# 1996 Oceania Athletics Championships

The 1996 Oceania Athletics Championships were held in Townsville, Australia, between November 28–30, 1996.
A total of 42 events were contested, 22 by men and 20 by women.

## Medal summary

Medal winners were published. Complete results can be found as compiled by Bob Snow from Athletics PNG.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.7 m/s) | Toluta'u Koula (TGA) | 10.56 CR | Justin Smith (AUS) | 10.61 | Aminiasi Babitu (FIJ) | 10.82 |
| 200 metres (wind: +3.4 m/s) | Soloveni Nakaunicina (FIJ) | 21.54w | Laurence Jack (VAN) | 22.02w | Aminiasi Babitu (FIJ) | 22.19w |
| 400 metres | Bjorn Jansen (NZL) | 47.43 | Soloveni Nakaunicina (FIJ) | 47.55 | Baptiste Firiam (VAN) | 48.97 |
| 800 metres | Mark Turner (NZL) | 1:53.61 | Sebastine Sena (PNG) | 1:54.49 | Andrew Keane (AUS) | 1:55.67 |
| 1500 metres | Mark Turner (NZL) | 3:58.52 | Mark McDonald (NZL) | 3:59.69 | Sebastine Sena (PNG) | 4:00.82 |
| 5000 metres | Isireli Naikelekelevesi (FIJ) | 15:54.65 | Jonas Sumu (VAN) | 16:10.76 | Morris Manai (PNG) | 16:17.81 |
| 10000 metres | Primo Higa (SOL) | 34:04.45 | Isireli Naikelekelevesi (FIJ) | 35:27.94 | Rendelius Germinaro (FSM) | 38:24.32 |
| Half Marathon | Charles Martel (AUS) | 1:14:18 CR | Primo Higa (SOL) | 1:15:28 | / Georges Richmond (TAH) | 1:16:54 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Primo Higa (SOL) | 9:41.87 | Jonas Sumu (VAN) | 9:48.30 | Morris Manai (PNG) | 9:48.31 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.5 m/s) | Avele Tanielu (SAM) | 15.15 CR | Graham Pether (AUS) | 15.37 | Steven Heard (AUS) | 15.49 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Callum Stuart (NZL) | 53.74 | Brendan Mallyon (AUS) | 55.24 | Avele Tanielu (SAM) | 67.51 |
| High Jump | Zane Dockray (AUS) | 2.07 CR | Hapo Maliaki (PNG) | 1.99 | Benetti Schwalger (SAM) | 1.96 |
| Pole Vault | Lee Brown (AUS) | 4.20 | Latu Tufunga (TGA) | 4.20 | Steven May (AUS) | 4.00 |
| Long Jump | Robert Tubaga (VAN) | 6.99 (wind: +1.0 m/s) | Lee Brown (AUS) | 6.83 (wind: +1.1 m/s) | Colin Kerr (NZL) | 6.81 (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Clinton Joyce (AUS) | 15.20w (wind: +3.5 m/s) | Josh Ferguson (AUS) | 15.10w (wind: +3.5 m/s) | Avele Tanielu (SAM) | 13.31w (wind: +5.1 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Chris Gaviglio (AUS) | 15.92 | Richard Thompson (NZL) | 15.89 | Kevin Galea (AUS) | 15.17 |
| Discus Throw | Chris Boccalatte (AUS) | 49.90 CR | Patrick Hellier (NZL) | 49.90 CR | Chris Gaviglio (AUS) | 49.80 |
| Hammer Throw | Patrick Hellier (NZL) | 63.60 CR | Brentt Jones (NFK) | 52.10 | Daniel Goulding (AUS) | 41.26 |
| Javelin Throw | Andrew Harrison (NZL) | 65.26 | Ian Swarbrick (AUS) | 60.36 | Blair Stewart (NZL) | 59.64 |
| 10 Kilometres Road Walk | Nick McDonald (NZL) | 51:17 CR | Dip Chand (FIJ) | 54:30 | | |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Fiji | 42.36 | Vanuatu | 42.39 | Australia | 42.75 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Papua New Guinea | 3:21.51 | Vanuatu | 3:22.34 | Australia | 3:22.38 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.6 m/s) | Siulolo Liku (TGA) | 12.26 | Tasha Williams (NZL) | 12.27 | Melissa Toigo (AUS) | 12.51 |
| 200 metres (wind: +2.6 m/s) | Renee Robson (AUS) | 24.51w | Anita Sutherland (NZL) | 25.13w | Rossa Maira (PNG) | 25.40w |
| 400 metres | Renee Robson (AUS) | 55.27 CR | Rossa Maira (PNG) | 57.78 | Rachael Savage (NZL) | 58.47 |
| 800 metres | Vasa Tulahe (TGA) | 2:23.37 | | | | |
| 1500 metres | Salome Tabuatalei (FIJ) | 4:52.05 | Vasa Tulahe (TGA) | 4:54.25 | Sieni Skelton (ASA) | 5:51.48 |
| 5000 metres | Salome Tabuatalei (FIJ) | 19:17.56 | Vasa Tulahe (TGA) | 19:34.12 | | |
| Half Marathon | Marion Canute (AUS) | 1:21:43 CR | Monique Greenoff-Gaffney (AUS) | 1:43:07 | Sieni Skelton (ASA) | 1:59:15 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +2.6 m/s) | Siulolo Liku (TGA) | 14.61w | Melina Hamilton (NZL) | 14.92w | Elaine Glen (AUS) | 15.88w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Megan Minehane (AUS) | 65.15 | | | | |
| High Jump | Belinda Lavarack (AUS) | 1.74 | Vicki Collins (AUS) | 1.74 | | |
| Pole Vault | Melina Hamilton (NZL) | 3.60 CR | | | | |
| Long Jump | Melissa Toigo (AUS) | 6.11 (wind: +1.8 m/s) CR | Siulolo Liku (TGA) | 5.96 (wind: +1.3 m/s) | Anita Sutherland (NZL) | 5.79w (wind: +2.2 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Siulolo Liku (TGA) | 12.29 (wind: +1.5 m/s) | Caryn Morris (AUS) | 11.91w (wind: +2.5 m/s) | Megan Minehane (AUS) | 11.61w (wind: +2.4 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Raylene Bates (NZL) | 13.11 | Maria Disolokai (FIJ) | 12.18 | Joanne Morris (AUS) | 12.17 |
| Discus Throw | Raylene Bates (NZL) | 42.08 | Maria Disolokai (FIJ) | 37.70 | Helen Wallis (AUS) | 36.06 |
| Hammer Throw | Tasha Williams (NZL) | 53.24 CR | Raylene Bates (NZL) | 46.36 | Sharyn Tennent (AUS) | 39.80 |
| Javelin Throw (old implement) | Hayley Wilson (NZL) | 45.68 | Renee Jacobsen (NZL) | 40.86 | Brooke Stevenson (AUS) | 38.50 |
| 10 Kilometres Road Walk | Angela Keogh (NFK) | 57:14 | | | | |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | New Zealand | 47.67 | Australia | 49.84 | | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | New Zealand | 3:59.83 | Australia | 4:07.35 | | |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | 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 (TON) | 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 | French Polynesia (TAH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Micronesia (FSM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 42 | 38 | 33 | 113 |

## Participation (unofficial)

The participation of athletes from 16 countries was reported by the Pacific Islands Athletics Statistics publication.
* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Guam
* Micronesia
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Norfolk Island
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* / Tahiti
* Tonga
* Vanuatu