# 1996 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships

The 1996 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships were held in Townsville, Australia, between November 28–30, 1996. They were held together with the 1996 Oceania Open Championships. A total of 35 events were contested, 18 by men and 17 by women.

## Medal summary

Complete results can be found as compiled by Bob Snow on the Athletics Papua New Guinea, on the Athletics Weekly, and on the World Junior Athletics History webpages.

### Boys under 20 (Junior)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.9 m/s) | Wagui Anau (AUS) | 10.50 | Dallas Roberts (NZL) | 10.85 | Ryan McCabe (AUS) | 10.97 |
| 200 metres (wind: +3.2 m/s) | Wagui Anau (AUS) | 21.55 w | Dallas Roberts (NZL) | 21.70 w | Jeffrey Bai (PNG) | 21.84 w |
| 400 metres | Jeffrey Bai (PNG) | 49.48 | Clement Abai (PNG) | 49.99 | Henele Taliai (TGA) | 50.21 |
| 800 metres | Mark Abercromby (AUS) | 1:58.70 | / Isaac Yaya (TAH) | 1:59.47 | Victor Anderson (SOL) | 2:00.41 |
| 1500 metres | Chris Votu (SOL) | 4:09.57 | David Kanie (PNG) | 4:11.71 | Gerard Solomon (VAN) | 4:18.32 |
| 5000 metres | David Kanie (PNG) | 15:57.49 | Chris Votu (SOL) | 16:11.31 | Gerard Solomon (VAN) | 17:17.23 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Chris Votu (SOL) | 10:12.64 | Joseph Nunua (SOL) | 11:26.22 | Frank Paaga (ASA) | 12:01.61 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.7 m/s) | Graham Pether (AUS) | 15.33 | Ah Chong Sam Chong (SAM) | 15.47 | Joseph Rodan (FIJ) | 15.65 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Kuripitone Betham (SAM) | 55.49 | Julian Watt (NZL) | 55.96 | Leroy Muriki (PNG) | 56.71 |
| High Jump | Zane Dockray (AUS) | 2.01 | Julien Jansen (AUS) | 2.01 | Hapo Maliaki (PNG) | 1.95 |
| Long Jump | Justin Griffiths (AUS) | 7.02 w (wind: +2.3 m/s) | Wagui Anau (AUS) | 6.90 w (wind: +2.2 m/s) | Patrick Fonoti (SAM) | 6.84 w (wind: +2.2 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Josh Ferguson (AUS) | 15.01 w (wind: +3.4 m/s) | Clinton Joyce (AUS) | 14.78 (wind: +1.0 m/s) | Fagamanu Sofai (SAM) | 14.15 (wind: +1.4 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Christopher Gaviglio (AUS) | 16.13 | Faleono Seve (NZL) | 15.06 | Luke Poli (AUS) | 14.71 |
| Discus Throw | Luke Poli (AUS) | 49.20 | Christopher Gaviglio (AUS) | 48.14 | Shaka Sola (NZL) | 48.04 |
| Hammer Throw | Faleono Seve (NZL) | 44.30 | Daniel Goulding (AUS) | 43.04 | Charles Winchester (COK) | 30.40 |
| Javelin Throw | Ashley Hollins (AUS) | 60.68 | Blair Stewart (NZL) | 59.30 | David Couper (NZL) | 55.16 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Australia | 42.51 | Papua New Guinea | 43.17 | Fiji | 43.23 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Papua New Guinea | 3:22.99 | Australia | 3:27.07 | Samoa | 3:34.34 |

### Girls under 20 (Junior)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.2 m/s) | Kate Smith (AUS) | 12.46 | Charlotte Hastings (NZL) | 12.50 | Carly Cairns (AUS) | 12.51 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.6 m/s) | Melissa Toigo (AUS) | 25.30 | Linda Ningo (PNG) | 27.23 | Jodie McCoy (NFK) | 27.44 |
| 400 metres | Jennene Hansen (AUS) | 58.70 | Sally Ward (NZL) | 59.50 | Jodie McCoy (NFK) | 65.93 |
| 800 metres | Sally Ward (NZL) | 2:22.20 | Belinda Smith (AUS) | 2:29.31 | Alicia Taia (COK) | 2:44.12 |
| 1500 metres | Anna Geise (AUS) | 4:33.85 | Sarah Biss (NZL) | 4:43.67 | Alexis Gillham (AUS) | 4:50.40 |
| 3000 metres | Sarah Biss (NZL) | 9:50.77 | Anna Geise (AUS) | 9:51.83 | Alexis Gillham (AUS) | 10:25.67 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +2.3 m/s) | Charlotte Hastings (NZL) | 14.77 w | Alana Weir (AUS) | 15.95 w | | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Alana Weir (AUS) | 68.93 | | | | |
| High Jump | Vicki Collins (AUS) Andrea Smith (AUS) | 1.74 | | | Erana Peeti (NZL) | 1.50 |
| Long Jump | Melissa Toigo (AUS) | 5.77 (wind: +1.1 m/s) | Andrea Smith (AUS) | 5.67 w (wind: +3.4 m/s) | Charlotte Hastings (NZL) | 5.62 w (wind: +3.7 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Alana Weir (AUS) | 11.85 w (wind: +2.7 m/s) | Erana Peeti (NZL) | 11.45 w (wind: +3.5 m/s) | Elizabeth Murphy (AUS) | 10.86 w (wind: +4.1 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Alana Morley (AUS) | 11.98 | Joanne Morris (AUS) | 11.89 | Hayley Wilson (NZL) | 11.29 |
| Discus Throw | Sharyn Tennent (AUS) | 38.44 | Helen Wallis (AUS) | 36.84 | Belinda King (NZL) | 31.68 |
| Hammer Throw | Belinda King (NZL) | 47.38 | Sharyn Tennent (AUS) | 41.38 | Michelle Phillips (NZL) | 41.36 |
| Javelin Throw | Hayley Wilson (NZL) | 46.96 | Joanne Tennent (AUS) | 41.60 | Brooke Stevenson (AUS) | 36.58 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Australia | 48.90 | New Zealand | 52.56 | | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Australia | 3:57.10 | New Zealand | 4:29.20 | | |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia (AUS)* | 24 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| 2 | New Zealand (NZL) | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Solomon Islands (SOL) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Samoa (SAM) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | French Polynesia (TAH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Cook Islands (COK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Fiji (FIJ) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Norfolk Island (NFI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Vanuatu (VAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | American Samoa (ASA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Tonga (TON) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 36 | 33 | 31 | 100 |

## Participation (unofficial)

An unofficial count yields the number of about 112 athletes from 16 countries:
* American Samoa (5)
* Australia (34)
* Cook Islands (5)
* Fiji (5)
* Guam (1)
* Micronesia (2)
* Nauru (6)
* New Zealand (14)
* Norfolk Island (4)
* Northern Mariana Islands (3)
* Papua New Guinea (11)
* Samoa (7)
* Solomon Islands (7)
* / Tahiti (5)
* Tonga (1)
* Vanuatu (2)