2005 Polynesian Championships in Athletics

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International athletics championship event

II Polynesian Championships in Athletics
Dates	October or November
Host city	Papeete, French Polynesia
Venue	Stade Pater Te Hono Nui
Level	Senior
Events	22 (11 men, 10 women, 1 mixed)
Participation	5 nations
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The 2005 Polynesian Championships in Athletics took place in October^[1] or November,^[2] 2005. The event was held at the Stade Pater Te Hono Nui in Papeete, French Polynesia.

A total of 22 events were contested, 11 by men, 10 by women, and 1 mixed.

Medal summary

Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage^[1] and on the webpage of the French Polynesia Athletics Federation (Fédération d'Athlétisme de Polynésie Française).^[2]

Men

Event	First		Second		Third
100 metres	Inoke Finau  Tonga	11.66	Tevai Teiho  French Polynesia	11.77	Taupo Sefo  Samoa	11.78
200 metres	Taupo Sefo  Samoa	23.52	Toriki Urarii  French Polynesia	24.08	Adrian Ismaili  American Samoa	24.79
800 metres	Justin Monier  French Polynesia	2:02.17	Stany Conan  French Polynesia	2:05.57	Valentin Laboube  French Polynesia	2:06.54
1500 metres	Iulio Lafai  Samoa	4:33.04	Stany Conan  French Polynesia	4:39.17	Valentin Laboube  French Polynesia	4:40.90
110 metres hurdles	Toriki Urarii  French Polynesia	14.81 CR	Inoke Finau  Tonga	15.47	Simon Thieury  French Polynesia	15.50
High Jump	Simon Thieury  French Polynesia	1.80m CR	Justin Monier  French Polynesia	1.60m
Long Jump	John Bosco Stowers  Samoa	6.18m	Arehoe Roura  French Polynesia	5.92m	Tevai Teiho  French Polynesia	5.88m
Triple Jump	John Bosco Stowers  Samoa	13.02m	Salesi Sete  Tonga	12.82m	Arehoe Roura  French Polynesia	12.53m
Shot Put	Tumatai Dauphin  French Polynesia	17.39m CR	Loic Tuira  French Polynesia	14.74m	Lonely Kengike  Tonga	13.84m
Discus Throw	Tumatai Dauphin  French Polynesia	46.62m CR	Maitoa Pito  French Polynesia	45.54m	Mikaele O'Brien Manuele  Samoa	41.27m
Javelin Throw	Vaihau Botari  French Polynesia	53.71m CR	Teamo Papa  French Polynesia	49.33m	Frédéric Wanai  French Polynesia	47.93m

Women

Event	First		Second		Third
100 metres	Penateti Feke  Tonga	13.12	Taliilagi Murphy  Samoa	13.43	Sela Va’enuku  Tonga	13.49
200 metres	Taliilagi Murphy  Samoa	27.61	Glara Ngametua  Cook Islands	28.21	Raihei Tauaroa  French Polynesia	28.59
800 metres	Eka Faitala  Samoa	2:29.98	Heiata Brinkfield  French Polynesia	2:30.14	Heimata Noresmat  French Polynesia	2:38.76
1500 metres	Eka Faitala  Samoa	5:45.37	Heiata Brinkfield  French Polynesia	5:45.80	Neti Kae  Cook Islands	6:06.24
100 metres hurdles	Terani Faremiro  French Polynesia	15.10 CR	Johanna Sui  French Polynesia	15.65	Penateti Feke  Tonga	16.30
High Jump	Terani Faremiro  French Polynesia	1.61m CR	Johanna Sui  French Polynesia	1.57m	Toakase Nau  Tonga	1.54m
Long Jump	Coralie Gourdon  French Polynesia	4.79m CR	Samantha Lockington  Cook Islands	4.67m	Vahinetua Flaccadori  French Polynesia	4.52m
Triple Jump	Toakase Nau  Tonga	10.30m CR	Vahinetua Flaccadori  French Polynesia	10.21m	Heiaute Estall  French Polynesia	10.05m
Shot Put	Vanessa Wanai  French Polynesia	10.57m	Mako’o Koloa  Tonga	10.44m	Mahana Dexter  French Polynesia	10.37m
Discus Throw	Mako’o Koloa  Tonga	31.31m	Tania Tiarii  French Polynesia	28.40m	Maria Magele  Samoa	26.46m
Javelin Throw	Vanessa Wanai  French Polynesia	36.10m	Tekura Kaukura  Cook Islands	35.74m	Maria Magele  Samoa	30.45m

Mixed

Event	First		Second		Third
800 metres Medley relay	Samoa John Bosco Stowers Taliilagi Murphy Eka Faitala Taupo Sefo	1:47.17	Tahiti Iti Terootae Urarii Vahinetua Flaccadori Raihei Tauaroa Tevai Teiho	1:49.90	Tahiti Nui Toriki Urarii Heiata Brinkfield Johanna Sui Justin Monnier	1:50.37

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (French Polynesia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	French Polynesia (TAH)*	11	15	11	37
2	Samoa (SAM)	7	1	4	12
3	Tonga (TON)	4	3	4	11
4	Cook Islands (COK)	0	3	1	4
5	American Samoa (ASA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		22	22	21	65

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Polynesian Sub-Regional Championships - Results (in French), OAA, 10 October 2005, retrieved February 15, 2014
2. ^ ^{a b} Meuel, Peter (7 November 2005), Océania 2005 (in French), Fédération d'Athlétisme de Polynésie Française, archived from the original on 23 February 2014, retrieved February 15, 2014