1996 Oceania Athletics Championships

Host City Townsville
Country AUS
Held 28 – 30 November 1996
Competitors 72
Countries 12

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men Medal 3 3
200 m Men Medal 3 2
400 m Men Medal 3 3
800 m Men Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men Medal 3 3
10,000 m Men Medal 3 3
Half Marathon Men Medal 3 3
110 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men Medal 0 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men Medal 0 3
10 km Walk Men Medal 2 2
High Jump Men Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Men Medal 3 2
100 m Women Medal 3 3
200 m Women Medal 3 3
400 m Women Medal 3 3
800 m Women Medal 1 1
1,500 m Women Medal 3 3
5,000 m Women Medal 2 2
Half Marathon Women Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Women Medal 1 1
4 x 100 m Relay Women Medal 4 2
4 x 400 m Relay Women Medal 0 2
10 km Walk Women Medal 1 1
High Jump Women Medal 2 1
Pole Vault Women Medal 1 1
Long Jump Women Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Women Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Women Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 New Zealand NZL 14 8 4 26
2 Australia AUS 12 11 15 38
3 Fiji FIJ 5 5 2 12
4 Tonga TGA 5 4 0 9
5 Solomon Islands SOL 2 1 0 3
6 Vanuatu VAN 1 5 1 7
7 Papua New Guinea PNG 1 3 4 8
8 Norfolk Island NFI 1 1 0 2
9 Samoa SAM 1 0 3 4
10 American Samoa ASA 0 0 2 2
11 Federated States of Micronesia FSM 0 0 1 1
= French Polynesia FPN 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Toluta'u Koula TGA Justin Smith AUS Aminiasi Babitu FIJ
200 m, Men Soloveni Nakaunicina FIJ Laurence Jack VAN Aminiasi Babitu FIJ
400 m, Men Bjorn Jansen NZL Soloveni Nakaunicina FIJ Baptiste Firiam VAN
800 m, Men Mark Turner NZL Sebastine Sena PNG Andrew Keane AUS
1,500 m, Men Mark Turner NZL Mark McDonald NZL Sebastine Sena PNG
5,000 m, Men Isireli Naikelekelevesi FIJ Jonas Sumu VAN Morris Manai PNG
10,000 m, Men Primo Higa SOL Isireli Naikelekelevesi FIJ Rendelius Germinaro FSM
Half Marathon, Men Charles Martel AUS Primo Higa SOL Georges Richmond FPN
110 m Hurdles, Men Avele Tanielu SAM Graham Pether AUS Steven Heard AUS
400 m Hurdles, Men Callum Stuart NZL Brendan Mallyon AUS Avele Tanielu SAM
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Primo Higa SOL Jonas Sumu VAN Morris Manai PNG
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Fiji FIJ Vanuatu VAN Australia AUS
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Papua New Guinea PNG Vanuatu VAN Australia AUS
10 km Walk, Men Nick McDonald NZL Dip Chand FIJ
High Jump, Men Zane Dockray AUS Hapo Maliaki PNG Benetti Schwalger SAM
Pole Vault, Men Lee Brown AUS Latu Tufunga TGA Steven May AUS
Long Jump, Men Robert Tubaga VAN Lee Brown AUS Colin Kerr NZL
Triple Jump, Men Clinton Joyce AUS Joshua Ferguson AUS Avele Tanielu SAM
Shot Put, Men Chris Gaviglio AUS Richard Thompson NZL Kevin Galea AUS
Discus Throw, Men Chris Boccalatte AUS Pat Hellier NZL Chris Gaviglio AUS
Hammer Throw, Men Pat Hellier NZL Jones Brentt NFI Daniel Goulding AUS
Javelin Throw, Men Andrew Harrison NZL Ian Swarbrick AUS Blair Stewart NZL
100 m, Women Ana Siulolo Liku TGA Tasha Williams NZL Melissa Toigo AUS
200 m, Women Renee Robson AUS Anita Sutherland NZL Rossa Maira PNG
400 m, Women Renee Robson AUS Rossa Maira PNG Rachael Savage NZL
800 m, Women Vasa Tulahe TGA
1,500 m, Women Salome Tabuatalei FIJ Vasa Tulahe TGA Sieni Skelton ASA
5,000 m, Women Salome Tabuatalei FIJ Vasa Tulahe TGA
Half Marathon, Women Marion Canute AUS Monique Greenoff-Gaffney AUS Sieni Skelton ASA
100 m Hurdles, Women Ana Siulolo Liku TGA Melina Hamilton NZL Elaine Glen AUS
400 m Hurdles, Women Megan Minehane AUS
4 x 100 m Relay, Women New Zealand NZL Australia AUS
4 x 400 m Relay, Women New Zealand NZL Australia AUS
10 km Walk, Women Angela Keogh NFI
High Jump, Women Belinda Lavarack AUS Vicki Collins AUS
Pole Vault, Women Melina Hamilton NZL
Long Jump, Women Melissa Toigo AUS Ana Siulolo Liku TGA Anita Sutherland NZL
Triple Jump, Women Ana Siulolo Liku TGA Caryn Morris AUS Megan Minehane AUS
Shot Put, Women Raylene Bates NZL Maria Livanawa FIJ Joanne Morris AUS
Discus Throw, Women Raylene Bates NZL Maria Livanawa FIJ Helen Wallis AUS
Hammer Throw, Women Tasha Williams NZL Raylene Bates NZL Sharyn Tennent AUS
Javelin Throw, Women Hayley Wilson NZL Renee Jacobsen NZL Brooke Stevenson AUS