2007 Polynesian Championships in Athletics

2007 Polynesian Championships in Athletics
Edition	3rd
Dates	October 16–17
Host city	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Level	U19
Events	23 (12 men, 10 women, 1 mixed)
Participation	48 athletes from 5 nations
Records set	4 CR
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The 2007 Polynesian Championships in Athletics took place between October 16–17, 2007. The event was held in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, in conjunction with the Cook Islands Secondary School Championships and the Cook Island National Track and Field Championships. It was open for athletes aged under 19.^[1][2] Detailed reports were given for the OAA,^[3][4] and for the French Polynesia Athletics Federation.^[5]

A total of 23 events were contested, 12 by men, 10 by women, and 1 mixed.

Medal summary[]

Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage,^[6] and results for the first day on the webpage of the French Polynesia Athletics Federation ().^[7]

Men[]

Event	First		Second		Third
100 metres	Andy Lui  Tonga	11.2	Tonga	11.4	Samoa	11.6
200 metres	Andy Lui  Tonga	22.9	Tonga	23.1	Samoa	23.3
400 metres	Samoa	53.1	Samoa	55.0	French Polynesia	56.3
800 metres	Samoa	2:04.1	French Polynesia	2:11.1	French Polynesia	2:12.4
1500 metres	French Polynesia	4.17.9 CR	Samoa	4.25.9	French Polynesia	4.40.2
5000 metres	French Polynesia	18:23.0	Samoa	18:41.0
High Jump	Tonga	1.90m CR	Cook Islands	1.73m	Cook Islands	1.64m
Long Jump	French Polynesia	5.94m	Cook Islands	5.93m	Samoa	5.60m
Triple Jump	Tonga	12.56m	Samoa	12.04m
Shot Put	Samoa	14.91m	Tonga	13.78m	Cook Islands	12.90m
Discus Throw	Samoa	41.83m	Cook Islands	39.21m	Tonga	37.53m
Javelin Throw	Cook Islands	41.81m	Tonga	40.59m	Cook Islands	40.31m

Women[]

Event	First		Second		Third
100 metres	Tonga	12.7 CR	Patricia Taea  Cook Islands	13.2	American Samoa	13.3
200 metres	Tonga	26.8	Patricia Taea  Cook Islands	27.5	Cook Islands	27.6
800 metres	French Polynesia	2:56.3
1500 metres	French Polynesia	5.54.2
High Jump	Tonga	1.49m	Tonga	1.35m
Long Jump	Tonga	5.19m CR	Cook Islands	5.04m	Patricia Taea  Cook Islands	4.79m
Triple Jump	Tonga	10.12m	Tonga	9.49m	Samoa	9.07m
Shot Put	Cook Islands	11.82m	Tonga	11.18m	Cook Islands	10.01m
Discus Throw	Tonga	35.23m	Samoa	32.64m	Cook Islands	31.24m
Javelin Throw	French Polynesia	39.99m	Cook Islands	34.57m	Cook Islands	33.96m

Mixed[]

Event	First		Second		Third
800 metres Medley relay	Tonga	1:45.0	Cook Islands† B	1:50.3	Samoa	1:55.2

^†: The B team was probably not eligible to win a medal.

Medal table[]

The medal table was published.^[4][6]

  *   Host nation (Cook Islands)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Tonga (TON)	11	7	1	19
2	French Polynesia (TAH)	6	1	3	10
3	Samoa (SAM)	4	5	5	14
4	Cook Islands (COK)*	2	7	8	17
5	American Samoa (ASA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 nations)		23	20	18	61

^†: The medley relay B team from the  Cook Islands was probably not eligible to win a medal.

Participation[]

According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 5 countries participated.

References[]