2014 Oceania Athletics Championships
# 2014 Oceania Athletics Championships

The 2014 Oceania Athletics Championships were held at the BCI Stadium in Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, between June 24–26, 2014. The event was held jointly with the 2014 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships, and there were also exhibition events for masters, and athletes with a disability (parasports). Detailed reports on a day by day basis were given.

In the senior category, a total of 39 events were contested, 19 by men, 19 by women and 1 mixed medley relay.

## Medal summary

Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.2 m/s) | Banuve Tabakaucoro Fiji | 10.30 CR | Kupun Wisil Papua New Guinea | 10.80 | Eddie Herene Magele Samoa | 10.85 |
| 200 metres (wind: +2.3 m/s) | Nelson Stone Papua New Guinea | 21.24 w | Theo Piniau Papua New Guinea | 21.79 w | David Elliott New Zealand | 22.52 w |
| 400 metres | Theo Piniau Papua New Guinea | 48.89 | Siologa Viliamu Samoa | 49.93 | Leigh Bennett Australia | 50.41 |
| 800 metres | Tom Fawthorpe Australia | 1:51.23 | Kaminiel Matlaun Papua New Guinea | 1:52.81 | Epeli Batisila Fiji | 1:54.66 |
| 1500 metres | Tom Fawthorpe Australia | 3:54.55 | Napu Castro Guam | 4:21.13 | Thomas Briggs / North Australia | 4:22.68 |
| 5000 metres | Hamish MacDonald / North Australia | 15:55.88 | Scott Mitchell / North Australia | 16:27.89 | Jesen Kelep Marshall Islands | 20:47.14 |
| 10000 metres | Hamish MacDonald / North Australia | 33:22.40 | Roland Neurerer Cook Islands | 39:16.87 | | |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -2.2 m/s) | Wala Gime Papua New Guinea | 14.80 | Tyler Heron Australia | 15.47 | | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Leigh Bennett Australia | 52.52 | Wala Gime Papua New Guinea | 53.47 | Siologa Viliamu Samoa | 57.83 |
| High Jump | Jason Strano Australia | 2.00m | James Jeffery Australia | 1.94m | Peniel Richard Papua New Guinea | 1.87m |
| Long Jump | Tim McGuire Australia | 7.58m w (wind: +2.4 m/s) | Dausoko Waisale Fiji | 7.22m (wind: +1.4 m/s) | Brandon Clark Australia | 6.95m w (wind: +3.2 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Eugene Vollmer Fiji | 15.60m w (wind: +2.3 m/s) | Tim McGuire Australia | 14.99m (wind: +1.8 m/s) | Patrick Hou Papua New Guinea | 13.90m w (wind: +2.9 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Jacko Gill New Zealand | 20.70m CR | Emanuele Tusitatino Samoa | 18.49m | Dale Pritchard New Zealand | 16.07m |
| Discus Throw | Dale Pritchard New Zealand | 47.76m | Emanuele Tusitatino Samoa | 41.77m | Brody James Australia | 40.68m |
| Hammer Throw | Emanuele Tusitatino Samoa | 45.33m | Dale Pritchard New Zealand | 35.98m | Shaka Sola Samoa | 34.23m |
| Javelin Throw | Leslie Copeland Fiji | 70.66m | John Crandell Australia | 64.51m | | |
| Octathlon | Viliami Siale Tonga | 4852 | Cletus Mosi Papua New Guinea | 4579 | Robson Yinambe Papua New Guinea | 4280 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Fiji Eugene Vollmer Apolosi Ratumudu Lepani Naivalu Banuve Tabakaucoro | 41.61 | Papua New Guinea Ruwan Gunasinghe Wala Gime Junior Saio Avefa Kupun Wisil | 42.18 | Tonga Li'ekina Kaufusi Peauope Suli Fifita Siueni Filimone Heamatangi Tuivai | 42.35 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Papua New Guinea Kaminiel Matlaun Wala Gime Peniel Joshua Theo Piniau | 3:16.72 | Fiji Banuve Tabakaucoro Epeli Batisila Apolosi Ratumudu Batinisavu Uluiyata | 3:19.13 | Vanuatu Bernard Kapalu Paul Wilson Nalau Dicky Terry Mael George Molisingi | 3:34.61 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.7 m/s) | Toea Wisil Papua New Guinea | 11.57 CR | Younis Bese Fiji | 12.24 | Patricia Taea Cook Islands | 12.34 |
| 200 metres (wind: +2.2 m/s) | Younis Bese Fiji | 25.04 w | Alexandra Bartholomew Australia | 25.16 w | Kayla Montagner / North Australia | 25.60 w |
| 400 metres | Alexandra Bartholomew Australia | 55.56 | Alicia Keir Australia | 55.84 | Donna Koniel Papua New Guinea | 56.57 |
| 800 metres | Alicia Keir Australia | 2:16.10 | Donna Koniel Papua New Guinea | 2:18.52 | | |
| 5000 metres | Sharon Firisua Solomon Islands | 18:59.07 | Elodie Mevel French Polynesia | 19:38.21 | Louise Michelle Wittwer Cook Islands | 27:28.42 |
| 10000 metres | Sharon Firisua Solomon Islands | 39:06.25 CR | Elodie Mevel French Polynesia | 40:21.00 | | |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Nikki Hiscock Australia | 11:56.02 | Cassie Dege Australia | 12:09.87 | | |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -2.6 m/s) | Sharon Kwarula Papua New Guinea | 14.43 | Kimberley Watton Australia | 14.54 | Helen Philemon Papua New Guinea | 15.81 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Sharon Kwarula Papua New Guinea | 59.82 | Lauren McAdam Australia | 61.95 | Donna Koniel Papua New Guinea | 62.06 |
| High Jump | Anna Staib Australia | 1.63m | Rellie Kaputin Papua New Guinea | 1.57m | Mihiatea Gooding French Polynesia | 1.54m |
| Long Jump | Catherine Hannell / North Australia | 5.58m w (wind: +4.5 m/s) | Rellie Kaputin Papua New Guinea | 5.56m w (wind: +3.3 m/s) | Helen Philemon Papua New Guinea | 5.32m w (wind: +4.1 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Anna Thomson New Zealand | 11.81m (wind: +0.0 m/s) | Atipa Mabonga New Zealand | 11.38m (wind: +0.0 m/s) | Rellie Kaputin Papua New Guinea | 11.35m (wind: +1.3 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Ata Maama Tu'utafaiva Tonga | 13.64m | Rebecca Direen Australia | 12.91m | Brianna Bortolanza Australia | 12.19m |
| Discus Throw | Ariana Blackwood New Zealand | 41.44m | Atanasia Takosi New Caledonia | 40.07m | Kasandra Vegas Samoa | 36.27m |
| Hammer Throw | Jacinta Faint Australia | 49.00m | Rebecca Direen Australia | 48.97m | Kasandra Vegas Samoa | 46.74m |
| Javelin Throw | Eunice Steven Papua New Guinea | 34.96m | Samantha Lockington Cook Islands | 34.09m | | |
| Heptathlon | Elana Withnall Australia | 4329 | Eunice Steven Papua New Guinea | 4203 | Ariana Blackwood New Zealand | 3586 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Papua New Guinea Helen Philemon Toea Wisil Donna Koniel Sharon Kwarula | 47.88 | Australia Kimberley Watton Alexandra Bartholomew Alicia Keir Elana Withnall | 48.98 | / North Australia Catherine Hannell Ashleigh Jones Sarah Busby Kayla Montagner | 49.26 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Australia Lauren McAdam Nikki Hiscock Alexandra Bartholomew Alicia Keir | 3:51.49 | Papua New Guinea Donna Koniel Raylyne Kanam Eunice Steven Sharon Kwarula | 3:59.52 | | |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mixed 800m sprint medley relay | Australia Kimberley Watton Nicholas Bate Georgia Winkcup Joshua Kentwell | 1:41.11 | Papua New Guinea Helen Philemon Junior Saio Avefa Donna Koniel Wala Gime | 1:41.17 | New Zealand Rosie Elliott David Elliott Georgia Hulls Dhruv Raman | 1:41.41 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Cook Islands)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Australia | 13 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 9 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Fiji | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | /North Australia | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Tonga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Samoa | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Cook Islands* | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Guam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | New Caledonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Vanuatu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 39 | 39 | 31 | 109 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 155 athletes from 21 countries participated in the senior category. As in the years before, there was also a "Regional Australia Team" (dubbed "RAT" in the results list) including athletes with "their normal place of residence in Northern Australia (defined as comprising the Northern Territory and any parts of Western Australia and Queensland, north of 26th parallel south latitude)."

* Australia (28)
* Cook Islands (10)
* Fiji (9)
* French Polynesia (6)
* Guam (7)
* Kiribati (4)
* Marshall Islands (1)
* Micronesia (1)
* Nauru (6)
* New Caledonia (1)
* New Zealand (11)
* Niue (4)
* Norfolk Island (1)
* / North Australia (17)
* Northern Mariana Islands (1)
* Palau (5)
* Papua New Guinea (21)
* Samoa (5)
* Solomon Islands (5)
* Tonga (7)
* Vanuatu (5)
