Oceania Athletics Association

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Oceania Athletics Association
Oceania Athletics Logo.png
FormationAugust 21, 1969
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersVarsity Lakes, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Membership
20 member + 3 associate member federations
President
Northern Mariana Islands
WebsiteAthletics-Oceania.com

The Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Oceania. The OAA head office is located in Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

History[]

The OAA was founded as Oceania Amateur Athletic Organization (OAAA) on August 21, 1969, during a "Congress of the delegates of Member Countries of the Australasian Area" held in Port Moresby, then Territory of Papua and New Guinea, at the time of the 3rd South Pacific Games. The name was changed to Oceania Athletics Organization (OAA) in February 2007.[1][2]

Presidents[]

The current president of the association, Geoff Gardner (Norfolk Island) was firstly elected at the OAA Council held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, in February 2007.[3] and re-elected on February 4, 2011 at the OAA Council held in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia.

Name Country Presidency
 Australia 1969–1978
 Australia 1978–1985
Clive Lee  Australia 1985–1991
 Papua New Guinea 1991–1995
 Fiji 1995–1999
 Cook Islands 1999–2007
Geoff Gardner Norfolk Island Norfolk Island 2007–present

Competitions[]

The OAA holds the following championships:

Moreover, the following regional championships were organized:

  • Melanesian Championships
  • Micronesian Championships
  • Polynesian Championships

In 2011, a new regional concept was introduced, and the three regional championships and the Oceania Championships were unified to the Oceania Regional (or Area) Championships, or simply again Oceania Championships. Two regions "East" and "West" were classified. Athletes from the two regions may compete together at the championships, but results will be separated for rankings purposes, and medals are awarded separately.

Member associations[]

Further information: Category:National members of the Oceania Athletics Association
Nation Association Link
Eastern Region
 American Samoa American Samoa Track & Field Association [1]
 Cook Islands Athletics Cook Islands Inc. [2]
 Fiji Athletics Fiji [3]
 French Polynesia  [fr] [4]
 New Caledonia†  [fr] [5]
 New Zealand Athletics New Zealand [6]
 Niue† Niue Athletics Association
 Norfolk Island Athletics Norfolk Island
 Samoa
 Tonga
 Tuvalu Tuvalu Athletics Association
 Wallis and Futuna†
Western Region
 Australia Athletics Australia [7]
 Guam Guam Track and Field Association
 Kiribati Kiribati Athletics Association
 Marshall Islands Marshall Islands Athletics
 Micronesia, Federated States of Federated States of Micronesia Athletic Association
 Nauru Athletics Nauru
 Northern Mariana Islands Northern Marianas Athletics
 Palau Palau Track and Field Association [8]
 Papua New Guinea Athletics Papua New Guinea
 Solomon Islands Athletic Solomons [9]
 Vanuatu Vanuatu Athletics Federation
† Associate member

Associate member associations[]

A modification of Article 4.2 of World Athletics constitution set new rules limiting its membership as follows: "The national governing body for Athletics in any Country or Territory shall be eligible for Membership. Members that represented Territories on 31 December 2005 shall continue to be Members. No new Territories shall be admitted to the Membership."[4]

As a consequence, the OAA made constitutional amendments[5] to its Article 2.5, introducing an associate membership to allow territories like New Caledonia, Niue, and Wallis and Futuna to participate officially "in OAA activities, including area and regional competitions".[6] This also applies for Tokelau, where the first athletics event ever took place recently.[7]

In 2008, New Caledonia became the first associate member,[1][8] Niue followed in 2009.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "General History of Oceania Athletics Association". OAA. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Oceania Athletics Association's Council - History". OAA. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. ^ Eleventh OAA Council –2007 Gold Coast, Oceania Athletics Association, retrieved March 2, 2013
  4. ^ International Association of Athletics Federations - Constitution - In force as from 1st November 2011, World Athletics, p. 12, retrieved February 11, 2014
  5. ^ Oceania Athletics Association Inc Constitution - Adopted on 8 May 2009 - Commencement Date 8 May 2009 (PDF), Oceania Athletics Association, May 8, 2009, archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014, retrieved February 11, 2014
  6. ^ Modification de la constitution océanienne (in French), Fédération d'Athlétisme de Polynésie Française, August 26, 2007, archived from the original on February 23, 2014, retrieved February 11, 2014
  7. ^ Athletics, Tokelau National Sports Federation, July 29, 2013, retrieved February 11, 2014
  8. ^ Oceania Council Meeting Looks to the Future, Oceania Athletics Association, June 25, 2008, retrieved February 11, 2014

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