2000 Oceania Athletics Championships Explained

2000 Oceania Athletics Championships
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Colour:	E0ECF8
Host City:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Dates:	August 24–26
Stadium:	Santos Stadium
Nations Participating:	19 + 10 guest nations
Events:	40 (21 men, 19 women)
Level:	Senior
Previous:	1998 Nuku'alofa
Next:	2002 Christchurch

The 2000 Oceania Athletics Championships were held at the Santos Stadium in Adelaide, Australia, between August 24–26, 2000.

A total of 40 events were contested, 21 by men and 19 by women.

In preparation for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, athletes from 10 African countries participated as guests.

Medal summary

Medal winners were published. Complete results can be found on the webpages of the Cool Running New Zealand newsgroup.

Men

100 metres (wind: +2.8 m/s)		10.46w		10.72w		10.74w
100 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) (wind: +0.9 m/s)		10.34		10.37		10.43
200 metres (wind: +2.3 m/s)		21.39w		21.81w		21.85w
200 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) (wind: +1.1 m/s)		20.80		21.03		21.09
400 metres		48.50		48.81		48.83
400 metres (Invitation/Exhibition)		47.48		47.49		48.08
800 metres		1:51.49		1:56.73		1:58.61
800 metres (Invitation/Exhibition)		1:51.08		1:55.51
1500 metres^1.)		4:09.58		4:11.57		4:13.61
1500 metres (Invitation/Exhibition)		3:45.27		3:45.45		3:45.90
5000 metres^2.)		15:36.83		15:43.68		15:49.91
10000 metres		32:36.39		32:38.13		35:09.68
Half Marathon^3.)		1:12:43		1:14:37		1:14:55
3000 metres steeplechase		9:58.06		12:15.35		13:25.36
110 metres hurdles^4.) (wind: +2.3 m/s)		14.91w		15.03w		15.14w
400 metres hurdles		52.40		52.50		53.57
High Jump		2.00		1.95		1.90
Pole Vault^5.)		4.80		4.10		3.10
Long Jump^6.)		7.10 (wind: +0.7 m/s)		6.99 (wind: +1.7 m/s)		6.85 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
Triple Jump^7.)		14.92 (wind: +0.8 m/s)		14.65 (wind: +0.5 m/s)		14.62 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
Shot Put^8.)		14.03		12.57		11.38
Discus Throw^9.)		47.85		39.42		37.93
Hammer Throw		55.01		54.93		40.87
Javelin Throw		68.37		63.59		61.12
4 x 100 metres relay		41.96		42.78		43.37
4 x 100 metres relay (Invitation/Exhibition)		39.85		39.87		40.61
4 x 400 metres relay		3:18.56		3:25.84		3:27.39
4 x 400 metres relay (Invitation/Exhibition)		3:07.09		3:07.19		3:09.00

^1.): The 1500 metres event was won by Michael Bond from in 4:03.11 running as a guest.
^2.): The 5000 metres event was won by Job Sikoria from in 14:57.62 running as a guest.
^3.): The half marathon event was won by Job Sikoria from in 1:09:10, 2nd was Lucky Bhembe from Swaziland in 1:11:15.00, both running as guests.
^4.): The 110 metres hurdles event was won by Moses Oyiki Orode from in 14.34w (wind: +2.3 m/s) running as a guest.
^5.): The pole vault event was won by Chris Lovell from in 4.90m, 2nd was Tom Lovell from in 4.90m, both competing as a guest.
^6.): The long jump event was won by Idika Uduma from in 7.54m (wind: +0.6 m/s), 3rd was Ike Olekaibe from in 7.03m (wind: +1.5 m/s), both competing as a guest.
^7.): The triple jump event was won by Oluyemi Sule from in 15.88m (wind: +0.4 m/s), 2nd was Ike Olekaibe from in 15.86m (wind: +0.8 m/s), both competing as guests.
^8.): The shot put event was won by Chima Ugwu from in 19.53m competing as a guest.
^9.): The discus throw event was won by Chima Ugwu from in 53.38m competing as a guest.

Women

100 metres (wind: +1.3 m/s)		12.03		12.10		12.13
100 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) (wind: +2.4 m/s)		11.53w		11.55w		11.89w
200 metres (wind: +3.1 m/s)		25.14w		25.32w		25.33w
200 metres (Invitation/Exhibition) (wind: +4.0 m/s)		23.47w		23.85w		24.16w
400 metres^1.)		55.37		55.97		57.39
800 metres^2.)		2:14.26		2:20.11		2:22.42
1500 metres^3.)		5:15.11
5000 metres^4.)		19:58.34
2000 metres steeplechase		7:10.86
100 metres hurdles^5.) (wind: +2.0 m/s)		14.86		14.93		15.04
400 metres hurdles^6.)		60.62
High Jump		1.68		1.65
Pole Vault		3.20
Long Jump^7.)		6.15 (wind: +1.2 m/s)		6.07 (wind: +1.4 m/s)		6.05 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
Triple Jump^8.)		11.87 (wind: +0.4 m/s)		10.75 (wind: +0.5 m/s)		10.22 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
Shot Put^9.)		14.36		13.75		10.74
Discus Throw^10.)		47.04		41.34		38.41
Hammer Throw		47.42		43.63		35.29
Javelin Throw		42.32		39.49		36.42
4 x 100 metres relay ^11.)		48.36		48.46		48.74
4 x 400 metres relay		3:54.19		4:27.62

^1.): The 400 metres event was won by Kudirat Akhigbe from in 54.86 running as a guest.
^2.): The 800 metres event was won by Léontine Tsiba from in 2:05.38, 2nd was Julia Sakara from in 2:09.53, and 3rd Dupe Osime from in 2:10.67, all running as guests.
^3.): The 1500 metres event was won by Léontine Tsiba from in 4:23.12, 2nd was Catherine Webombesa from in 4:25.72, both running as guests.
^4.): The 5000 metres event was won by Dorcus Inzikuru from in 16:12.0, 2nd was Samukeliso Moyo from in 17:21.79, and 3rd Priscilla Mamba from Swaziland in 18:13.87, all running as a guest.
^5.): The 100 metres hurdles event was won by Imeh Akpan from in 13.99 running as a guest.
^6.): The 400 metres hurdles event was won by Esther Erharuyi from in 58.27 running as a guest.
^7.): The long jump event was won by Chinedu Odozor from in 6.39m (wind: +0.8 m/s), 2nd was Oluchi Elechi from in 6.30m (wind: +1.0 m/s), both competing as guests.
^8.): The triple jump event was won by Grace Efago from in 12.75m (wind: +0.4 m/s), 2nd was Jane Denning from in 12.56m (wind: +1.6 m/s), both competing as guests.
^9.): The shot put event was won by Vivian Chukwuemeka from in 17.67m, 4th was Alifatou Djibril from in 12.87m, both competing as guests.
^10.): In the discus throw event, Alifatou Djibril from was 2nd competing as a guest.
^11.): The 4x100 metres relay event was won by in 45.57 running as guests.

Participation (unofficial)

The participation of athletes from 19 countries and 10 guest countries fromAfrica was reported. In addition, a couple of Australian athletes started asguests out of competition.

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