The Oceania Athletics Championships is an athletics event organized by the Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) for the World Athletics (WA) (formerly the IAAF) member associations of the Oceania region.[1] First held in 1990 in Suva, it was initially conceived as a quadrennial event; however, after the second edition in 1994, the championships changed to a biennial event. After the 2010 championships, there were significant changes in the format of the competition. Now being held as a regional championships (in 2011 and 2012), the associations were divided into two divisions based on their geographical location (either east or west). However, the competition was revised back to its original format as an area championships in 2013.[2][3]
Since the inaugural championships in 1990 (up until 2017), unlike the rest of the OAA member federations, only Australia and New Zealand send their second tier teams to compete in the championships. This was to allow pacific island nations to be competitive and challenge for medals.[4] However, in 2019, the championships became a fully tier-one competition when the then IAAF (now World Athletics), made a change in the qualification system for the 2019 World Championships in Doha as well as the 2020 Summer Olympics set for Tokyo. The rule change saw athletes would only qualify for either competition through their World Athletics ranking points. This meant that continental championships were now offering more points under the WA world rankings system.[5][6]
The all-time Oceania Athletics Championships medal table is the sum of all medals won by OAA member federations, associate members, as well as invited teams from the very first edition till the most recent championships in 2019. All medals counted are based on the official results posted on the Oceania Athletics Association website. Medals won by Para-athletes are also included.
Associate members with medals are listed in italic.
Oceania Athletics has three regions. Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Since 2000, each region, in a non area championships year hold their own regional championships. The regions at the regional meetings decide the location for the Championships.[8][9][10][11][12]
In addition, there was a short-lived Oceania Cup, where teams from Australia, New Zealand, and the respective host country competed with combined teams from Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.[9][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] The Australian team recruited from the winner team of the Australian Clubs Championships, which was, in both years, the University of Queensland Athletic Club.[21][17]
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External links
Official Athletics Oceania website
List of previous winners
January 20, 2023
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The Oceania Athletics Championships is an athletics event organized by the Oceania Athletics Association OAA for the World Athletics WA formerly the IAAF member associations of the Oceania region 1 First held in 1990 in Suva it was initially conceived as a quadrennial event however after the second edition in 1994 the championships changed to a biennial event After the 2010 championships there were significant changes in the format of the competition Now being held as a regional championships in 2011 and 2012 the associations were divided into two divisions based on their geographical location either east or west However the competition was revised back to its original format as an area championships in 2013 2 3 Oceania Athletics ChampionshipsStatusactiveGenresports eventFrequencybiennialLocation s variousInaugurated1990Most recent2019Next event2022Organised byOceania Athletics AssociationWebsiteathletics oceania wbr comThe event has been held jointly with the Under 20 championships since 1994 and Under 18 championships since 2000 For the first time in 2014 para athletics events were included in the championships Since the inaugural championships in 1990 up until 2017 unlike the rest of the OAA member federations only Australia and New Zealand send their second tier teams to compete in the championships This was to allow pacific island nations to be competitive and challenge for medals 4 However in 2019 the championships became a fully tier one competition when the then IAAF now World Athletics made a change in the qualification system for the 2019 World Championships in Doha as well as the 2020 Summer Olympics set for Tokyo The rule change saw athletes would only qualify for either competition through their World Athletics ranking points This meant that continental championships were now offering more points under the WA world rankings system 5 6 Contents 1 Editions 2 All time medal table 3 Championship records 4 Regional Championships 4 1 Melanesian Championships 4 2 Micronesian Championships 4 3 Polynesian Championships 4 4 Oceania Cup 5 References 6 External linksEditions EditThe 2021 edition set for Korman Stadium in Port Vila was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic making this the first cancellation of the event 7 Edition Year Host City Host Country Date Venue Events Nations Athletes Champions1 1990 Suva Fiji 11 14 July National Stadium 39 New Zealand2 1994 Auckland New Zealand 22 26 February 38 New Zealand3 1996 Townsville Australia 28 30 November 42 New Zealand4 1998 Nuku alofa Tonga 27 28 August Teufaiva Stadium 39 New Zealand5 2000 Adelaide Australia 24 26 August Santos Stadium 40 New Zealand6 2002 Christchurch New Zealand 12 14 December Queen Elizabeth II Park 40 New Zealand7 2004 Townsville Australia 16 18 December Townsville Sports Reserve 38 New Zealand8 2006 Apia Samoa 12 16 December Apia Park 37 New Zealand9 2008 Saipan Northern Mariana Islands 25 28 June Oleai Sports Complex 39 Papua New Guinea10 2010 Cairns Australia 23 25 September Barlow Park 36 Australia11 2013 Papeete French Polynesia 3 5 June Stade Pater Te Hono Nui 44 New Zealand12 2014 Rarotonga Cook Islands 24 26 June BCI Stadium 40 Australia13 2015 Cairns Australia 8 10 May Barlow Park 60 Australia14 2017 Suva Fiji 28 June 1 July ANZ National Stadium 57 New Zealand15 2019 Townsville Australia 25 28 June Townsville Sports Reserve 59 Australia 2021 Port Vila Vanuatu Korman Stadium Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic16 2022 Mackay Australia 7 11 June Mackay Aquatic and Recreation CentreAll time medal table EditThe all time Oceania Athletics Championships medal table is the sum of all medals won by OAA member federations associate members as well as invited teams from the very first edition till the most recent championships in 2019 All medals counted are based on the official results posted on the Oceania Athletics Association website Medals won by Para athletes are also included Associate members with medals are listed in italic RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 New Zealand189116913962 Australia1541691304533 Papua New Guinea8884742464 Fiji7459551885 Samoa341821736 Tonga23334096 Regional Australia 2 181812487 New Caledonia 1 162119568 French Polynesia152222599 Solomon Islands1010113110 Vanuatu714143511 Cook Islands512112812 Guam510173213 Norfolk Island522914 Wallis and Futuna 1 211415 Kiribati1641116 American Samoa13812 Tahiti West Coast 3 103417 Northern Mariana Islands0336 Australian Masters team 4 020218 Palau011219 Nauru003320 Marshall Islands0011 Micronesia0011Totals 21 entries 6486045441796 1 Associate members of OAA Not recognized by World Athletics 2 Regional Australia is a team from Northern Australia competing as invitees at every championships since 2013 3 Tahiti West Coast competed once back in 2013 as a local team from the host federation of French Polynesia 4 Australia Masters team competed once back in 2015 as an invited team from the host federation of Australia As of 2019 only Tuvalu OAA member federation and Niue OAA associate member have yet to win a medal Championship records EditMain article List of Oceania Area Championships in Athletics recordsRegional Championships EditOceania Athletics has three regions Melanesia Micronesia and Polynesia Since 2000 each region in a non area championships year hold their own regional championships The regions at the regional meetings decide the location for the Championships 8 9 10 11 12 Melanesian Championships Edit See also List of Melanesian Championships in Athletics records Australia Fiji New Caledonia Norfolk Island Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands and Vanuatu competed for the Melanesian Championships Year City Country Date Venue No of Events No ofAthletes1 2001 Suva Fiji April2 2003 Lae Papua New Guinea 25 27 April3 2005 Lae Papua New Guinea 22 24 April Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium4 2007 Cairns Australia 14 19 August Barlow Park5 2009 Gold Coast Australia 4 8 August Griffith University6 2016 Suva Fiji 7 9 July ANZ Stadium7 2018 Port Vila Vanuatu 9 11 May Korman StadiumMicronesian Championships Edit See also List of Micronesian Championships in Athletics records Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia Nauru Northern Mariana Islands and Palau competed for the Micronesian Championships Year City Country Date Venue No of Events No ofAthletes1 2003 Koror Palau 25 26 April2 2005 Saipan Northern Mariana Islands 14 15 December Oleai Sports Complex3 2007 Yona Guam 14 15 December Leo Palace Resort4 2009 Gold Coast Australia 4 8 August Griffith University5 2016 Kolonia Federated States of Micronesia 2 4 June6 2018 Saipan Northern Mariana Islands 14 16 June Oleai Sports ComplexPolynesian Championships Edit See also List of Polynesian Championships in Athletics records American Samoa Cook Islands French Polynesia New Zealand Niue Samoa Tonga and Tuvalu competed for the Polynesian Championships Year City Country Date Venue No of Events No ofAthletes1 2000 Apia Samoa2 2005 Papeete French Polynesia October3 2007 Rarotonga Cook Islands October 16 174 2009 Gold Coast Australia August 4 8 Griffith University5 2016 Papeete French Polynesia April 7 9 Pater StadiumOceania Cup Edit In addition there was a short lived Oceania Cup where teams from Australia New Zealand and the respective host country competed with combined teams from Melanesia Micronesia and Polynesia 9 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The Australian team recruited from the winner team of the Australian Clubs Championships which was in both years the University of Queensland Athletic Club 21 17 Year City Country Date Venue No of Events No ofAthletes1 2001 Port Vila Vanuatu July 142 2003 Apia Samoa June 26 27 Apia ParkReferences Edit Oceania Athletics Area Championships Oceania Athletics Retrieved 20 August 2021 Oceania Regional Championships is only 115 days away OAA February 25 2011 retrieved March 8 2013 Oceania Regional Championships Handbook includes official program and athletes federations competing Updated 14 June 2011 PDF OAA June 14 2011 p 23 retrieved March 8 2013 permanent dead link Australian Team for Oceania Championships Announced Armidale Athletic Club 26 October 2004 archived from the original on 22 February 2014 retrieved 14 February 2014 PRESS RELEASE ENTRIES OAC 2019 OAA 9 May 2019 Retrieved 21 August 2021 Australia and New Zealand to field strong teams at invigorated Oceania Athletics Championships Inside the Games 24 June 2019 Retrieved 21 August 2021 OCEANIA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 OAA 16 February 2021 Retrieved 21 August 2021 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Oceania Athletics Retrieved 22 August 2021 a b Oceania Cup Regional Championships OAA retrieved March 11 2013 MELANESIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Athletics Weekly retrieved March 11 2013 MICRONESIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Athletics Weekly retrieved March 11 2013 POLYNESIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Athletics Weekly retrieved March 11 2013 Snow Bob PNG in International Competition 2001 2005 Papua New Guinea Athletics Union retrieved February 14 2014 Micronesian Team for Oceania Cup Final OAA 28 May 2003 retrieved February 14 2014 Peter Pulu Heads Melanesian Team OAA 6 June 2003 archived from the original on 2014 02 22 retrieved February 14 2014 Kiwis Ready for Oceania Cup Final OAA 9 June 2003 archived from the original on 2014 02 22 retrieved February 14 2014 a b Matt Back for Second Oceania Cup Final OAA 23 June 2003 retrieved February 14 2014 The 2003 Oceania Cup Final Competition was previewed at a special media launch in Apia Samoa last night OAA 25 June 2003 retrieved February 14 2014 Oceania Cup Final Results Days 1 and 2 OAA 26 June 2003 retrieved February 14 2014 Snow Bob 7 July 2003 National Records Galore at Oceania Cup OAA retrieved February 14 2014 ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA 2001 Australian Clubs Championships CoolRunning Australia 17 January 2001 retrieved February 14 2014External links EditOfficial Athletics Oceania website List of previous winners Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oceania Area Championships in Athletics 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