# 1990 Oceania Athletics Championships

The 1990 Oceania Athletics Championships were held at the National Stadium in Suva, Fiji, between July 11–14, 1990.
A total of 38 events were contested, 22 by men and 16 by women.
Athletes from the French overseas territories in the South Pacific were only admitted as guests.

## Medal summary

Medal winners were published.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Joseph Onika (SOL) | 10.75 | Subul Babo (PNG) | 10.83 | Jone Delai (FIJ) | 10.92 |
| 200 metres | Subul Babo (PNG) | 21.60 | Joseph Onika (SOL) | 21.87 | Peauope Suli (TGA) | 22.04 |
| 400 metres | Alex Soqosoqo (FIJ) | 48.31 | Braeman Yee (FIJ) | 48.45 | Philip Harrison (NZL) | 49.36 |
| 800 metres | Derek Renz (NZL) | 1:53.33 | Lui Muavesi (FIJ) | 1:54.03 | David Savidan (NZL) | 1:54.21 |
| 1500 metres | Derek Renz (NZL) | 3:58.58 | Jamie Strudley (NZL) | 3:59.61 | Wally Plath (AUS) | 4:01.88 |
| 5000 metres | Duane Humphreys (NZL) | 15:09.87 | Paul Ashford (AUS) | 15:17.87 | Davendra Singh (FIJ) | 15:19.53 |
| 10000 metres | Adrian Wellington (AUS) | 32:08.46 | Paul Ashford (AUS) | 32:42.16 | Aaron Dupnai (PNG) | 32:52.62 |
| Marathon | Grant McEwen (NZL) | 2:30:31 | Adrian Wellington (AUS) | 2:31:03 | Mervyn Shields (NZL) | 2:36:34 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Duane Humphreys (NZL) | 9:12.83 | Davendra Singh (FIJ) | 9:21.80 | Wayne Hellmuth (AUS) | 9:29.97 |
| 110 metres hurdles$^†$ | Robert McNeill (NZL) | 15.39 | Johnathan Schmidt (NZL) | 15.51 | Homelo Vi (TGA) | 15.80 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Johnathan Schmidt (NZL) | 52.83 | Paeaki Tukaunove Kokohu (TGA) | 54.30 | Joe Rodan (FIJ) | 54.33 |
| High Jump | Ray Featherstone (NZL) | 2.06 | Joe Ellul (AUS) | 1.94 | Jale Waivure (FIJ) | 1.94 |
| Pole Vault | Marcus Pointon (NZL) | 4.40 | Alona Finau (TGA) Homelo Vi (TGA) | 2.70 | | |
| Long Jump | Simon Raynes (NZL) | 7.21 | Gabriele Qoro (FIJ) | 7.13 | Aaron Langdon (NZL) | 7.02 |
| Triple Jump | Simon Raynes (NZL) | 14.66 | Scott Newman (NZL) | 14.44 | Shane Stuart (AUS) | 14.21 |
| Shot Put | Douglas Mace (NZL) | 15.60 | Cameron McLaughlan (AUS) | 14.89 | Kevin Galea (AUS) | 14.86 |
| Discus Throw | Ian Boller (AUS) | 47.80 | Chris Mene (NZL) | 46.96 | Nathan Tait (NZL) | 44.04 |
| Hammer Throw | Douglas Mace (NZL) | 57.50 | Patrick Hellier (NZL) | 50.04 | Vainga Tonga (COK) | 28.74 |
| Javelin Throw | James Goulding (FIJ) | 71.54 | Jioji Nadavo (FIJ) | 63.14 | Ian Swarbrick (AUS) | 62.12 |
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Paul McElwee (NZL) | 1:39:46 | Dean Nipperess (AUS) | 1:54:15 | Caleb Maybir (FIJ) | 1:54:34 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Fiji Tonga | 41.97 | | | Papua New Guinea | 42.40 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Fiji | 3:15.29 | Papua New Guinea | 3:17.80 | Tonga | 3:20.05 |
$^†$: The 110 m hurdles event was won by Albert Chambonnier from New Caledonia in 15.35 s running as a guest.

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Bindee Goonchew (AUS) | 12.17 | Heather Shanks (NZL) | 12.27 | Vaciseva Tavaga (FIJ) | 12.37 |
| 200 metres | Bindee Goonchew (AUS) | 25.30 | Chantal Brunner (NZL) | 25.37 | Heather Shanks (NZL) | 25.40 |
| 400 metres | Kirsten Downie (NZL) | 56.11 | Melindy Smith (AUS) | 56.35 | Joanne Todd (NZL) | 57.83 |
| 800 metres | Helen Hawley (NZL) | 2:09.35 | Sally Lee (AUS) | 2:12.31 | Manuela Primavera (AUS) | 2:16.59 |
| 1500 metres | Helen Hawley (NZL) | 4:33.17 | Wendy Cottrell (NZL) | 4:37.38 | Manuela Primavera (AUS) | 4:38.64 |
| 3000 metres | Wendy Cottrell (NZL) | 10:01.72 | Manuela Primavera (AUS) | 10:18.74 | Jen Allred (GUM) | 10:20.88 |
| 20 Kilometres Road Race$^†$ | Lee-Ann McPhillips (NZL) | 1:22:22 | Jen Allred (GUM) | 1:27:10 | Carol Porter (AUS) | 1:31:12 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Katie Ackerman (AUS) | 14.67 | Sarah Lynn (NZL) | 15.26 | Lillyanne Beining (PNG) | 15.49 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Lily Tua (PNG) | 64.31 | Megan Minehane (AUS) | 64.87 | Janiene Ashbridge (NZL) | 67.45 |
| High Jump | Carmel Corbett (NZL) | 1.77 | Shelley Stoddart (NZL) | 1.77 | Katie Ackerman (AUS) | 1.68 |
| Long Jump | Katie Ackerman (AUS) | 6.01 | Chantal Brunner (NZL) | 5.85 | Shelley Stoddart (NZL) | 5.46 |
| Shot Put | Tania Lutton (NZL) | 13.52 | Iammo Launa (PNG) | 12.87 | Elizabeth Binns (NZL) | 12.33 |
| Discus Throw | Jeanette Park (NZL) | 47.02 | Tania Lutton (NZL) | 38.20 | Mereoni Vibose (FIJ) | 38.08 |
| Javelin Throw (old implement) | Mereoni Vibose (FIJ) | 48.70 | Iammo Launa (PNG) | 48.02 | Shane Edgerton (AUS) | 44.28 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | New Zealand | 47.92 | Australia | 48.56 | Fiji | 48.59 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Australia | 3:55.73 | New Zealand | 3:57.83 | Fiji | 4:03.73 |
$^†$: The women's 20 kilometres road race event was won by Nadia Prasad from New Caledonia in 1:20:32 running as a guest.

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Fiji)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | New Zealand | 23 | 13 | 10 | 46 |
| 2 | Australia | 7 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Fiji* | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Tonga | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Guam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Cook Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 39 | 38 | 37 | 114 |