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 Papua New Guinea	10.46w	Leone Veresa Fiji	10.72w	Reuben Apuri Solomon Islands	10.74w
100 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) (wind: +0.9 m/s)	Ibrahim Meité Ivory Coast	10.34	Nnamdi Anusim Nigeria	10.37	Frank Nwakpa Nigeria	10.43
200 metres (wind: +2.3 m/s)	Peter Pulu Papua New Guinea	21.39w	Craig Bearda New Zealand	21.81w	Leone Veresa Fiji	21.85w
200 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) (wind: +1.1 m/s)	Enefiok Udo-Obong Nigeria	20.80	Amrose Ezenwa Nigeria	21.03	Ezrah Sambu Kenya	21.09
400 metres	Jeffrey Bai Papua New Guinea	48.50	Jeremy Dixon New Zealand	48.81	Ivan Wakit Papua New Guinea	48.83
400 metres (Invitation/Exhibition)	Hyginus Anugo Nigeria	47.48	Philip Mukomana Zimbabwe	47.49	Benjamin Youla Congo	48.08
800 metres	Isireli Naikelekelevesi Fiji	1:51.49	Aaron Coles Australia	1:56.73	Gerard Solomon Vanuatu	1:58.61
800 metres (Invitation/Exhibition)	Crispen Mutakanyi Zimbabwe	1:51.08	Michael Bond Australia	1:55.51
1500 metres^1.)	Russell Hasu Papua New Guinea	4:09.58	Peter Paul Enkae Vanuatu	4:11.57	Gerard Solomon Vanuatu	4:13.61
1500 metres (Invitation/Exhibition)	Julius Ogwang Uganda	3:45.27	Youcef Abdi Australia	3:45.45	Nick Howarth Australia	3:45.90
5000 metres^2.)	Brent Butler Guam	15:36.83	David Kanie Papua New Guinea	15:43.68	Darren Peacock Australia	15:49.91
10000 metres	Brent Butler Guam	32:36.39	David Kanie Papua New Guinea	32:38.13	McPherson Suharo Solomon Islands	35:09.68
Half Marathon^3.)	David Kanie Papua New Guinea	1:12:43	Darren Peacock Australia	1:14:37	Karl Bernard New Caledonia	1:14:55
3000 metres steeplechase	Primo Higa Solomon Islands	9:58.06	Ketson Kabiriel Northern Mariana Islands	12:15.35	Normanson Mobel Northern Mariana Islands	13:25.36
110 metres hurdles^4.) (wind: +2.3 m/s)	Joseph Rodan II Fiji	14.91w	Ivan Wakit Papua New Guinea	15.03w	Aleki Toetu'u Sapoi Tonga	15.14w
400 metres hurdles	Ivan Wakit Papua New Guinea	52.40	Mowen Boino Papua New Guinea	52.50	Aleki Toetu'u Sapoi Tonga	53.57
High jump	Glen Peterson Australia	2.00	Sandy Katusele Papua New Guinea	1.95	Lorima Vunisa Fiji	1.90
Pole vault^5.)	Éric Reuillard New Caledonia	4.80	Warren Tavergeux New Caledonia	4.10	Tokaikolo Latapu Tonga	3.10
Long jump^6.)	David Lane New Zealand	7.10 (wind: +0.7 m/s)	Joseph Rodan II Fiji	6.99 (wind: +1.7 m/s)	Jean-Jacques Diela New Caledonia	6.85 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
Triple jump^7.)	Fagamanu Sofai Samoa	14.92 (wind: +0.8 m/s)	Jean-Jacques Diela New Caledonia	14.65 (wind: +0.5 m/s)	Scott Clements New Zealand	14.62 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
Shot put^8.)	Hohepa Poihipi New Zealand	14.03	Motekiai Ta'ufa Tonga	12.57	Brentt Jones Norfolk Island	11.38
Discus throw^9.)	Hohepa Poihipi New Zealand	47.85	Motekiai Ta'ufa Tonga	39.42	Jonathan Rozborski Guam	37.93
Hammer throw	Brentt Jones Norfolk Island	55.01	Daniel Goulding Australia	54.93	Andrew Ratawa Fiji	40.87
Javelin throw	James Goulding Fiji	68.37	Oren Dalton New Zealand	63.59	Andrew Ratawa Fiji	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 Fiji	12.03	Nicola Morris New Zealand	12.10	Laurence Upigit New Caledonia	12.13
100 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) (wind: +2.4 m/s)	Benedicta Ajidau Nigeria	11.53w	Louise Ayetotche Ivory Coast	11.55w	Kay Iheagwam Nigeria	11.89w
200 metres (wind: +3.1 m/s)	Nicola Morris New Zealand	25.14w	Litiana Miller Fiji	25.32w	Ann Mooney Papua New Guinea	25.33w
200 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) (wind: +4.0 m/s)	Omotayo Akinremi Nigeria	23.47w	Rosemary Okafor Nigeria	23.85w	Doris Jacobs Nigeria	24.16w
400 metres^1.)	Mary Estelle Kapalu Vanuatu	55.37	Ann Mooney Papua New Guinea	55.97	Vasiti Vatureba Fiji	57.39
800 metres^2.)	Rochelle Heron New Zealand	2:14.26	Ann Mooney Papua New Guinea	2:20.11	Corrie Minshull Australia	2:22.42
1500 metres^3.)	Salome Tabuatalei Fiji	5:15.11
5000 metres^4.)	Vasa Tulahe Tonga	19:58.34
2000 metres steeplechase	Jacqui Falconer New Zealand	7:10.86
100 metres hurdles^5.) (wind: +2.0 m/s)	Laurence Upigit New Caledonia	14.86	Brooke Rangi New Zealand	14.93	Rosalei Tennant Australia	15.04
400 metres hurdles^6.)	Mary Estelle Kapalu Vanuatu	60.62
High jump	Tatum Rickard New Zealand	1.68	Brooke Rangi New Zealand	1.65
Pole vault	Nikki Beckett New Zealand	3.20
Long jump^7.)	Siulolo Liku Tonga	6.15 (wind: +1.2 m/s)	Tatum Rickard New Zealand	6.07 (wind: +1.4 m/s)	Laurence Upigit New Caledonia	6.05 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
Triple jump^8.)	Tatum Rickard New Zealand	11.87 (wind: +0.4 m/s)	Jessica Taoupoulou New Caledonia	10.75 (wind: +0.5 m/s)	Taati Eria Kiribati	10.22 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
Shot put^9.)	Ana Po'uhila Tonga	14.36	Melehifo Uhi Tonga	13.75	Siniva Marsters Cook Islands	10.74
Discus throw^10.)	Melehifo Uhi Tonga	47.04	Helen Wallis Australia	41.34	Ana Po'uhila Tonga	38.41
Hammer throw	Sharyn Tennent Australia	47.42	Helen Wallis Australia	43.63	Ana Po'uhila Tonga	35.29
Javelin throw	Ana Po'uhila Tonga	42.32	Latai Sikuvea Tonga	39.49	Tracey Hawken Australia	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]