2009 Polynesian Championships in Athletics

The 2009 Polynesian Championships in Athletics took place between August 4–8, 2009. The event was held at the Griffith University in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, jointly with the OAA Grand Prix Series, and the OAA sub-regional Melanesian and Micronesian Championships. Many athletes utilised the competitions preparing for the upcoming IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany.^[1] Detailed reports were given for the OAA.^[2][3]

IV Polynesian Championships in Athletics
Dates	August 4–8
Host city	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Venue	Griffith University
Level	Senior
Events	32 (18 men, 14 women)
Participation	53 athletes from 8 nations
← 2007 Rarotonga 2016 Papeete →

A total of 32 events were contested, 18 by men and 14 by women.

Medal summary

Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage,^[4][5][6] and at sportfieber.pytalhost.com.^[7][8][9]

In 100 metres, long jump and triple jump, as well as in shot put, discus throw, and javelin throw, there were separate open competitions for the Polynesian championships and the OAA Grand Prix Series held on different days.

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -0.8 m/s)	Clayton Mbofana   New Zealand	10.82 CR	Lagaua Patuavalu   Niue	11.04	Aisea Tohi   Tonga	11.28
100 metres Non-Championship Event (Grand Prix Series)	Tiraa Arere   Cook Islands	11.52 (wind: +0.0 m/s)	Michael Jackson Jnr   Niue	11.93 (wind: +1.2 m/s)	Harry Ivaiti   Cook Islands	11.93 (wind: +0.0 m/s)
200 metres (wind: +0.7 m/s)	Clayton Mbofana   New Zealand	22.03	Scott Burch   New Zealand	22.50	Lagaua Patuavalu   Niue	22.67
400 metres	Scott Burch   New Zealand	50.36	Jocelyn Muntaner   French Polynesia	51.00
800 metres	Michael Whitehead   New Zealand	1:55.79 CR	Iulio Lafai   Samoa	2:04.10
1500 metres	Michael Whitehead   New Zealand	4:07.61 CR	Pierre Bourret   French Polynesia	4:20.98
5000 metres	Francky Maraetaata   French Polynesia	16:24.66 CR
10000 metres	Francky Maraetaata   French Polynesia	34:06.17
3000 metres steeplechase	Pierre Bourret   French Polynesia	10:40.22
110 metres hurdles (wind: -1.0 m/s)	Toriki Urarii   French Polynesia	15.03	Paseka Fangupo   Tonga	15.47	Michael Cochrane   New Zealand	15.47
400 metres hurdles	Michael Cochrane   New Zealand	56.16	Paseka Fangupo   Tonga	56.56	Inoke Finau   Tonga	60.04
High Jump	Regan Standing   New Zealand	1.96m CR	Raihau Maiau   French Polynesia	1.87m	Esau Vakameilalo   Tonga	1.81m
Long Jump	Raihau Maiau   French Polynesia	6.73m (wind: +1.4 m/s)	Okilani Tinilau   Tuvalu	6.62m w (wind: +3.3 m/s)	Michael Cochrane   New Zealand	5.91m (wind: +1.7 m/s)
Long Jump Non-Championship Event (Grand Prix Series)	Okilani Tinilau   Tuvalu	6.36m (wind: -0.3 m/s)	Tiraa Arere   Cook Islands	6.05m (wind: +2.0 m/s)	David Pi   Cook Islands	4.50m (wind: -0.3 m/s)
Triple Jump	Raihau Maiau   French Polynesia	13.76m (wind: -0.9 m/s)	Esau Vakameilalo   Tonga	11.97m (wind: -0.8 m/s)	Tiraa Arere   Cook Islands	11.49m (wind: +0.0 m/s)
Triple Jump Non-Championship Event (Grand Prix Series)	Tiraa Arere   Cook Islands	12.68m (wind: -0.1 m/s)	David Pi   Cook Islands	10.29m (wind: -0.7 m/s)
Shot Put	Shaka Sola   Samoa	16.19m	Henry Satupai   Samoa	12.98m	Jeffrey Kalemani   Tonga	12.77m
Shot Put Non-Championship Event (Grand Prix Series)	Shaka Sola   Samoa	16.18m	Henry Satupai   Samoa	12.79m
Discus Throw	Marshall Hall   New Zealand	45.47m	Shaka Sola   Samoa	45.14m	Henry Satupai   Samoa	39.10m
Discus Throw Non-Championship Event (Grand Prix Series)	Henry Satupai   Samoa	39.39m
Javelin Throw	Vaihau Bottari   French Polynesia	52.87m	Toriki Urarii   French Polynesia	49.14m
Javelin Throw Non-Championship Event (Grand Prix Series)	Vaihau Bottari   French Polynesia	54.18m	Toriki Urarii   French Polynesia	50.62m
4 x 100 metres relay	Tonga	43.28	New Zealand	43.64	Niue	44.51
4 x 400 metres relay	New Zealand	3:29.62	Tonga	3:29.88

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -1.0  m/s)	Latai Sikuvea   Tonga	12.74	Patiola Pahulu   Tonga	13.24	Patricia Taea   Cook Islands	13.31
100 metres Non-Championship Event (Grand Prix Series)	Maki Samantha Lockington   Cook Islands	13.58 (wind: +1.0  m/s)
200 metres (wind: +3.5 m/s)	Latai Sikuvea   Tonga	25.67 w	Rebecca Gibson   New Zealand	26.08 w	Patiola Pahulu   Tonga	26.50 w
400 metres	Rebecca Gibson   New Zealand	59.20 CR	Océane Lefranc   French Polynesia	60.96
100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.3 m/s)	Terani Faremiro   French Polynesia	15.04 CR	Johanna Sui   French Polynesia	15.27
400 metres hurdles	Mele To'a   Tonga	71.53
High Jump	Johanna Sui   French Polynesia	1.64m CR	Terani Faremiro   French Polynesia	1.64m	Océane Lefranc   French Polynesia	1.50m
Long Jump	Terani Faremiro   French Polynesia	5.47m w (wind: +2.9 m/s)	Kalina Mama'o   Tonga	5.35m w (wind: +3.7 m/s)	Patricia Taea   Cook Islands	5.09m w (wind: +5.1 m/s)
Triple Jump	Terani Faremiro   French Polynesia	11.08m (wind: +0.8 m/s) CR	Kalina Mama'o   Tonga	10.78m (wind: -1.0 m/s)
Shot Put	Margaret Satupai   Samoa	13.92m CR	Kaati Malua   Tonga	11.47m	Inara Lista Sioni   Tuvalu	9.65m
Shot Put Non-Championship Event (Grand Prix Series)	Margaret Satupai   Samoa	14.39m	Inara Lista Sioni   Tuvalu	9.42m
Discus Throw	Margaret Satupai   Samoa	45.69m CR	Patsy Akeli   Samoa	38.56m	Kaati Malua   Tonga	29.07m
Discus Throw Non-Championship Event (Grand Prix Series)	Margaret Satupai   Samoa	44.13m
Hammer Throw	Siniva Marsters   Cook Islands	38.93m CR	Margaret Satupai   Samoa	37.91m
Javelin Throw	Patsy Akeli   Samoa	51.54m CR	Johanna Sui   French Polynesia	42.86m	Maki Samantha Lockington   Cook Islands	39.28m
Javelin Throw Non-Championship Event (Grand Prix Series)	Patsy Akeli   Samoa	50.03m
4 x 100 metres relay	Tonga	49.87 CR	French Polynesia	51.94
4 x 400 metres relay	Tonga	4:29.27

Medal table (unofficial)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	French Polynesia (PYF)	11	9	1	21
2	New Zealand (NZL)	10	3	2	15
3	Tonga (TON)	6	8	6	20
4	Samoa (SAM)	4	5	1	10
5	Cook Islands (COK)	1	0	4	5
6	Niue (NIU)	0	1	2	3
7	Tuvalu (TUV)	0	1	1	2
Totals (7 entries)		32	27	17	76

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 53 athletes from 8 countries participated.

•   American Samoa (1)
•   Cook Islands (10)
•   French Polynesia (10)
•   New Zealand (7)
•   Niue (4)
•   Samoa (5)
•   Tonga (12)
•   Tuvalu (4)

References

1. Oceania Regional Championships - Ready to Begin, OAA, 3 August 2009, retrieved February 19, 2014
2. Regional Championships - Day 1 Wrap Up, OAA, 5 August 2009, retrieved February 19, 2014
3. Oceania Regional Championships - Final Wrap-up, OAA, 12 August 2009, retrieved February 19, 2014
4. , OAA, 4 August 2009, archived from the original on 27 February 2014, retrieved 19 February 2014
5. , OAA, 6 August 2009, archived from the original on 27 February 2014, retrieved 19 February 2014
6. , OAA, 8 August 2009, archived from the original on 28 February 2014, retrieved 19 February 2014
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8. , sportfieber.pytalhost.com, archived from the original on February 23, 2014, retrieved February 19, 2014
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