1997 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships
III Oceania Youth Athletics Championships | |
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Dates | July 11–12 |
Host city | Suva, Fiji ![]() |
Venue | National Stadium |
Level | Youth |
Events | 33 (17 boys, 16 girls) |
Participation | 170 (96 boys, 74 girls) athletes from 17 nations |
The 1997 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships were held at the National Stadium in Suva, Fiji, between July 11–12, 1997. A total of 33 events were contested, 17 by boys and 16 by girls.
Medal summary
[edit]Complete results can be found as compiled by Bob Snow on the Athletics Papua New Guinea,[1] on the Athletics Weekly,[2] and on the World Junior Athletics History webpages.[3]
Boys under 18 (Youth)
[edit]Girls under 18 (Youth)
[edit]Medal table (unofficial)
[edit]* Host nation (Fiji)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 16 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 12 | 13 | 30 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (10 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 |
Participation (unofficial)
[edit]An unofficial count yields the number of about 170 athletes from 17 countries:
American Samoa (6)
Australia (12)
Cook Islands (7)
Fiji (37)
Guam (8)
Micronesia (6)
Nauru (6)
New Zealand (11)
Norfolk Island (4)
Northern Mariana Islands (8)
Palau (7)
Papua New Guinea (7)
Samoa (19)
Solomon Islands (9)
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Tahiti (8)
Tonga (7)
Vanuatu (8)
References
[edit]- ^ Snow, Bob (July 13, 1997), Pacific Islands Athletics Statistics #4/97, Athletics Papua New Guinea, pp. 4–7, retrieved March 21, 2013
- ^ OCEANIA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 21, 2013
- ^ WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), World Junior Athletics History ("WJAH"), retrieved March 21, 2013