   (PNG) 48.36   (FIJ) 50.26   (AUS) 51.06
800 metres   (AUS) 1:56.58   (FIJ) 1:56.96  Selwyn Kole (SOL) 1:57.32
1500 metres   (VAN) 4:08.84  Selwyn Kole (SOL) 4:09.60   (PNG) 4:11.02
5000 metres   (PNG) 15:43.30   (VAN) 16:15.08   (AUS) 16:44.94
10000 metres   (PNG) 33:21.19   (FIJ) 38:32.50
3000 metres steeplechase   (PNG) 10:03.48   (FIJ) 10:56.82   (FIJ) 11:55.14
110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.5 m/s)  Ivan Wakit (PNG) 15.10 CR   (TGA) 15.12   (TGA) 16.42
400 metres hurdles  Ivan Wakit (PNG) 55.98   (TGA) 58.08   (TGA) 60.20
High Jump   (SAM) 1.95  Robert Elder (FIJ) 1.95   (AUS) 1.90
Pole Vault   (TGA) 3.00
Long Jump   (NZL) 7.13   (PNG) 6.43   (SAM) 6.40
Triple Jump   (PNG) 12.76
Shot Put   (NZL) 15.06   (AUS) 14.29   (AUS) 13.91
Discus Throw   (NZL) 46.58   (COK) 43.13   (AUS) 40.16
Hammer Throw   (NFK) 53.50   (AUS) 52.18   (COK) 40.15
Javelin Throw   (FIJ) 66.94   (AUS) 60.00   (FIJ) 57.06
10 Kilometres Road Walk   (FIJ) 54:41   (FIJ) 62:49   (FIJ) 66:07
4 x 100 metres relay  Papua New Guinea
Allan Akia


Peter Pulu		 42.22  Palau 44.56  Tonga 44.64
4 x 400 metres relay  Papua New Guinea
Ivan Wakit

Peter Pulu
3:22.84  Australia 3:26.30  Solomon Islands 3:27.38

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: +1.0 m/s)   (NZL) 12.22  Siulolo Liku (TGA) 12.36   (NZL) 12.62
200 metres (wind: +2.0 m/s)   (NZL) 23.74 CR   (NZL) 24.50   (AUS) 25.26
400 metres   (NZL) 54.60 CR  Mary Estelle Kapalu (VAN) 55.06   (AUS) 57.14
800 metres  Salome Tabuatalei (FIJ) 2:21.44  Mary Estelle Kapalu (VAN) 2:23.94
1500 metres  Salome Tabuatalei (FIJ) 4:50.52   (AUS) 4:53.88   (PNG) 5:14.26
5000 metres   (AUS) 18:06.84  Salome Tabuatalei (FIJ) 18:56.78   (PNG) 19:28.46
100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.3 m/s)   (NZL) 14.36 CR  Siulolo Liku (TGA) 14.46   (NZL) 14.82
400 metres hurdles   (NZL) 58.80 CR  Mary Estelle Kapalu (VAN) 61.10
High Jump   (AUS) 1.70   (PNG) 1.60
Long Jump  Siulolo Liku (TGA) 6.01   (NZL) 5.69   (FIJ) 5.32
Triple Jump   (NZL) 12.48   (AUS) 12.10   (PNG) 11.30
Shot Put   (FIJ) 13.86 CR   (NZL) 13.10   (FIJ) 10.94
Discus Throw   (FIJ) 40.75   (AUS) 40.50   (NZL) 39.76
Hammer Throw   (NZL) 49.60   (NZL) 46.42   (AUS) 45.79
Javelin Throw (old implement)   (AUS) 42.87   (FIJ) 41.49   (TGA) 40.28
10 Kilometres Road Walk   (NFK) 58:00
4 x 100 metres relay  New Zealand



47.02 CR  Papua New Guinea



49.08  Australia 49.08
4 x 400 metres relay  New Zealand



3:51.14 CR  Australia 4:14.20

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Tonga)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 New Zealand (NZL)126321
2 Papua New Guinea (PNG)113418
3 Fiji (FIJ)68519
4 Australia (AUS)48921
5 Tonga (TON)*24511
6 Norfolk Island (NFK)2002
7 Vanuatu (VAN)1416
8 Samoa (SAM)1012
9 Solomon Islands (SOL)0123
10 Cook Islands (COK)0112
11 Palau (PLW)0101
Totals (11 nations)393631106


Participation (unofficial)[]

The participation of athletes from 15 countries was reported by the Pacific Islands Athletics Statistics publication.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 4, 2013
  2. ^ a b Snow, Bob (September 3, 1998), Pacific Islands Athletics Statistics #6/98, Athletics PNG, pp. 1–11, retrieved March 4, 2013
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