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XVI Oceania Athletics Championships | |
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Dates | June 28 – July 1 |
Host city | Suva, Fiji |
Venue | ANZ Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Events | 43 |
Participation | 21 + 1 nations |
Records set | 6 |
2019 → |
The 2017 Oceania Athletics Championships were held at the ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji between June 28 and July 1, 2017.[1] The event was held jointly with the Oceania under 18 and under 20 championships, including exhibition events for masters and for athletes with disabilities (parasports).[2]
A total of 22 teams participated in the senior championships. There were 21 nations with 1 regional team from Australia. The regional Australian team (RAT) competed separately and not as Australia.[3][4]
* Host nation (Fiji)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Australia | 11 | 14 | 8 | 33 |
2 | Papua New Guinea | 10 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
3 | Fiji* | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
4 | New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
5 | Samoa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
6 | New Caledonia | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
7 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
8 | / Northern Australia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
9 | American Samoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Tonga | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
11 | Cook Islands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | French Polynesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (12 entries) | 43 | 40 | 38 | 121 |
A total of 47 events were originally scheduled for the championships, however, 3 events for women were cancelled due to no entries, while medals for the men's 5000m race walk were never distributed because of both entries disqualified. Resulting in a total of 43 medal events.
Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.[5]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Mixed 800m sprint medley relay | Australia Carla Takchi Jordan Shelley Jessica Payne Murray Goodwin |
1:33.94 | Fiji Laisani Moceisawana Aaron Powell Makereta Naulu Samuela Railoa |
1:35.78 | / Northern Australia Emily Dixon Jaqson Dagan Kayla Montagner Jay Stone |
1:38.76 |