1994 Oceania Athletics Championships

II Oceania Athletics Championships
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]

References

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

[gbr-1] OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 4, 2013

[pacific_01-2] Snow, Bob (March 1994), Pacific Islands Athletics Statistics #2/94, Athletics PNG, pp. 4–7, retrieved March 4, 2013

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