| III Oceania Youth Athletics Championships | |
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| Host City: | Suva, Fiji  |
| Dates: | July 11–12 |
| Stadium: | National Stadium |
| Nations Participating: | 17 |
| Athletes Participating: | 170 (96 boys, 74 girls) |
| Events: | 33 (17 boys, 16 girls) |
| Level: | Youth |
| Previous: | 1995 Cook Islands |
| Next: | 1999 Guam |
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.
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.
| 100 metres | 11.12 | 11.14 | 11.18 | ||||
| 200 metres | 22.88 | 22.90 | 23.00 | ||||
| 400 metres | 51.24 | 52.66 | 52.94 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:56.26 | 2:00.20 | 2:02.68 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:13.80 | 4:15.76 | 4:16.12 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 8:56.70 | 8:59.10 | 9:10.07 | ||||
| 2000 metres steeplechase | 7:14.34 | 7:23.40 | 8:08.76 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 15.06 | 15.14 | 15.74 | ||||
| 300 metres hurdles | 38.68 | 40.10 | 40.46 | ||||
| High Jump | 1.93 | 1.91 | 1.87 | ||||
| Long Jump | 6.83 | 6.27 | 6.19 | ||||
| Triple Jump | 14.40 | 13.58 | 13.47 | ||||
| Shot Put | 13.94 | 12.84 | 11.83 | ||||
| Discus Throw | 50.34 | 42.56 | 40.04 | ||||
| Hammer Throw | 52.20 | 34.90 | 25.32 | ||||
| Javelin Throw | 53.70 | 52.54 | 51.76 | ||||
| 800 metres Medley relay (100m x 100m x 200m x 400m) | 1:35.04 | 1:35.50 | 1:36.18 |
| 100 metres | 12.14 | 12.20 | 12.50 | ||||
| 200 metres | 25.30 | 26.14 | 27.18 | ||||
| 400 metres | 58.26 | 61.14 | 64.44 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:11.90 | 2:12.28 | 2:30.12 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:42.40 | 4:47.86 |  / | 5:06.18 | |||
| 3000 metres | 9:56.88 | 10:03.01 | 11:13.94 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 14.76 | 16.40 | / | 16.46 | |||
| 300 metres hurdles | 46.06 | 47.60 | / | 48.18 | |||
| High Jump | 1.70 | 1.59 | 1.53 | ||||
| Long Jump | 5.56 | 5.50 | 5.50 | ||||
| Triple Jump | 11.87 | 10.36 | 9.46 | ||||
| Shot Put | 11.39 | 10.77 | 10.53 | ||||
| Discus Throw | 43.06 | 38.74 | 36.52 | ||||
| Hammer Throw | 39.10 | 25.34 | 19.50 | ||||
| Javelin Throw | 41.38 | 38.96 | 36.80 | ||||
| 800 metres Medley relay (100m x 100m x 200m x 400m) | 1:49.64 | 1:52.10 | / | 1:59.50 |
An unofficial count yields the number of about 170 athletes from 17 countries:
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