# 2002 Oceania Athletics Championships

The 2002 Oceania Athletics Championships were held at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand, between December 12–14, 2002.
A total of 39 events were contested, 20 by men and 19 by women.

## Medal summary

Medal winners were published. Complete results can be found in the Cool Running New Zealand newsgroup.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.6 m/s) | Peter Pulu (PNG) | 10.66 | Wagui Anau (AUS) | 10.84 | Justin Smith (AUS) | 10.92 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.4 m/s) | Peter Pulu (PNG) | 21.39 CR | Jeremy Dixon (NZL) | 21.57 | Craig Bearda (NZL) | 21.61 |
| 200 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) (wind: +2.9 m/s) | Dallas Roberts (NZL) | 22.06w | Hayden Fisher (NZL) | 22.84w | Jarrod Adams (NZL) | 22.91w |
| 400 metres | Jeffrey Bai (PNG) | 49.03 | Hayden Fisher (NZL) | 49.37 | Moses Kamut (VAN) | 49.88 |
| 400 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) | Jarrod Adams (NZL) | 50.56 | A. Crawford (NZL) | 52.87 | | |
| 800 metres | Gareth Hyett (NZL) | 1:51.12 | Isireli Naikelekelevesi (FIJ) | 1:54.11 | Loresh Kumaran (FIJ) | 1:57.82 |
| 1500 metres | Gareth Hyett (NZL) | 3:53.64 | Paul Hamblyn (NZL) | 3:53.68 | / Kader Touati (TAH) | 4:03.09 |
| 1500 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) | Mark Rodgers (CAN) | 3:59.84 | Clyde McIntosh (CAN) | 4:00.52 | Mark Bailey (CAN) | 4:04.61 |
| 5000 metres | Ben Ruthe (NZL) | 15:05.27 | Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) | 15:05.80 | Neil Weare (GUM) | 15:30.47 |
| Half Marathon | / Georges Richmond (TAH) | 1:10:40 CR | Henry Foufaka (SOL) | 1:13:41 | Patrick Zambelli (NCL) | 1:14:43 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Neville Smith (NZL) | 9:47.07 | Chris Votu (SOL) | 10:09.86 | Henry Foufaka (SOL) | 10:31.35 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -3.6 m/s) | Avele Tanielu (SAM) | 15.18 | Mowen Boino (PNG) | 15.52 | Maluai Penaia (SAM) | 15.55 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Mowen Boino (PNG) | 53.06 | Matthew Stratton (NZL) | 54.12 | Gregory Hubbard (AUS) | 54.44 |
| High Jump | Grant Knaggs (NZL) | 1.99 | Sandy Katusele (PNG) | 1.96 | Antonio Rahiman Mohammed (FIJ) | 1.96 |
| Pole Vault | Jacobus Nel (NZL) | 4.56 CR | Laurent Honoré (NCL) / Tamatoa Laibe (TAH) | 4.30 | | |
| Long Jump | Fagamanu Sofai (SAM) | 6.83w (wind: +3.1 m/s) | Matthew Sullivan (NZL) | 6.82 (wind: +1.9 m/s) | Harmon Harmon (COK) | 6.76w (wind: +8.5 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Tim Hawkes (NZL) | 14.66w (wind: +4.2 m/s) | Fagamanu Sofai (SAM) | 14.64w (wind: +4.6 m/s) | Sandy Katusele (PNG) | 13.95w (wind: +2.8 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Chris Mene (SAM) | 14.22 | Sikipio Fihaki (FIJ) | 14.03 | Salesi Ahokovi (TGA) | 13.96 |
| Discus Throw | Chris Mene (SAM) | 50.52 CR | Jean-Pierre Totélé (NCL) | 49.03 | / Gilles Valdenaire (TAH) | 48.24 |
| Hammer Throw | Tane Edwards (NZL) | 50.54 | Jean-Pierre Totélé (NCL) | 49.37 | Motekiai Ta'ufa (TGA) | 37.32 |
| Javelin Throw | Scott McFarlane (NZL) | 57.59 | Nathan Baart (AUS) | 49.66 | Batchelor Tukumoeta (ASA) | 45.48 |
| 5000 metres Track Walk | Dip Chand (FIJ) | 28:27.76 | | | | |
| 4 x 100 metres relay (Invitation/Exhibition) | New Zealand "A" Todd Mansfield Jeremy Dixon Craig Bearda Adam Somerville | 42.14 | Australia "A" Peter Jackson Justin Smith Wagui Anau Otis Gowa | 42.23 | Solomon Islands "A" | 43.26 |
| 800 metres Medley relay | Papua New Guinea Henry Ben Peter Pulu Jeffrey Bai Mowen Boino | 1:31.17 | New Zealand Adam Somerville Jeremy Dixon Craig Bearda Hayden Fisher | 1:31.89 | Fiji Meki Meli Henry Rogo Moape Vu Isireli Naikelekelevesi | 1:34.38 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay (Invitation/Exhibition) | Australia "A" Gregory Hubbard Nathan Baart Anthony McCourt Joshua Brogan | 3:27.34 | Canterbury "A" | 3:27.56 | New Zealand "A" Matt Stratton Craig Bearda Ben Ruthe Gareth Hyett | 3:28.04 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -2.6 m/s) | Makelesi Bulikiobo (FIJ) | 12.22 | Latai Sikuvea (TGA) | 12.49 | Kate Schofield (NZL) | 12.49 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.5 m/s) | Makelesi Bulikiobo (FIJ) | 24.21 | Kate Schofield (NZL) | 24.93 | Latai Sikuvea (TGA) | 25.03 |
| 200 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) (wind: +2.1 m/s) | Phillippa Duncan (CAN) | 26.84w | Clare Hutchinson (CAN) | 27.53w | Amy McKay (CAN) | 27.54w |
| 400 metres | Makelesi Bulikiobo (FIJ) | 56.67 | Rachel Signal (NZL) | 57.21 | Sarah Johnston (NZL) | 57.57 |
| 400 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) | Alice Webster (CAN) | 63.12 | Julia Averill (CAN) | 63.49 | Hannah Falvey (CAN) | 63.69 |
| 800 metres | Liz Auld (NZL) | 2:11.79 | Hillary Bloomfield (AUS) | 2:23.11 | Miriam Goiye (PNG) | 2:26.00 |
| 1500 metres | Liz Auld (NZL) | 4:38.37 | Melissa Thomas (NZL) | 4:41.49 | Hillary Bloomfield (AUS) | 5:00.46 |
| 5000 metres | Brooke Eddy (NZL) | 16:58.72 | Sophie Joynes (AUS) | 18:35.05 | Banrenga Baikia (KIR) | 23:10.46 |
| Half Marathon | Kylie Colum (AUS) | 1:18:57 CR | Ericka Ellis (NCL) | 1:27:17 | Sophie Joynes (AUS) | 1:27:54 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Brooke Eddy (NZL) | 6:56.52 | Riana Dinsmore (AUS) | 7:19.16 | Rachel Pedersen (AUS) | 8:00.16 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -3.4 m/s) | Rachel Rogers (FIJ) | 15.39 | Marie Yongomene (NCL) | 15.74 | Melesia Mafile'o (TGA) | 16.11 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Mae Koime (PNG) | 69.15 | Vikatolia Manumu'a (TGA) | 70.37 | | |
| High Jump | Elizabeth Murphy (AUS) Tiffany Pickford (NZL) | 1.69 | | | Sarah Johnston (NZL) | 1.63 |
| Pole Vault | Sophie Chiet (NZL) | 3.61 | Marion Becker (NCL) | 2.80 | | |
| Long Jump | Elizabeth Murphy (AUS) | 5.78w (wind: +3.1 m/s) | Tatum Rickard (NZL) | 5.64w (wind: +9.9 m/s) | Melesia Mafile'o (TGA) | 5.62w (wind: +5.7 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Melesia Mafile'o (TGA) | 12.16w (wind: +3.4 m/s) | Marie Yongomene (NCL) | 12.13w (wind: +3.2 m/s) | Tatum Rickard (NZL) | 12.04w (wind: +2.3 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Ana Po'uhila (TGA) | 15.66 | Melehifo Uhi (TGA) | 13.78 | Joanne Morris (AUS) | 13.05 |
| Discus Throw | Melehifo Uhi (TGA) | 51.01 CR | Ana Po'uhila (TGA) | 45.11 | Tereapii Tapoki (COK) | 40.87 |
| Hammer Throw | Sharyn Tennent (AUS) | 54.63 | Debbie McCaw (NZL) | 47.87 | Amélia Tui (NCL) | 46.85 |
| Javelin Throw | Linda Selui (NCL) | 47.90 | Kate Smith (AUS) | 45.72 | Jennifer Greatbatch (NZL) | 40.90 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay (Invitation/Exhibition) | New Zealand "A" Anne Marie Spragg Aimee Lynch Amber Grogan Sophie Chiet | 48.12 | Australia "A" Kimara Timms Elianna Suluvale Rachel Phillips Kate Smith | 49.89 | Canterbury "A" | 50.01 |
| 800 metres Medley relay | Fiji Rachael Rogers Litiana Miller Makelesi Bulikiobo Mereoni Raluve | 1:45.09 | New Zealand Anne Marie Spragg Sarah Johnston Kate Schofield Rachel Signal | 1:47.94 | Australia Kate Smith Kimara Timms Rachel Phillips Nicole Burry | 1:58.92 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay (Invitation/Exhibition) | Australia "A" Rachel Pederson Kimara Timms Rachel Phillips Nicole Burry | 4:01.71 | New Zealand "A" Rachel Signal Clare Goodwin Liz Auld Sarah Johnston | 4:03.04 | Canterbury "A" | 4:15.41 |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 3000 metres Track Walk | Kelly Shadbolt (CAN) | 16:26.29 | Keith Rutherford (CAN) | 16:32.14 | Patrick Enright (CAN) | 17:51.82 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (New Zealand)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | New Zealand (NZL)* | 15 | 13 | 6 | 34 |
| 2 | Fiji (FIJ) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Samoa (SAM) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Tonga (TON) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | New Caledonia (NCL) | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | French Polynesia (TAH) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Solomon Islands (SOL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Cook Islands (COK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | American Samoa (ASA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Guam (GUM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Kiribati (KIR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Vanuatu (VAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 40 | 38 | 35 | 113 |

## Participation (unofficial)

The participation of athletes from 16 countries could be determined from the Cool Running New Zealand newsgroup. Athletes from Canada and further athletes from New Zealand started as guests out of competition.
* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Guam
* Kiribati
* Micronesia
* Nauru
* / New Caledonia
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* / Tahiti
* Tonga
* Vanuatu