# 2000 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships

The 2000 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships were held at the Santos Stadium in Adelaide, Australia, between August 24–26, 2000. They were held together with the 2000 Oceania Open Championships. A total of 33 events were contested, 17 by boys and 16 by girls.

## Medal summary

Medal winners can be found on the Athletics Weekly website. Complete results can be found on the webpages of the World Junior Athletics History, and the Cool Running New Zealand newsgroup.

### Boys under 18 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: 3.7m/s) | Teina Teiti (COK) | 11.01 w | Albert Thomas (AUS) | 11.23 w | Eddie Matthies (PNG) | 11.31 w |
| 200 metres (wind: 0.5m/s) | Teina Teiti (COK) | 22.63 | Albert Thomas (AUS) | 22.70 | Nathan Morath (NZL) | 22.92 |
| 400 metres | Nathan Morath (NZL) | 50.58 | Dominique Bouillant (NCL) | 52.15 | / Roger Lau Fat (TAH) | 53.25 |
| 800 metres | Michael Stringer (NZL) | 1:58.34 | Setefano Mika (SAM) | 2:01.14 | Linton Mani Oeta (SOL) | 2:01.55 |
| 1500 metres | Setefano Mika (SAM) | 4:20.93 | Henry Foufaka (SOL) | 4:23.79 | Satini Tyrell (SAM) | 4:23.83 |
| 3000 metres | Henry Foufaka (SOL) | 9:20.79 | Bongi Maki (PNG) | 10:09.11 | Keith Sepety (FSM) | 10:17.75 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Henry Foufaka (SOL) | 6:41.89 | | | | |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: 2.7m/s) | Matt Stratton (NZL) | 14.54 w | / Matorai Dehors (TAH) | 16.89 w | Satini Tyrell (SAM) | 17.23 w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Matt Stratton (NZL) | 57.81 | Darrell Bradford (GUM) | 58.75 | / Roger Lau Fat (TAH) | 1:00.54 |
| High Jump | Glen Petersen (AUS) | 2.01 | Antonio Mohamed (FIJ) Daniel Sandol (PNG) | 1.95 | | |
| Pole Vault | Warren Tavergeux (NCL) | 4.00 | Dominique Bouillant (NCL) | 3.20 | | |
| Long Jump | Eroni Tuivanuavou (FIJ) | 7.06 (wind: 1.1m/s) | Glen Petersen (AUS) | 6.90 (wind: 1.8m/s) | Albert Thomas (AUS) | 6.80 (wind: 1.7m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Simon Benari (PNG) | 12.70 (wind: 0.7m/s) | Taia Maerennang (KIR) | 12.56 (wind: -0.5m/s) | Alfred Reiher (KIR) | 12.17 w (wind: 2.4m/s) |
| Shot Put | David McGrath (NZL) | 15.49 | Sam Hanzel (AUS) | 15.31 | Rangi Ivaiti (COK) | 14.87 |
| Hammer Throw | Sam Hanzel (AUS) | 42.71 | Fereti Leavasa (SAM) | 27.97 | | |
| Javelin Throw | Jarrod Bannister (AUS) | 66.15 | Dale Morris (AUS) | 51.88 | Rangi Ivaiti (COK) | 51.09 |
| 800 metres Medley relay (100m x 100m x 200m x 400m) | New Zealand | 1:40.97 | Australia | 1:42.16 | Papua New Guinea | 1:44.23 |

### Girls under 18 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: 3.3m/s) | Rebecca James (AUS) | 12.31 w | Erica Prescott (NZL) | 12.66 w | Lynette Bureng (PNG) | 12.74 w |
| 200 metres (wind: 0.8m/s) | Kate Johnstone (NZL) | 25.62 | Rebecca James (AUS) | 25.89 | Anna Spriggens (NZL) | 26.47 |
| 400 metres | Kate Johnstone (NZL) | 57.49 | Anna Spriggens (NZL) | 59.05 | Jodie Parravicini (AUS) | 59.87 |
| 800 metres | Melanie Aldridge (AUS) | 2:23.63 | Miriam Goiye (PNG) | 2:28.97 | | |
| 1500 metres | Rowan Baird (AUS) | 4:46.36 | Riana Dinsmore (AUS) | 4:50.42 | Miriam Goiye (PNG) | 5:15.28 |
| 3000 metres | Jacqui Falconer (NZL) | 10:10.65 | Rowan Baird (AUS) | 10:10.81 | Riana Dinsmore (AUS) | 10:32.22 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: 1.7m/s) | Sarah Cowley (NZL) | 15.01 | / Vairea Burns (TAH) | 16.03 | / Temoemoe Faremiro (TAH) | 16.58 |
| High Jump | Sarah Cowley (NZL) | 1.71 | Rebecca James (AUS) | 1.66 | / Vaimiti Chonsui (TAH) | 1.50 |
| Pole Vault | Nikki Beckett (NZL) | 3.40 | / Temoemoe Faremiro (TAH) | 2.52 | / Lucie Tepea (TAH) | 2.02 |
| Long Jump | Kate Malcolm (NZL) | 5.33 (wind: 0.4m/s) | Melesia Mafile'o (TGA) | 5.26 (wind: 0.9m/s) | / Temoemoe Faremiro (TAH) | 5.18 (wind: 0.6m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Kate Malcolm (NZL) | 11.09 (wind: 0.3m/s) | Melesia Mafile'o (TGA) | 10.87 (wind: 0.3m/s) | / Vairea Burns (TAH) | 10.44 (wind: 0.9m/s) |
| Shot Put | Tereapii Tapoki (COK) | 12.57 | Adituivuna Cula (FIJ) | 11.88 | Clara Planas (NMI) | 8.45 |
| Discus Throw | Tereapii Tapoki (COK) | 38.23 | Clara Planas (NMI) | 17.43 | | |
| Hammer Throw | Clara Planas (NMI) | 21.44 | | | | |
| Javelin Throw | Tracey Hawken (AUS) | 35.33 | Melesia Mafile'o (TGA) | 33.09 | Illyana Tauarea (COK) | 31.46 |
| 800 metres Medley relay (100m x 100m x 200m x 400m) | New Zealand | 1:49.46 | Australia | 1:55.39 | Papua New Guinea | 1:55.83 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | New Zealand (NZL) | 15 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS)* | 7 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Cook Islands (COK) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Solomon Islands (SOL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Samoa (SAM) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Fiji (FIJ) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | New Caledonia (NCL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | French Polynesia (TAH) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | Tonga (TON) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Kiribati (KIR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Guam (GUM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Micronesia (FSM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 33 | 32 | 26 | 91 |

## Participation (unofficial)

An unofficial count yields the number of about 97 athletes from 18 countries:
* American Samoa (4)
* Australia (14)
* Cook Islands (8)
* Fiji (6)
* Guam (1)
* Kiribati (4)
* Marshall Islands (3)
* Micronesia (6)
* Nauru (8)
* New Caledonia (3)
* New Zealand (11)
* Northern Mariana Islands (3)
* Palau (1)
* Papua New Guinea (9)
* Samoa (6)
* Solomon Islands (2)
* / Tahiti (7)
* Tonga (1)