1994 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
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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 (FIJ)	10.63	Chris Wilkinson (NZL)	10.82	Ross Fitzpatrick (NZL)	10.83
200 metres (wind: +0.7 m/s)	Jone Delai (FIJ)	21.55	Solomone Bole (FIJ)	21.94	James Noblet (AUS)	21.97
400 metres	Mark Wilson (NZL)	47.25	Dean Sheddan (NZL)	48.22	Rhoderick Grivas (AUS)	48.62
800 metres	Mark Tonks (NZL)	1:50.38	Mark Turner (NZL)	1:51.30	Rhoderick Grivas (AUS)	1:52.15
1500 metres	John Henwood (NZL)	3:51.71	Stephen Blair (NZL)	3:52.08	Daniel Hill (AUS)	3:52.35
5000 metres	Jason Cameron (NZL)	14:44.62	Thor Anderson (VAN)	16:07.78	Morris Manai (PNG)	16:07.84
10000 metres	Paul McRae (NZL)	31:11.97	Parshottam Lal (FIJ)	33:26.81	Ashok Kumar (FIJ)	33:43.65
Marathon	Robert Holland (NZL)	2:33:16	Mervyn Shields (NZL)	2:39:29	Ian Moore (AUS)	2:41:11
3000 metres steeplechase	Hamish Christensen (NZL)	8:54.74	Matthew Holder (NZL)	9:08.55	Davendra Singh (FIJ)	9:21.64
110 metres hurdles (wind: +2.7 m/s)	Nick Bolton (NZL)	14.67w	/ Robert Tupuhoé (TAH)	14.95w	Sekona Vi (TGA)	15.15w
400 metres hurdles	Nick Bolton (NZL)	53.01	Sekona Vi (TGA)	53.51	Autiko Daunakamakama (FIJ)	53.79
High Jump	Michael Sharapoff (NZL)	2.05	Arvindra Maharaj (FIJ)	1.99	/ Jean-Luc Mu Kwai Chuan (TAH)	1.93
Pole Vault	/ Thibaut Cattiau (TAH)	4.55	/ Jean-Luc Mu Kwai Chuan (TAH)	4.45	Lee Brown (AUS)	4.45
Long Jump	Aaron Langdon (NZL)	7.62w	Julian Manderson (AUS)	7.43w	/ Apolosi Foliaki (TAH)	7.01w
Triple Jump	/ Apolosi Foliaki (TAH)	14.95	Steeve Druminy (NCL)	14.84	Driss Doukari (AUS)	14.38w
Shot Put	Patrick Hellier (NZL)	16.10	Matt Gadsby (AUS)	15.59	Kevin Galea (AUS)	15.40
Discus Throw	/ Gordon Barff (TAH)	48.54	Patrick Hellier (NZL)	48.54	Ian Boller (AUS)	47.46
Hammer Throw	Patrick Hellier (NZL)	63.16	Yannick Fakaté (NCL)	52.20	Brentt Jones (NFK)	51.34
Javelin Throw	Steven Madeo (AUS)	67.84	Jioji Nadavo (FIJ)	65.40	André Hmalako (NCL)	58.82
20 Kilometres Road Walk	Shane Brown (NZL)	1:43:55	Mark Nipperess (AUS)	1:51:56	Dip Chand (FIJ)	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 (FIJ)	12.17	Lauretta Graham (NZL)	12.57	Vani Senokonoko (FIJ)	12.77
200 metres (wind: +3.4 m/s)	Vaciseva Tavaga (FIJ)	24.37w	Suzanne Coleman (NZL)	24.89w	Tara Smith (NZL)	25.26w
400 metres	Mary Estelle Kapalu (VAN)	55.72	Sheryn Brodie (AUS)	57.08	Seini Soroacagi (FIJ)	57.49
800 metres	Andrea Williams (NZL)	2:14.13	Nuree White (NZL)	2:16.10	Karolina Tanono (FIJ)	2:17.65
1500 metres	Sharon McKenzie (NZL)	4:39.64	Vanessa Nikora (NZL)	4:51.44	Salome Tabuatalei (FIJ)	4:58.30
5000 metres	Nicola McDonald (NZL)	18:03.37	Salome Tabuatalei (FIJ)	18:42.83
Half Marathon	Irene Wilson (NZL)	1:25:38	Cathy Gabel (AUS)	1:29:38	Alison McVie (AUS)	1:37:33
100 metres hurdles (wind: +3.5 m/s)	Janiene Ashbridge (NZL)	14.06w	Lillyanne Beining (PNG)	14.13w	Elizabeth Binns (NZL)	14.76w
400 metres hurdles	Mary Estelle Kapalu (VAN)	61.70	Megan Merrilees (NZL)	61.84	Megan Minehane (AUS)	63.73
High Jump	Carmen Hunter (AUS)	1.77	Belinda Lavarack (AUS)	1.74	Shelley Stoddart (NZL)	1.74
Long Jump	Frith Maunder (NZL)	6.10	Shelley Stoddart (NZL)	5.81w	Katie Ackerman (AUS)	5.69w
Triple Jump	Shelley Stoddart (NZL)	12.50	Megan Minehane (AUS)	11.71	Salanieta Tamani (FIJ)	11.70
Shot Put	Elizabeth Binns (NZL)	13.08	Teresa Came (NZL)	12.80	Marie-Chanelle Sako (NCL)	12.66
Discus Throw	Geraldine Isaacs (NZL)	40.02	Mague Taofifenua (NCL)	37.84	Romera Tabuavuni (FIJ)	31.58
Hammer Throw	Teresa Came (NZL)	50.52	Miranda Winter (NZL)	41.10	Linda Polelei (NCL)	29.82
Javelin Throw (old implement)	Melissa Brearley (NZL)	48.34	Bina Ramesh (NCL)	47.90	Linda Polelei (NCL)	44.50
10 Kilometres Road Walk	Monique Greenoff-Gaffney (AUS)	57:09	Cherie Nelson (NZL)	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