2015 Oceania Athletics Championships

XV Oceania Athletics Championships
Host city Cairns, Australia Australia
Date(s) May 8–10
Main stadium Barlow Park
Level Senior
Participation 215 + 2 guest athletes from
20 + 2 nations
Events 47
2016


The 2015 Oceania Athletics Championships were held at Barlow Park in Cairns, Australia, between May 8–10, 2015.[1] The event was held jointly with the 2015 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships and the 2015 Oceania Combined Events Championships. Moreover, there were also exhibition events for masters and athletes with a disability (parasports), as well as school events for aqe groups 5 to 15 years.[1][2] Detailed reports on a day by day basis were given.[3][4][5]

Initially, a total of 48 events were scheduled.[1] However, results for women's pole vault could not be retrieved. The event was most probably cancelled resulting in a total of 47 contested events, 24 by men, 22 by women, and 1 mixed.

Medal summary

Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.[6][7]

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: -0.1 m/s)
Banuve Tabakaucoro
 Fiji
10.22 CR Jeremy Dodson
 Samoa
10.36 Michael Konomamyi
 Australia
10.71
200 metres
(wind: +1.6 m/s)
Jeremy Dodson
 Samoa
20.57 CR Banuve Tabakaucoro
 Fiji
20.68 Michael Goldie
 New Zealand
21.46
400 metres Uluiyata Batinisavu
 Fiji
48.22 Jayden Barmby
 Australia
48.69 Nelson Stone
 Papua New Guinea
49.27
800 metres Sam Russell
 Australia
1:54.02 Martin Orovo
 Papua New Guinea
1:57.12 Veherney Babob
 Papua New Guinea
1:58.11
1500 metres1.) Sam Russell
 Australia
4:05.76 Martin Orovo
 Papua New Guinea
4:08.06 Skene Kiage
 Papua New Guinea
4:12.23
5000 metres Joshua Torley
 Australia
15:34.31 Sapolai Yao
 Papua New Guinea
15:44.47 Anthony Craig
Northern Territory/Queensland Northern Australia
16:15.42
10,000 metres Matthew Dryden
 New Zealand
34:18.41 Loïc Mével
 French Polynesia
34:32.18 Rosefelo Siosi
 Solomon Islands
37:00.71
3000 metres steeplechase Sapolai Yao
 Papua New Guinea
9:39.74 Harry Ewing
 New Zealand
9:50.68 Skene Kiage
 Papua New Guinea
9:50.99
110 metres hurdles
(wind: +1.4 m/s)
Jack Conway
 Australia
14.40 Cedric Dubler
 Australia
14.72 Mowen Boino
 Papua New Guinea
14.92
400 metres hurdles Michael Cochrane
 New Zealand
50.69 CR Mowen Boino
 Papua New Guinea
52.19 Alexander Schaffer
 Australia
53.01
High jump John Dodds
Northern Territory/Queensland Northern Australia
2.15m Jason Strano
 Australia
2.15m Matt Nicholls
 New Zealand
2.10m
Pole vault2.) Triston Vincent
Northern Territory/Queensland Northern Australia
4.10m Peniel Richard
 Papua New Guinea
3.60m
Long jump Waisale Dausoko
 Fiji
7.51m w (wind: +4.5 m/s) Tim McGuire
 Australia
7.47m (wind: +1.4 m/s) Idau Asigau
 Papua New Guinea
6.64m w (wind: +2.5 m/s)
Triple jump Tim McGuire
 Australia
14.97m w (wind: +5.0 m/s) Alex Ypinazar
Northern Territory/Queensland Northern Australia
14.88m w (wind: +2.6 m/s) Peniel Richard
 Papua New Guinea
14.81m w (wind: +3.4 m/s)
Shot put Alexander Rose
 Samoa
16.89m Albert Karo
Northern Territory/Queensland Northern Australia
13.53m Joseph Dabana
 Nauru
13.11m
Discus throw Alexander Rose
 Samoa
60.95m CR Marshall Hall
 New Zealand
59.87m Justin Andre
 Guam
41.55m
Hammer throw Warren Button
 New Zealand
58.14m Alexander Rose
 Samoa
53.29m Justin Andre
 Guam
48.29m
Javelin throw John Crandell
 Australia
64.35m Liam Spannenburg
Northern Territory/Queensland Northern Australia
55.85m Mahio Patu
 French Polynesia
54.09m
Octathlon Siologa Viliamu
 Samoa
4395
Decathlon Brent Newdick
 New Zealand
7140 Aaron Booth
 New Zealand
6183 Alex Mander
 New Zealand
5919
5000 metres walk Jarad Free
 New Zealand
24:18.39 Ignacio Jimenez
Australia Australian Masters Athletics
25:09.28
10,000 metres walk Jarad Free
 New Zealand
46:17.0 (ht) Ignacio Jimenez
Australia Australian Masters Athletics
51:29.0 (ht)
4 × 100 metres relay  Fiji
Waisale Dausoko
Vilisoni Rarasea
Uluiyata Batinisavu
Banuve Tabakaucoro
40.98  Papua New Guinea
Charles Livuan
Nazmie-Lee Marai
Nelson Stone
Wesley Logorava
41.70  Australia
Benjamin Hayward
Jack Conway
John Crandell
Michael Konomamyi
41.86
4 × 400 metres relay  Australia
Alexander Schaffer
Sam Russell
Matthew Crowe
Jayden Barmby
3:15.55  Fiji
Banuve Tabakaucoro
Shane Tuvusa
Poasa Satoqi
Uluiyata Batinisavu
3:22.16  New Zealand
Harry Ewing
Jonty Morrison
Alex Mander
Matthew Dryden
3:32.77

1.) In the 1500m event, George Yamak,  Papua New Guinea, finished 3rd in 4:11.07 competing as a guest.
2.) The pole vault event was won by Peter Hollenbeck, Athletics North Queensland,  Australia, in 4.50m competing as a guest.

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: +2.9 m/s)
Toea Wisil
 Papua New Guinea
11.41 w Christine Wearne
 Australia
11.52 w Younis Bese
 Fiji
11.89 w
200 metres
(wind: +0.5 m/s)
Toea Wisil
 Papua New Guinea
23.71 CR Betty Burua
 Papua New Guinea
23.74 Louise Jones
 New Zealand
24.22
400 metres Betty Burua
 Papua New Guinea
54.32 Louise Jones
 New Zealand
54.63 Donna Koniel
 Papua New Guinea
54.89
800 metres Donna Koniel
 Papua New Guinea
2:09.58 Holly Campbell
 Australia
2:12.17 Talia Horgan
 New Zealand
2:15.24
1500 metres Coreena Cleland
 Australia
4:27.36 CR Holly Campbell
 Australia
4:29.25 Maudie Skyring
 Australia
4:46.76
5000 metres Sharon Firisua
 Solomon Islands
18:35.51 Ongan Awa
 Papua New Guinea
18:55.39 Mary Kua
 Papua New Guinea
19:23.09
10,000 metres Mary Kua
 Papua New Guinea
40:39.52 Miriam Goiye
 Papua New Guinea
40:57.79
3000 metres steeplechase Rama Kumilgo
 Papua New Guinea
11:10.48 CR Coreena Cleland
 Australia
11:20.89 Sharon Firisua
 Solomon Islands
11:27.42
100 metres hurdles
(wind: +0.5 m/s)
Fiona Morrison
 New Zealand
13.57 Lucie Turpin
 New Caledonia
14.44 Emma Walker
 New Zealand
15.15
400 metres hurdles Betty Burua
 Papua New Guinea
59.10 Lauren McAdam
 Australia
62.55 Lucie Turpin
 New Caledonia
65.76
High jump Ashleigh Reid
 Australia
1.80m CR Kimberley Jenner
Northern Territory/Queensland Northern Australia
1.75m Abigail Rothery
 Australia
1.75m
Pole vault Most probably cancelled
Long jump Catherine Hannell
Northern Territory/Queensland Northern Australia
5.82m w (wind: +3.7 m/s) Ashleigh Jones
Northern Territory/Queensland Northern Australia
5.64m w (wind: +4.6 m/s) Helen Philemon
 Papua New Guinea
5.59m w (wind: +3.0 m/s)
Triple jump Milika Tuivanuavou
 Fiji
12.29m w (wind: +3.3 m/s) Atipa Mabonga
 New Zealand
11.98m (wind: +2.0 m/s) Alexandra Kanowski
Northern Territory/Queensland Northern Australia
11.95m w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
Shot put Milika Tuivanuavou
 Fiji
14.35m Patsy Mckenzie
 Samoa
13.83m Ata Maama Tuutafaiva
 Tonga
13.65m
Discus throw Siositina Hakeai
 New Zealand
56.06m Tereapii Tapoki
 Cook Islands
50.83m Adrienne Worth
Northern Territory/Queensland Northern Australia
43.20m
Hammer throw Kaysanne Hockey
 Australia
54.01m Laura Herbert
 Australia
50.29m Kasandra Vegas
 Samoa
45.59m
Javelin throw Laura Overton
 New Zealand
45.87m Patsy Mckenzie
 Samoa
45.05m Tianah List
 Australia
41.52m
Heptathlon Sarah Wood
Northern Territory/Queensland Northern Australia
5052 Tori West
Northern Territory/Queensland Northern Australia
4841 Merissa Colledge
Northern Territory/Queensland Northern Australia
4186
5000 metres walk Zoe Hunt
 Australia
25:28.75 Jayde Hill
 Australia
27:41.22
10,000 metres walk Zoe Hunt
 Australia
50:21.0 (ht)
4 × 100 metres relay  Papua New Guinea
Toea Wisil
Betty Burua
Helen Philemon
Miriam Peni
46.31  Australia
Tess Nelson
Lauren O'Sullivan
Kiara Chambers
Christine Wearne
46.87  New Zealand
Emma Walker
Louise Jones
Livvy Wilson
Fiona Morrison
47.34
4 × 400 metres relay  Papua New Guinea
Betty Burua
Donna Koniel
Tuna Tine
Miriam Peni
3:52.66  Australia
Lauren McAdam
Maudie Skyring
Coreena Cleland
Beth Vanderwaal
3:53.99  New Zealand
Louise Jones
Olivia Bryce
Livvy Wilson
Talia Horgan
3:55.55

Mixed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed 800m sprint medley relay  Fiji
Younis Bese
Banuve Tabakaucoro
Sisilia Seavula
Uluiyata Batinisavu
1:35.32  Papua New Guinea
Betty Burua
Nazmie-Lee Marai
Toea Wisil
Peniel Joshua
1:36.08  Australia
Christine Wearne
Michael Konomamyi
Ashleigh Reid
Alexander Moore
1:40.12

Masters (exhibition)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed 1500 metres Race Walk Ignacio Jimenez 9:36.99 Lynne Schickert 11:01.75

Medal table (unofficial)

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Australia 12 13 7 32
2  Papua New Guinea 10 9 11 30
3  New Zealand 9 5 9 23
4  Fiji 7 2 1 10
5 Northern Territory/Queensland Northern Australia 4 6 4 14
6  Samoa 4 4 1 9
7  Solomon Islands 1 0 2 3
8 Australia Australian Masters Athletics 0 2 0 2
9  New Caledonia 0 1 1 2
 French Polynesia 0 1 1 2
11  Cook Islands 0 1 0 1
12  Guam 0 0 2 2
 Nauru 0 0 1 1
 Tonga 0 0 1 1
Total 47 44 41 132

Participation (unofficial)

According to an unofficial count, 215 athletes (+ 2 guests) from 20 countries and territories participated. There were two additional teams: one athlete represented Australian Masters Athletics (dubbed "AMA" in the result lists). As in the years before, there was also a "Regional Australia Team" Northern Australia (dubbed "RAT" in the results list) comprising Australian athletes who "either have their normal place of residence (defined as being a place where an athlete is resident and/or educated) in an "athletically remote area" of Australia (defined as a being a place more than 300 km from any centre at which track and field competition is held on a regular basis i.e. basically weekly or fortnightly during the track season) or "Northern Australia" (defined as comprising the Northern Territory and any parts of Western Australia and North Queensland, north of 26th parallel south latitude)".[8]

References

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  2. [http://www.athletics-oceania.com/index.php?id=18&tx_ttnews[pS]=1183212000&tx_ttnews[pL]=2678399&tx_ttnews[arc]=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=2575&tx_ttnews[backPid]=10&cHash=f1b31446bf Athletes Roll into Cairns for the Oceania Championships], Oceania Athletics Association, 6 May 2015, retrieved May 7, 2015
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  5. [http://www.athletics-oceania.com/index.php?id=18&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=2581&tx_ttnews[backPid]=10&cHash=226b479a0a Oceania Championships – Day 3], OAA, 10 May 2015, retrieved May 11, 2015
  6. Oceania Area Championships 2015 – 8/05/2015 to 10/05/2015 – Barlow Park – Cairns – Results (PDF), OAA, retrieved May 10, 2015
  7. Oceania Area Championships 2015 – 8/05/2015 to 10/05/2015 – Barlow Park – Cairns – Results – Combined Events (PDF), OAA, retrieved May 10, 2015
  8. REGIONAL AUSTRALIA Selection Policy – Oceania Senior and Youth Area Championships – Cairns, Australia, 8-10 May 2015 (PDF), Athletics North Queensland, 13 January 2015, retrieved May 7, 2015
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