| III Oceania Athletics Championships | |
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| Host City: | Townsville, Australia  |
| Dates: | November 28–30 |
| Nations Participating: | 16 |
| Events: | 42 (22 men, 20 women) |
| Records Set: | 13 |
| Level: | Senior |
| Previous: | 1994 Auckland |
| Next: | 1998 Nuku'alofa |
The 1996 Oceania Athletics Championships were held in Townsville, Australia, between November 28–30, 1996.
A total of 42 events were contested, 22 by men and 20 by women.
Medal winners were published. Complete results can be found as compiled by Bob Snow from Athletics PNG.
| 100 metres (wind: +1.7 m/s) | 10.56 CR | 10.61 | 10.82 | ||||
| 200 metres (wind: +3.4 m/s) | 21.54w | 22.02w | 22.19w | ||||
| 400 metres | 47.43 | 47.55 | 48.97 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:53.61 | 1:54.49 | 1:55.67 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:58.52 | 3:59.69 | 4:00.82 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 15:54.65 | 16:10.76 | 16:17.81 | ||||
| 10000 metres | 34:04.45 | 35:27.94 | 38:24.32 | ||||
| Half Marathon | 1:14:18 CR | 1:15:28 |  / | 1:16:54 | |||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:41.87 | 9:48.30 | 9:48.31 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.5 m/s) | 15.15 CR | 15.37 | 15.49 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 53.74 | 55.24 | 67.51 | ||||
| High Jump | 2.07 CR | 1.99 | 1.96 | ||||
| Pole Vault | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.00 | ||||
| Long Jump | 6.99 (wind: +1.0 m/s) | 6.83 (wind: +1.1 m/s) | 6.81 (wind: +0.5 m/s) | ||||
| Triple Jump | 15.20w (wind: +3.5 m/s) | 15.10w (wind: +3.5 m/s) | 13.31w (wind: +5.1 m/s) | ||||
| Shot Put | 15.92 | 15.89 | 15.17 | ||||
| Discus Throw | 49.90 CR | 49.90 CR | 49.80 | ||||
| Hammer Throw | 63.60 CR | 52.10 | 41.26 | ||||
| Javelin Throw | 65.26 | 60.36 | 59.64 | ||||
| 10 Kilometres Road Walk | 51:17 CR | 54:30 | |||||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | 42.36 | 42.39 | 42.75 | ||||
| 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:21.51 | 3:22.34 | 3:22.38 |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.6 m/s) | 12.26 | 12.27 | 12.51 | ||||
| 200 metres (wind: +2.6 m/s) | 24.51w | 25.13w | 25.40w | ||||
| 400 metres | 55.27 CR | 57.78 | 58.47 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:23.37 | ||||||
| 1500 metres | 4:52.05 | 4:54.25 | 5:51.48 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 19:17.56 | 19:34.12 | |||||
| Half Marathon | 1:21:43 CR | 1:43:07 | 1:59:15 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +2.6 m/s) | 14.61w | 14.92w | 15.88w | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 65.15 | ||||||
| High Jump | 1.74 | 1.74 | |||||
| Pole Vault | 3.60 CR | ||||||
| Long Jump | 6.11 (wind: +1.8 m/s) CR | 5.96 (wind: +1.3 m/s) | 5.79w (wind: +2.2 m/s) | ||||
| Triple Jump | 12.29 (wind: +1.5 m/s) | 11.91w (wind: +2.5 m/s) | 11.61w (wind: +2.4 m/s) | ||||
| Shot Put | 13.11 | 12.18 | 12.17 | ||||
| Discus Throw | 42.08 | 37.70 | 36.06 | ||||
| Hammer Throw | 53.24 CR | 46.36 | 39.80 | ||||
| Javelin Throw (old implement) | 45.68 | 40.86 | 38.50 | ||||
| 10 Kilometres Road Walk | 57:14 | ||||||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | 47.67 | 49.84 | |||||
| 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:59.83 | 4:07.35 |
The participation of athletes from 16 countries was reported by the Pacific Islands Athletics Statistics publication.
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