2000 Oceania Athletics Championships

2000 Oceania Athletics Championships
2000 Oceania Athletics Championships
Dates	August 24–26
Host city	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Venue	Santos Stadium
Level	Senior
Events	40 (21 men, 19 women)
Participation	19 + 10 guest nations nations
	← 1998 Nuku'alofa 2002 Christchurch →

The 2000 Oceania Athletics Championships were held at the Santos Stadium in Adelaide, Australia, between August 24–26, 2000.

A total of 40 events were contested, 21 by men and 19 by women.

In preparation for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, athletes from 10 African countries participated as guests.

Medal summary

Medal winners were published.^[1] Complete results can be found on the webpages of the Cool Running New Zealand newsgroup.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: +2.8 m/s)	Peter Pulu (PNG)	10.46w	Leone Veresa (FIJ)	10.72w	Reuben Apuri (SOL)	10.74w
100 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) (wind: +0.9 m/s)	Ibrahim Meité (CIV)	10.34	Nnamdi Anusim (NGA)	10.37	Frank Nwakpa (NGA)	10.43
200 metres (wind: +2.3 m/s)	Peter Pulu (PNG)	21.39w	Craig Bearda (NZL)	21.81w	Leone Veresa (FIJ)	21.85w
200 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) (wind: +1.1 m/s)	Enefiok Udo-Obong (NGA)	20.80	Amrose Ezenwa (NGA)	21.03	Ezrah Sambu (KEN)	21.09
400 metres	Jeffrey Bai (PNG)	48.50	Jeremy Dixon (NZL)	48.81	Ivan Wakit (PNG)	48.83
400 metres (Invitation/Exhibition)	Hyginus Anugo (NGA)	47.48	Philip Mukomana (ZIM)	47.49	Benjamin Youla (CGO)	48.08
800 metres	Isireli Naikelekelevesi (FIJ)	1:51.49	Aaron Coles (AUS)	1:56.73	Gerard Solomon (VAN)	1:58.61
800 metres (Invitation/Exhibition)	Crispen Mutakanyi (ZIM)	1:51.08	Michael Bond (AUS)	1:55.51
1500 metres^1.)	Russell Hasu (PNG)	4:09.58	Peter Paul Enkae (VAN)	4:11.57	Gerard Solomon (VAN)	4:13.61
1500 metres (Invitation/Exhibition)	Julius Ogwang (UGA)	3:45.27	Youcef Abdi (AUS)	3:45.45	Nick Howarth (AUS)	3:45.90
5000 metres^2.)	Brent Butler (GUM)	15:36.83	David Kanie (PNG)	15:43.68	Darren Peacock (AUS)	15:49.91
10000 metres	Brent Butler (GUM)	32:36.39	David Kanie (PNG)	32:38.13	McPherson Suharo (SOL)	35:09.68
Half Marathon^3.)	David Kanie (PNG)	1:12:43	Darren Peacock (AUS)	1:14:37	Karl Bernard (NCL)	1:14:55
3000 metres steeplechase	Primo Higa (SOL)	9:58.06	Ketson Kabiriel (MNP)	12:15.35	Normanson Mobel (MNP)	13:25.36
110 metres hurdles^4.) (wind: +2.3 m/s)	Joseph Rodan II (FIJ)	14.91w	Ivan Wakit (PNG)	15.03w	Aleki Toetu'u Sapoi (TGA)	15.14w
400 metres hurdles	Ivan Wakit (PNG)	52.40	Mowen Boino (PNG)	52.50	Aleki Toetu'u Sapoi (TGA)	53.57
High Jump	Glen Peterson (AUS)	2.00	Sandy Katusele (PNG)	1.95	Lorima Vunisa (FIJ)	1.90
Pole Vault^5.)	Éric Reuillard (NCL)	4.80	Warren Tavergeux (NCL)	4.10	Tokaikolo Latapu (TGA)	3.10
Long Jump^6.)	David Lane (NZL)	7.10 (wind: +0.7 m/s)	Joseph Rodan II (FIJ)	6.99 (wind: +1.7 m/s)	Jean-Jacques Diela (NCL)	6.85 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
Triple Jump^7.)	Fagamanu Sofai (SAM)	14.92 (wind: +0.8 m/s)	Jean-Jacques Diela (NCL)	14.65 (wind: +0.5 m/s)	Scott Clements (NZL)	14.62 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
Shot Put^8.)	Hohepa Poihipi (NZL)	14.03	Motekiai Ta'ufa (TGA)	12.57	Brentt Jones (NFK)	11.38
Discus Throw^9.)	Hohepa Poihipi (NZL)	47.85	Motekiai Ta'ufa (TGA)	39.42	Jonathan Rozborski (GUM)	37.93
Hammer Throw	Brentt Jones (NFK)	55.01	Daniel Goulding (AUS)	54.93	Andrew Ratawa (FIJ)	40.87
Javelin Throw	James Goulding (FIJ)	68.37	Oren Dalton (NZL)	63.59	Andrew Ratawa (FIJ)	61.12
4 x 100 metres relay	Papua New Guinea	41.96	Fiji	42.78	Tonga	43.37
4 x 100 metres relay (Invitation/Exhibition)	Nigeria	39.85	Ivory Coast	39.87	Sierra Leone	40.61
4 x 400 metres relay	Papua New Guinea	3:18.56	New Zealand	3:25.84	Fiji	3:27.39
4 x 400 metres relay (Invitation/Exhibition)	Nigeria	3:07.09	Kenya	3:07.19	Zimbabwe	3:09.00

^1.): The 1500 metres event was won by Michael Bond from Australia in 4:03.11 running as a guest.
^2.): The 5000 metres event was won by Job Sikoria from Uganda in 14:57.62 running as a guest.
^3.): The half marathon event was won by Job Sikoria from Uganda in 1:09:10, 2nd was Lucky Bhembe from Swaziland in 1:11:15.00, both running as guests.
^4.): The 110 metres hurdles event was won by Moses Oyiki Orode from Nigeria in 14.34w (wind: +2.3 m/s) running as a guest.
^5.): The pole vault event was won by Chris Lovell from Australia in 4.90m, 2nd was Tom Lovell from Australia in 4.90m, both competing as a guest.
^6.): The long jump event was won by Idika Uduma from Nigeria in 7.54m (wind: +0.6 m/s), 3rd was Ike Olekaibe from Nigeria in 7.03m (wind: +1.5 m/s), both competing as a guest.
^7.): The triple jump event was won by Oluyemi Sule from Nigeria in 15.88m (wind: +0.4 m/s), 2nd was Ike Olekaibe from Nigeria in 15.86m (wind: +0.8 m/s), both competing as guests.
^8.): The shot put event was won by Chima Ugwu from Nigeria in 19.53m competing as a guest.
^9.): The discus throw event was won by Chima Ugwu from Nigeria in 53.38m competing as a guest.

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: +1.3 m/s)	Litiana Miller (FIJ)	12.03	Nicola Morris (NZL)	12.10	Laurence Upigit (NCL)	12.13
100 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) (wind: +2.4 m/s)	Benedicta Ajidau (NGA)	11.53w	Louise Ayetotche (CIV)	11.55w	Kay Iheagwam (NGA)	11.89w
200 metres (wind: +3.1 m/s)	Nicola Morris (NZL)	25.14w	Litiana Miller (FIJ)	25.32w	Ann Mooney (PNG)	25.33w
200 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) (wind: +4.0 m/s)	Omotayo Akinremi (NGA)	23.47w	Rosemary Okafor (NGA)	23.85w	Doris Jacobs (NGA)	24.16w
400 metres^1.)	Mary Estelle Kapalu (VAN)	55.37	Ann Mooney (PNG)	55.97	Vasiti Vatureba (FIJ)	57.39
800 metres^2.)	Rochelle Heron (NZL)	2:14.26	Ann Mooney (PNG)	2:20.11	Corrie Minshull (AUS)	2:22.42
1500 metres^3.)	Salome Tabuatalei (FIJ)	5:15.11
5000 metres^4.)	Vasa Tulahe (TGA)	19:58.34
2000 metres steeplechase	Jacqui Falconer (NZL)	7:10.86
100 metres hurdles^5.) (wind: +2.0 m/s)	Laurence Upigit (NCL)	14.86	Brooke Rangi (NZL)	14.93	Rosalei Tennant (AUS)	15.04
400 metres hurdles^6.)	Mary Estelle Kapalu (VAN)	60.62
High Jump	Tatum Rickard (NZL)	1.68	Brooke Rangi (NZL)	1.65
Pole Vault	Nikki Beckett (NZL)	3.20
Long Jump^7.)	Siulolo Liku (TGA)	6.15 (wind: +1.2 m/s)	Tatum Rickard (NZL)	6.07 (wind: +1.4 m/s)	Laurence Upigit (NCL)	6.05 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
Triple Jump^8.)	Tatum Rickard (NZL)	11.87 (wind: +0.4 m/s)	Jessica Taoupoulou (NCL)	10.75 (wind: +0.5 m/s)	Taati Eria (KIR)	10.22 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
Shot Put^9.)	Ana Po'uhila (TGA)	14.36	Melehifo Uhi (TGA)	13.75	Siniva Marsters (COK)	10.74
Discus Throw^10.)	Melehifo Uhi (TGA)	47.04	Helen Wallis (AUS)	41.34	Ana Po'uhila (TGA)	38.41
Hammer Throw	Sharyn Tennent (AUS)	47.42	Helen Wallis (AUS)	43.63	Ana Po'uhila (TGA)	35.29
Javelin Throw	Ana Po'uhila (TGA)	42.32	Latai Sikuvea (TGA)	39.49	Tracey Hawken (AUS)	36.42
4 x 100 metres relay ^11.)	New Zealand	48.36	Fiji	48.46	Papua New Guinea	48.74
4 x 400 metres relay	New Zealand	3:54.19	Australia	4:27.62

^1.): The 400 metres event was won by Kudirat Akhigbe from Nigeria in 54.86 running as a guest.
^2.): The 800 metres event was won by Léontine Tsiba from Republic of the Congo in 2:05.38, 2nd was Julia Sakara from Zimbabwe in 2:09.53, and 3rd Dupe Osime from Nigeria in 2:10.67, all running as guests.
^3.): The 1500 metres event was won by Léontine Tsiba from Republic of the Congo in 4:23.12, 2nd was Catherine Webombesa from Uganda in 4:25.72, both running as guests.
^4.): The 5000 metres event was won by Dorcus Inzikuru from Uganda in 16:12.0, 2nd was Samukeliso Moyo from Zimbabwe in 17:21.79, and 3rd Priscilla Mamba from Swaziland in 18:13.87, all running as a guest.
^5.): The 100 metres hurdles event was won by Imeh Akpan from Nigeria in 13.99 running as a guest.
^6.): The 400 metres hurdles event was won by Esther Erharuyi from Nigeria in 58.27 running as a guest.
^7.): The long jump event was won by Chinedu Odozor from Nigeria in 6.39m (wind: +0.8 m/s), 2nd was Oluchi Elechi from Nigeria in 6.30m (wind: +1.0 m/s), both competing as guests.
^8.): The triple jump event was won by Grace Efago from Nigeria in 12.75m (wind: +0.4 m/s), 2nd was Jane Denning from Australia in 12.56m (wind: +1.6 m/s), both competing as guests.
^9.): The shot put event was won by Vivian Chukwuemeka from Nigeria in 17.67m, 4th was Alifatou Djibril from Togo in 12.87m, both competing as guests.
^10.): In the discus throw event, Alifatou Djibril from Togo was 2nd competing as a guest.
^11.): The 4x100 metres relay event was won by Nigeria in 45.57 running as guests.

Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Australia)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	New Zealand (NZL)	11	8	1	20
2	Papua New Guinea (PNG)	8	7	3	18
3	Fiji (FIJ)	5	5	6	16
4	Tonga (TON)	5	4	6	15
5	Australia (AUS)*	2	6	4	12
6	New Caledonia (NCL)	2	3	4	9
7	Vanuatu (VAN)	2	1	2	5
8	Guam (GUM)	2	0	1	3
9	Solomon Islands (SOL)	1	0	2	3
10	Norfolk Island (NFK)	1	0	1	2
11	Samoa (SAM)	1	0	0	1
12	Northern Mariana Islands (NMI)	0	1	1	2
13	Cook Islands (COK)	0	0	1	1
13	Kiribati (KIR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (14 entries)		40	35	33	108

Participation (unofficial)

The participation of athletes from 19 countries and 10 guest countries from Africa was reported. In addition, a couple of Australian athletes started as guests out of competition.^[2]^[3]^[4]