1997 Oceania Athletics U18 Championships

Host City	Suva
Country	FIJ
Held	11 – 12 July 1997
Competitors	66
Countries	10

Events

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	New Zealand	NZL	16	5	0	21
2	Australia	AUS	7	6	4	17
3	Fiji	FIJ	5	12	14	31
4	Tonga	TGA	2	2	2	6
5	Papua New Guinea	PNG	2	0	2	4
6	Solomon Islands	SOL	1	5	3	9
7	Cook Islands	COK	0	2	1	3
8	Vanuatu	VAN	0	1	1	2
9	French Polynesia	FPN	0	0	4	4
10	Samoa	SAM	0	0	2	2

Medal winners

Event	🥇 Gold		🥈 Silver		🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men	Paulson Gebo	PNG	Lency Olitisa	SOL	Reuben Apuri	SOL
200 m, Men	Paulson Gebo	PNG	Reuben Apuri	SOL	Lency Olitisa	SOL
400 m, Men	Pita Kunagogo	FIJ	Keith Andrews	FIJ	Harmon Harmon	COK
800 m, Men	Ben Ruthe	NZL	Casper Pule	SOL	Derek Jang	FIJ
1,500 m, Men	Ben Ruthe	NZL	Liam Scopes	NZL	Christopher Votu	SOL
3,000 m, Men	Liam Scopes	NZL	Christopher Votu	SOL	Lennon Wicks	AUS
110 m Hurdles, Men	Graham Pether	AUS	Tevita Fungalei	TGA	Tokaikolo Latapu	TGA
300 m Hurdles, Men	Aleki Sapoi	TGA	Alex Green	AUS	Tevita Fungalei	TGA
2,000 m Steeplechase, Men	Christopher Votu	SOL	Lennon Wicks	AUS	Shakeel Khan	FIJ
Medley Relay, Men	Fiji	FIJ	Solomon Islands	SOL	Australia	AUS
High Jump, Men	Robert George Elder	FIJ	Benjamin Weeks	AUS	Petero Manufolau	FIJ
Long Jump, Men	Tokaikolo Latapu	TGA	Noa Niuvou	FIJ	Tita Bayu	PNG
Triple Jump, Men	Khamar Ganley	NZL	Timoci Tamani	FIJ	Benjamin Evans	FIJ
Shot Put, Men	Fesaitu Inoke	FIJ	Sosefo Fonorito	FIJ	Marceliano Fiakaifonu Lagani Ratulevu	VAN FIJ
Discus Throw, Men	Daniel Goulding	AUS	Fesaitu Inoke	FIJ	Sosefo Fonorito	FIJ
Hammer Throw, Men	Daniel Goulding	AUS	Marceliano Fiakaifonu	VAN	Sikipio Fihaki	FIJ
Javelin Throw, Men	Kurt Mead	AUS	Stuart Farquhar	NZL
100 m, Women	Sarah Phillips	NZL	Andrea Miller	NZL	Josivini Maria	FIJ
200 m, Women	Andrea Miller	NZL	Josivini Maria	FIJ	Helen Philemon	PNG
400 m, Women	Sally Ward	NZL	Vasiti Vatureba	FIJ	Antonia Urakupa	FIJ
800 m, Women	Melissa Thomas	NZL	Sally Ward	NZL	Irinieta Vakaudekula	FIJ
1,500 m, Women	Odette Jesson	NZL	Tresha Moxham	AUS	Vaité Bounhoure	FPN
3,000 m, Women	Odette Jesson	NZL	Tresha Moxham	AUS	Sebiuta Senivetaukula	FIJ
100 m Hurdles, Women	Andrea Miller	NZL	Falemaama Fakapulia	TGA	Cécile Tiatia	FPN
300 m hurdles, Women	Apikali Kainoco	FIJ	Mere Rasavere	FIJ	Cécile Tiatia	FPN
Medley Relay, Women	New Zealand	NZL	Fiji	FIJ	French Polynesia	FPN
High Jump, Women	Melissa Tucker	AUS	Matelita Dere	FIJ	Rosalia Raqato	FIJ
Long Jump, Women	Andrea Miller	NZL	Sarah Phillips	NZL	Melissa Tucker	AUS
Triple Jump, Women	Melissa Tucker	AUS	Vaciseva Maisiri	FIJ	Lanuola Keil	SAM
Shot Put, Women	Ngaina Karena	NZL	Sulueti Tatauisi	FIJ	Elita To'oala	SAM
Discus Throw, Women	Ngaina Karena	NZL	Siniva Marsters	COK	Louise McNamara	AUS
Hammer Throw, Women	Stacey Rogers	NZL	Siniva Marsters	COK	Sainiana Lesu	FIJ
Javelin Throw, Women	Johanna L'Estrange	AUS	Brooke Stevenson	AUS	Sisilia Lau	FIJ