Oceania Area Championships in Athletics

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Oceania Athletics Championships
Statusactive
Genresports event
Frequencybiennial
Location(s)various
Inaugurated1990
Most recent2024
Organised byOceania Athletics Association
Websiteathletics-oceania.com

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] The event has been held jointly with the Under-20 Championships since 1994, Under-18 Championships since 2000, the Para Championships since 2022, and the Masters Championships since 2024.

History

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 increased in competition status with the then IAAF (now World Athletics) changing the qualification criteria for the 2019 World Championships in Doha and the 2020 Summer Olympics, whereby athletes could qualify through World Athletics ranking points: continental - ie. area - championships were granted 'tier-one' status offering more ranking points under the WA world rankings system.[5][6] The 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]

Editions

Edition Year Host City Host Country Date Venue Events Nations Athletes Champions
1 1990 Suva File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 11–14 July National Stadium 39 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
2 1994 Auckland File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 22–26 February 38 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
3 1996 Townsville File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 28–30 November 42 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
4 1998 Nuku'alofa File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 27–28 August Teufaiva Stadium 39 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
5 2000 Adelaide File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 24–26 August Santos Stadium 40 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
6 2002 Christchurch File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 12–14 December Queen Elizabeth II Park 40 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
7 2004 Townsville File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 16–18 December Townsville Sports Reserve 38 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
8 2006 Apia File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 12–16 December Apia Park 37 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
9 2008 Saipan File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands 25–28 June Oleai Sports Complex 39 File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
10 2010 Cairns File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 23–25 September Barlow Park 36 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
11 2013 Papeete File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia 3–5 June Stade Pater Te Hono Nui 44 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
12 2014 Rarotonga File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands 24–26 June BCI Stadium 40 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
13 2015 Cairns File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 8–10 May Barlow Park 60 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
14 2017 Suva File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 28 June–1 July ANZ National Stadium 57 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
15 2019 Townsville File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 25–28 June Townsville Sports Reserve 59 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
— 2021 Port Vila File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
16 2022 Mackay File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 7–11 June Mackay Aquatic and Recreation Centre 46 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
17 2024 Suva File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 4–8 June HFC Bank Stadium TBC TBC
  • 2024 include:

Championship Age Groups Senior, U18, Para, Masters Team Challenge U20, U16

Para

2016 Asian Para Athletics Championships 1st 2022 [8] 2nd 2024 [9]

Medals (1990-2024)

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 2024. All medals counted are based on the official results posted on the Oceania Athletics Association website. Associate members with medals are listed in italic. Also listed in italic but are unranked are invited athletics teams.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia210208174592
2File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand19813193422
3File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea908880258
4File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji756061196
5File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa34182274
6File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga253441100
7File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia15232260
8File:Flags of New Caledonia.svg New Caledonia[1]12212053
9File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands10101232
–Australia Regional Australia[2]8121030
10File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu7161639
11File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands5131331
12File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam5111632
13File:Flag of Norfolk Island.svg Norfolk Island5229
14File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa23813
15File:Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati16411
16File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands1438
–French Polynesia Tahiti West Coast[3]1034
–Australia Australian Masters team[4]0202
17File:Flag of Palau.svg Palau0112
File:Flag of France.svg Wallis and Futuna[1]0112
19File:Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru0044
20File:Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands0011
File:Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia0011
Totals (21 entries)7046646081,976
  • ^[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 in 2013 as a local team from the host federation of French Polynesia.
  • ^[4] Australia Masters team competed once 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

Main article: List of Oceania Area Championships in Athletics records

Regional Championships

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.[10][11][12][13][14]

Melanesian Championships

See also: List of Melanesian Championships in Athletics records

Participating associations

Editions

Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Events 		No. of
Athletes
1 2001 Suva File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji April
2 2003 Lae File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 25–27 April
3 2005 Lae File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 22–24 April Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium
4 2007 Cairns File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 14–19 August Barlow Park
5 2009 Gold Coast File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 4–8 August Griffith University
6 2016 Suva File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 7–9 July ANZ Stadium
7 2018 Port Vila File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu 9–11 May Korman Stadium

Micronesian Championships

See also: List of Micronesian Championships in Athletics records

Participating associations

Editions

Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Events 		No. of
Athletes
1 2003 Koror File:Flag of Palau.svg Palau 25–26 April
2 2005 Saipan File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands 14–15 December Oleai Sports Complex
3 2007 Yona File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam 14–15 December Leo Palace Resort
4 2009 Gold Coast File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 4–8 August Griffith University
5 2016 Kolonia File:Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Federated States of Micronesia 2–4 June
6 2018 Saipan File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands 14–16 June Oleai Sports Complex

Polynesian Championships

See also: List of Polynesian Championships in Athletics records

Participating associations

Editions

Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Events 		No. of
Athletes
1 2000 Apia File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
2 2005 Papeete File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia October
3 2007 Rarotonga File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands October 16–17
4 2009 Gold Coast File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia August 4–8 Griffith University
5 2016 Papeete File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia April 7–9 Pater Stadium

Oceania Cup

In addition to the Oceania Area Championships, there is also the Oceania Cup, where teams from Australia, New Zealand, and the respective host country competed with combined teams from Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. After a long period of not being held, this Oceania Cup started again in 2021 and 2023.[11][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] The Australian team recruited from the winner team of the Australian Clubs Championships, which, in both years, was the University of Queensland Athletic Club.[23][19]

Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Events 		No. of
Athletes
1 2001 Port Vila File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu July 14
2 2003 Apia File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa June 26–27 Apia Park
3 2021[24] Runaway Bay, Gold Coast File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 5 June Gold Coast Performance Centre
4 2023 Saipan File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands 23–24 June Oleai Sports Complex 32 +100

Masters

Main article: Oceania Masters Athletics

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Oceania Athletics Area Championships". Oceania Athletics. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Oceania Regional Championships is only 115 days away!!, OAA, February 25, 2011, retrieved March 8, 2013
  3. ↑ 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]
  4. ↑ Australian Team for Oceania Championships Announced, Armidale Athletic Club, 26 October 2004, archived from the original on 22 February 2014, retrieved 14 February 2014
  5. ↑ "PRESS RELEASE: ENTRIES OAC 2019". OAA. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Australia and New Zealand to field strong teams at invigorated Oceania Athletics Championships". Inside the Games. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "OCEANIA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021". OAA. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220614133708/https://athletics-oceania.com/oceania-championships-2022/ [bare URL]
  9. ↑ "Oceania Athletics Association Oceania Athletics Championships". 10 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS". Oceania Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Oceania Cup / Regional Championships, OAA, retrieved March 11, 2013
  12. ↑ MELANESIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 11, 2013
  13. ↑ MICRONESIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 11, 2013
  14. ↑ POLYNESIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 11, 2013
  15. ↑ Snow, Bob, PNG in International Competition: 2001 - 2005, Papua New Guinea Athletics Union, retrieved February 14, 2014
  16. ↑ Micronesian Team for Oceania Cup Final, OAA, 28 May 2003, retrieved February 14, 2014
  17. ↑ Peter Pulu Heads Melanesian Team, OAA, 6 June 2003, archived from the original on 2014-02-22, retrieved February 14, 2014
  18. ↑ Kiwis Ready for Oceania Cup Final, OAA, 9 June 2003, archived from the original on 2014-02-22, retrieved February 14, 2014
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Matt Back for Second Oceania Cup Final, OAA, 23 June 2003, retrieved February 14, 2014
  20. ↑ 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
  21. ↑ Oceania Cup Final - Results Days 1 and 2, OAA, 26 June 2003, retrieved February 14, 2014
  22. ↑ Snow, Bob (7 July 2003), National Records Galore at Oceania Cup, OAA, retrieved February 14, 2014
  23. ↑ ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA - 2001 Australian Clubs Championships, CoolRunning Australia, 17 January 2001, retrieved February 14, 2014
  24. ↑ "Oceania Cup Review Oceania Athletics Association". 15 June 2021.

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