1994 Oceania Athletics Championships

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International athletics championship event

II Oceania Athletics Championships
Dates	February 23–26
Host city	Auckland, New Zealand
Level	Senior
Events	41 (22 men, 19 women)
Participation	15 nations
← 1990 Suva 1996 Townsville →

The 1994 Oceania Athletics Championships were held in Auckland, New Zealand, between February 23–26, 1994.

A total of 41 events were contested, 22 by men and 19 by women.

Medal summary

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

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -0.3 m/s)	Jone Delai  Fiji	10.63	Chris Wilkinson  New Zealand	10.82	Ross Fitzpatrick  New Zealand	10.83
200 metres (wind: +0.7 m/s)	Jone Delai  Fiji	21.55	Solomone Bole  Fiji	21.94	James Noblet  Australia	21.97
400 metres	Mark Wilson  New Zealand	47.25	Dean Sheddan  New Zealand	48.22	Rhoderick Grivas  Australia	48.62
800 metres	Mark Tonks  New Zealand	1:50.38	Mark Turner  New Zealand	1:51.30	Rhoderick Grivas  Australia	1:52.15
1500 metres	John Henwood  New Zealand	3:51.71	Stephen Blair  New Zealand	3:52.08	Daniel Hill  Australia	3:52.35
5000 metres	Jason Cameron  New Zealand	14:44.62	Thor Anderson  Vanuatu	16:07.78	Morris Manai  Papua New Guinea	16:07.84
10000 metres	Paul McRae  New Zealand	31:11.97	Parshottam Lal  Fiji	33:26.81	Ashok Kumar  Fiji	33:43.65
Marathon	Robert Holland  New Zealand	2:33:16	Mervyn Shields  New Zealand	2:39:29	Ian Moore  Australia	2:41:11
3000 metres steeplechase	Hamish Christensen  New Zealand	8:54.74	Matthew Holder  New Zealand	9:08.55	Davendra Singh  Fiji	9:21.64
110 metres hurdles (wind: +2.7 m/s)	Nick Bolton  New Zealand	14.67w	/Robert Tupuhoé  French Polynesia	14.95w	Sekona Vi  Tonga	15.15w
400 metres hurdles	Nick Bolton  New Zealand	53.01	Sekona Vi  Tonga	53.51	Autiko Daunakamakama  Fiji	53.79
High Jump	Michael Sharapoff  New Zealand	2.05	Arvindra Maharaj  Fiji	1.99	/Jean-Luc Mu Kwai Chuan  French Polynesia	1.93
Pole Vault	/Thibaut Cattiau  French Polynesia	4.55	/Jean-Luc Mu Kwai Chuan  French Polynesia	4.45	Lee Brown  Australia	4.45
Long Jump	Aaron Langdon  New Zealand	7.62w	Julian Manderson  Australia	7.43w	/Apolosi Foliaki  French Polynesia	7.01w
Triple Jump	/Apolosi Foliaki  French Polynesia	14.95	Steeve Druminy  New Caledonia	14.84	Driss Doukari  Australia	14.38w
Shot Put	Patrick Hellier  New Zealand	16.10	Matt Gadsby  Australia	15.59	Kevin Galea  Australia	15.40
Discus Throw	/Gordon Barff  French Polynesia	48.54	Patrick Hellier  New Zealand	48.54	Ian Boller  Australia	47.46
Hammer Throw	Patrick Hellier  New Zealand	63.16	Yannick Fakaté  New Caledonia	52.20	Brentt Jones  Norfolk Island	51.34
Javelin Throw	Steven Madeo  Australia	67.84	Jioji Nadavo  Fiji	65.40	André Hmalako  New Caledonia	58.82
20 Kilometres Road Walk	Shane Brown  New Zealand	1:43:55	Mark Nipperess  Australia	1:51:56	Dip Chand  Fiji	1:57:42
4 x 100 metres relay	New Zealand	41.57	Australia	41.98	Tonga	42.43
4 x 400 metres relay	Fiji	3:12.40	New Zealand	3:13.11	Australia	3:18.73

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -1.0 m/s)	Vaciseva Tavaga  Fiji	12.17	Lauretta Graham  New Zealand	12.57	Vani Senokonoko  Fiji	12.77
200 metres (wind: +3.4 m/s)	Vaciseva Tavaga  Fiji	24.37w	Suzanne Coleman  New Zealand	24.89w	Tara Smith  New Zealand	25.26w
400 metres	Mary Estelle Kapalu  Vanuatu	55.72	Sheryn Brodie  Australia	57.08	Seini Soroacagi  Fiji	57.49
800 metres	Andrea Williams  New Zealand	2:14.13	Nuree White  New Zealand	2:16.10	Karolina Tanono  Fiji	2:17.65
1500 metres	Sharon McKenzie  New Zealand	4:39.64	Vanessa Nikora  New Zealand	4:51.44	Salome Tabuatalei  Fiji	4:58.30
5000 metres	Nicola McDonald  New Zealand	18:03.37	Salome Tabuatalei  Fiji	18:42.83
Half Marathon	Irene Wilson  New Zealand	1:25:38	Cathy Gabel  Australia	1:29:38	Alison McVie  Australia	1:37:33
100 metres hurdles (wind: +3.5 m/s)	Janiene Ashbridge  New Zealand	14.06w	Lillyanne Beining  Papua New Guinea	14.13w	Elizabeth Binns  New Zealand	14.76w
400 metres hurdles	Mary Estelle Kapalu  Vanuatu	61.70	Megan Merrilees  New Zealand	61.84	Megan Minehane  Australia	63.73
High Jump	Carmen Hunter  Australia	1.77	Belinda Lavarack  Australia	1.74	Shelley Stoddart  New Zealand	1.74
Long Jump	Frith Maunder  New Zealand	6.10	Shelley Stoddart  New Zealand	5.81w	Katie Ackerman  Australia	5.69w
Triple Jump	Shelley Stoddart  New Zealand	12.50	Megan Minehane  Australia	11.71	Salanieta Tamani  Fiji	11.70
Shot Put	Elizabeth Binns  New Zealand	13.08	Teresa Came  New Zealand	12.80	Marie-Chanelle Sako  New Caledonia	12.66
Discus Throw	Geraldine Isaacs  New Zealand	40.02	Mague Taofifenua  New Caledonia	37.84	Romera Tabuavuni  Fiji	31.58
Hammer Throw	Teresa Came  New Zealand	50.52	Miranda Winter  New Zealand	41.10	Linda Polelei  New Caledonia	29.82
Javelin Throw (old implement)	Melissa Brearley  New Zealand	48.34	Bina Ramesh  New Caledonia	47.90	Linda Polelei  New Caledonia	44.50
10 Kilometres Road Walk	Monique Greenoff-Gaffney  Australia	57:09	Cherie Nelson  New Zealand	58:53
4 x 100 metres relay	Fiji	47.10	Australia	48.62
4 x 400 metres relay	New Zealand	3:54.14	Fiji	3:58.03	Australia	3:58.34

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (New Zealand)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	New Zealand (NZL)*	27	17	4	48
2	Fiji (FIJ)	6	6	10	22
3	Australia (AUS)	3	9	14	26
4	French Polynesia (TAH)	3	2	2	7
5	Vanuatu (VAN)	2	1	0	3
6	New Caledonia (NCL)	0	4	4	8
7	Tonga (TON)	0	1	2	3
8	Papua New Guinea (PNG)	0	1	1	2
9	Norfolk Island (NFI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		41	41	38	120

Participation (unofficial)

The participation of athletes from 15 countries could be determined from the Pacific Islands Athletics Statistics publication.^[2]

•  American Samoa
•  Australia
•  Cook Islands
•  Fiji
•  New Caledonia
•  New Zealand
•  Niue
•  Northern Mariana Islands
•  Norfolk Island
•  Papua New Guinea
•  Samoa
•  Solomon Islands
• / Tahiti
•  Tonga
•  Vanuatu

References

1. ^ OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 4, 2013
2. ^ ^{a b} Snow, Bob (March 1994), Pacific Islands Athletics Statistics #2/94, Athletics PNG, pp. 4–7, retrieved March 4, 2013