1998 Oceania Athletics Championships

IV Oceania Athletics Championships
IV Oceania Athletics Championships
Dates	August 27–28
Host city	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Venue	Teufaiva Stadium
Level	Senior
Events	39 (21 men, 18 women)
Participation	15 nations
Records set	8
	← 1996 Townsville 2000 Adelaide →

The 1998 Oceania Athletics Championships were held at the Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, between August 27–28, 1998.

A total of 39 events were contested, 21 by men and 18 by women.

Medal summary

Medal winners were published.^[1] Complete results can be found as compiled by Bob Snow from Athletics PNG.^[2]

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -0.3 m/s)	Peter Pulu Papua New Guinea	10.70	Gene Pateman New Zealand	10.82	Tuluta'u Koula Tonga	10.84
200 metres (wind: +3.5 m/s)	Peter Pulu Papua New Guinea	21.22w	Gene Pateman New Zealand	21.32w	Laurence Jack Vanuatu	21.92w
400 metres	Jeffrey Bai Papua New Guinea	48.36	Rusiate Matai Fiji	50.26	Mark Gunther Australia	51.06
800 metres	Mark Gunther Australia	1:56.58	Sisari Vakasuka Fiji	1:56.96	Selwyn Kole Solomon Islands	1:57.32
1500 metres	Peter Paul Enkae Vanuatu	4:08.84	Selwyn Kole Solomon Islands	4:09.60	David Kanie Papua New Guinea	4:11.02
5000 metres	David Kanie Papua New Guinea	15:43.30	Peter Paul Enkae Vanuatu	16:15.08	Andrew Keane Australia	16:44.94
10000 metres	David Kanie Papua New Guinea	33:21.19	Niteshwar Prasad Fiji	38:32.50
3000 metres steeplechase	Medley Laban Papua New Guinea	10:03.48	Sisari Vakasuka Fiji	10:56.82	Niteshwar Prasad Fiji	11:55.14
110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.5 m/s)	Ivan Wakit Papua New Guinea	15.10 CR	Taniela Lolohea Tonga	15.12	Sesi Salt Tonga	16.42
400 metres hurdles	Ivan Wakit Papua New Guinea	55.98	Taniela Lolohea Tonga	58.08	Sesi Salt Tonga	60.20
High Jump	Benetti Schwalger Samoa	1.95	Robert Elder Fiji	1.95	Damien Daly Australia	1.90
Pole Vault	Tokaikolo Latapu Tonga	3.00
Long Jump	Gene Pateman New Zealand	7.13	Edward Bai Papua New Guinea	6.43	Benetti Schwalger Samoa	6.40
Triple Jump	Edward Bai Papua New Guinea	12.76
Shot Put	Tristan Mave New Zealand	15.06	Kevin Galea Australia	14.29	Mitchel Alatalo Australia	13.91
Discus Throw	Tristan Mave New Zealand	46.58	Charles Winchester Cook Islands	43.13	Kevin Galea Australia	40.16
Hammer Throw	Brentt Jones Norfolk Island	53.50	Daniel Goulding Australia	52.18	Charles Winchester Cook Islands	40.15
Javelin Throw	Andrew Ratawa Fiji	66.94	Sean Betland Australia	60.00	Joshua Kuruyawa Fiji	57.06
10 Kilometres Road Walk	Dip Chand Fiji	54:41	Pradeep Chand Fiji	62:49	Manohar Maharaj Fiji	66:07
4 x 100 metres relay	Papua New Guinea Allan Akia Jeffrey Bai Edwin Bai Peter Pulu	42.22	Palau	44.56	Tonga	44.64
4 x 400 metres relay	Papua New Guinea Ivan Wakit Jeffrey Bai Peter Pulu Edwin Bai	3:22.84	Australia	3:26.30	Solomon Islands	3:27.38

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: +1.0 m/s)	Nicola Kidd New Zealand	12.22	Siulolo Liku Tonga	12.36	Kelera Nacewa New Zealand	12.62
200 metres (wind: +2.0 m/s)	Anita Sutherland New Zealand	23.74 CR	Marissa Stephen New Zealand	24.50	Jennene Hansen Australia	25.26
400 metres	Marissa Stephen New Zealand	54.60 CR	Mary Estelle Kapalu Vanuatu	55.06	Jennene Hansen Australia	57.14
800 metres	Salome Tabuatalei Fiji	2:21.44	Mary Estelle Kapalu Vanuatu	2:23.94
1500 metres	Salome Tabuatalei Fiji	4:50.52	Rebecca Rider Australia	4:53.88	Rosemary Omundsen Papua New Guinea	5:14.26
5000 metres	Rebecca Rider Australia	18:06.84	Salome Tabuatalei Fiji	18:56.78	Rosemary Omundsen Papua New Guinea	19:28.46
100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.3 m/s)	Nicola Kidd New Zealand	14.36 CR	Siulolo Liku Tonga	14.46	Anita Sutherland New Zealand	14.82
400 metres hurdles	Nicola Kidd New Zealand	58.80 CR	Mary Estelle Kapalu Vanuatu	61.10
High Jump	Vicki Collins Australia	1.70	Angela Way Papua New Guinea	1.60
Long Jump	Siulolo Liku Tonga	6.01	Kelera Nacewa New Zealand	5.69	Marica Likulawedua Fiji	5.32
Triple Jump	Kelera Nacewa New Zealand	12.48	Sarah Sydney Australia	12.10	Angela Way Papua New Guinea	11.30
Shot Put	Maria Disolokai Fiji	13.86 CR	Victoria Lowrie New Zealand	13.10	Ana Niumataiwalu Fiji	10.94
Discus Throw	Maria Disolokai Fiji	40.75	Helen Wallis Australia	40.50	Belinda King New Zealand	39.76
Hammer Throw	Belinda King New Zealand	49.60	Michelle Phillips New Zealand	46.42	Sharyn Tennent Australia	45.79
Javelin Throw (old implement)	Tiffany Dudman Australia	42.87	Maria Disolokai Fiji	41.49	Ariane Lusia Hema Tonga	40.28
10 Kilometres Road Walk	Angela Keogh Norfolk Island	58:00
4 x 100 metres relay	New Zealand Marissa Stephen Nicola Kidd Anita Sutherland Kelera Nacewa	47.02 CR	Papua New Guinea Alle Gagole Della Marava Angela Way Monica Jonathan	49.08	Australia	49.08
4 x 400 metres relay	New Zealand Marissa Stephen Nicola Kidd Anita Sutherland Kirsty Turnbull	3:51.14 CR	Australia	4:14.20

Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Tonga)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	New Zealand (NZL)	12	6	3	21
2	Papua New Guinea (PNG)	11	3	4	18
3	Fiji (FIJ)	6	8	5	19
4	Australia (AUS)	4	8	9	21
5	Tonga (TON)*	2	4	5	11
6	Norfolk Island (NFK)	2	0	0	2
7	Vanuatu (VAN)	1	4	1	6
8	Samoa (SAM)	1	0	1	2
9	Solomon Islands (SOL)	0	1	2	3
10	Cook Islands (COK)	0	1	1	2
11	Palau (PLW)	0	1	0	1
Totals (11 entries)		39	36	31	106

Participation (unofficial)

The participation of athletes from 15 countries was reported by the Pacific Islands Athletics Statistics publication.^[2]

References

^ OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 4, 2013
^ ^a ^b Snow, Bob (September 3, 1998), Pacific Islands Athletics Statistics #6/98, Athletics PNG, pp. 1–11, retrieved March 4, 2013

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

[pacific_01-2] Snow, Bob (September 3, 1998), Pacific Islands Athletics Statistics #6/98, Athletics PNG, pp. 1–11, retrieved March 4, 2013

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