# 2002 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships

The 2002 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships were held at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand, between December 12–14, 2002. They were held together with the 2002 Oceania Open Championships. A total of 34 events were contested, 17 by boys and 17 by girls.

## Medal summary

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

### Boys under 18 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: 3.8m/s) | Matawesi Telawa (FIJ) | 11.53 w | Brett Robinson (AUS) | 11.55 w | Jone Biutilodoni (FIJ) | 11.58 w |
| 200 metres (wind: 1.9m/s) | Cory Innes (NZL) | 22.31 | Todd Mansfield (NZL) | 22.51 | Brett Robinson (AUS) | 22.64 |
| 400 metres | Cameron Hewitt (AUS) | 49.69 | Wilson Malana (PNG) | 51.73 | Matthew Wills (AUS) | 52.03 |
| 800 metres | Cameron Hewitt (AUS) | 1:56.55 | Setefano Mika (SAM) | 1:57.56 | Ben McHale (NZL) | 1:59.01 |
| 1500 metres | Garit Read (NZL) | 4:16.49 | Ben McHale (NZL) | 4:17.20 | Setefano Mika (SAM) | 4:28.83 |
| 3000 metres | Garit Read (NZL) | 8:49.56 | Guillaume Pérez (NCL) | 9:32.92 | Tony Gordon (AUS) | 9:50.52 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -4.8m/s) | Yona Pakoro (NCL) | 15.56 | Dwain Weyers (AUS) | 15.74 | Damien Ajapunhya (NCL) | 16.04 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Damien Ajapunhya (NCL) | 57.23 | Aaifou Faumausili (SAM) | 58.44 | / Tarepa Bourgery (TAH) | 58.71 |
| High Jump | Kumi 'Uhila (TGA) | 1.85 | James Murphy (AUS) | 1.85 | Paul Schilling (AUS) | 1.85 |
| Pole Vault | Johan Smallberger (NZL) | 4.05 | | | | |
| Long Jump | Tom Davie (NZL) | 7.13 w (wind: 3.0m/s) | / Christian Afou (TAH) | 6.90 w (wind: 5.3m/s) | Drew Campbell (AUS) | 6.83 w (wind: 4.7m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Dwain Weyers (AUS) | 14.03 (wind: -0.4m/s) | Tom Davie (NZL) | 13.87 (wind: +0.7m/s) | / Christian Afou (TAH) | 13.55 w (wind: 2.3m/s) |
| Shot Put | Stephen Lasei (SAM) | 14.26 | Ben Barnes (AUS) | 14.24 | Jeffrey Bowen (TGA) | 13.55 |
| Discus Throw | Stephen Lasei (SAM) | 40.73 | Ben Barnes (AUS) | 39.85 | Jeffrey Bowen (TGA) | 33.97 |
| Hammer Throw | Dwain Weyers (AUS) | 48.59 | Ben Barnes (AUS) | 45.98 | Jeffrey Bowen (TGA) | 28.84 |
| Javelin Throw | Jolame Bera (FIJ) | 66.96 | Johan Smallberger (NZL) | 52.21 | Adam Montague (AUS) | 48.11 |
| 800 metres Medley relay (100m x 100m x 200m x 400m) | Australia | 1:36.75 | New Zealand Tom Davie Cory Innes Todd Mansfield Ben McHale | 1:41.00 | | |

### Girls under 18 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: 3.4m/s) | Aimee Lynch (NZL) | 12.88 w | Talava Tavui (SAM) | 12.98 w | Elianna Suluvale (AUS) | 13.23 w |
| 200 metres (wind: 4.0m/s) | Aimee Lynch (NZL) | 26.14 w | Talava Tavui (SAM) | 26.41 w | Elianna Suluvale (AUS) | 26.63 w |
| 400 metres | Rachel Pederson (AUS) | 58.34 | Nicole Burry (AUS) | 60.65 | Gilda Ihmanang (NCL) | 63.04 |
| 800 metres | Riana Dinsmore (AUS) | 2:17.56 | Rachel Pederson (AUS) | 2:18.83 | Clare Goodwin (NZL) | 2:19.32 |
| 1500 metres | Julia Scoones (NZL) | 4:43.68 | Riana Dinsmore (AUS) | 4:51.63 | Angela Hallam (AUS) | 5:00.56 |
| 3000 metres | Clare Goodwin (NZL) | 10:45.17 | Angela Hallam (AUS) | 11:04.33 | Banrenga Baikia (KIR) | 13:17.38 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -3.7m/s) | Rachael Cullen (AUS) | 17.39 | Nicole Palamo (SAM) | 19.91 | | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Nicole Burry (AUS) | 65.98 | Gilda Ihmanang (NCL) | 68.15 | Rachel Phillips (AUS) | 69.95 |
| High Jump | Susie Bray (PNG) | 1.51 | Jedda Fletcher (NFK) | 1.50 | Kimai Dan Murdoch (KIR) | 1.45 |
| Pole Vault | Amber Grogan (NZL) | 3.30 | Marion Becker (NCL) | 2.80 | / Lucie Tepea (TAH) | 2.80 |
| Long Jump | Elianna Suluvale (AUS) | 5.51 w (wind: 5.6m/s) | Margaret Teiti (COK) | 4.85 w (wind: 5.7m/s) | Savannah Sanitoa (ASA) | 4.38 w (wind: 6.2m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Nicole Burry (AUS) | 10.89 (wind: -0.5m/s) | Nicole Palamo (SAM) | 10.09 w (wind: 5.9m/s) | Jedda Fletcher (NFK) | 9.85 (wind: 1.3m/s) |
| Shot Put | Leana Bishop (AUS) | 12.73 | Tracey Lambrechts (NZL) | 11.40 | Natalie Stuart (AUS) | 11.22 |
| Discus Throw | Leana Bishop (AUS) | 44.13 | Danielle Volling-Geoghegan (AUS) | 37.20 | Terry Tupuna (COK) | 34.15 |
| Hammer Throw | Kirstin Faint (AUS) | 33.85 | Helen Samuelu (SAM) | 22.65 | Savannah Sanitoa (ASA) | 21.44 |
| Javelin Throw | / Lucie Tepea (TAH) | 33.78 | Lauren Cave (AUS) | 33.04 | Helen Samuelu (SAM) | 31.23 |
| 800 metres Medley relay (100m x 100m x 200m x 400m) | Australia | 1:54.98 | New Caledonia Marion Becker Laurine Vakoume Françoise Hnepeune Gilda Ihmanang | 2:04.34 | | |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (New Zealand)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 15 | 12 | 11 | 38 |
| 2 | New Zealand (NZL)* | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Samoa (SAM) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | New Caledonia (NCL) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Fiji (FIJ) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | French Polynesia (TAH) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Tonga (TON) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Cook Islands (COK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Norfolk Island (NFK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | American Samoa (ASA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Kiribati (KIR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 34 | 33 | 30 | 97 |

## Participation (unofficial)

An unofficial count yields the number of about 96 athletes from 15 countries:
* American Samoa (4)
* Australia (24)
* Cook Islands (8)
* Fiji (3)
* Kiribati (5)
* Nauru (6)
* New Caledonia (10)
* New Zealand (11)
* Norfolk Island (2)
* Papua New Guinea (3)
* Samoa (6)
* Solomon Islands (4)
* / Tahiti (4)
* Tonga (3)
* Vanuatu (3)