2023 Oceania Athletics Cup Explained

4th Oceania Cup
Host City:Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Dates:23–24 June
Stadium:Oleai Stadium
Athletes Participating:101
Events:32
Level:Senior
Previous:2021 Runaway Bay
Next:2025

The 2023 Oceania Cup is an international track and field sporting event that was held in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, on 23–24 June 2023. It was the fourth edition of the Oceania Cup.[1]

Format

Athletes from the Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) member federations will take part in the Oceania Cup, representing 5 teams from Oceania.[2] The teams have been selected by OAA to represent each region of the Pacific – Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, with the Northern Marianas (host) and Australia the only two federations having their own team.[3]

The five teams will be competing over three days. The competition comprises a programme of 15 track and field events for men and women as well as 2 mixed relay events, giving a total of 32 events.[4]

Teams may enter as many athletes as they like in every event (with the exception of the 3000 meters run and high jump), but only one male and one female athlete may compete and score. Teams are only allowed to have a maximum of two athletes of each gender in the high jump and 3000 meter run. Every team is allowed to enter no more than of just one team in the relay event(s).[5]

Only those athletes from each team with the highest ranking will be eligible to score. However, in order to receive a score, athletes must register a performance. The top-eight athletes receive individual events score distributions of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 based on their finishes. The five winning teams each receive 20-16-12-10-8 points for the relays. The team with the most points at the conclusion of the competition will be named the Oceania Athletics champions and awarded a trophy.

Schedule

Time Event
June 23
13:00 M Shot Put Final
13:00 W Discus Throw Final
13:45 W 100 Metres Hurdles Final
14:00 M 110 Metres Hurdles Final
14:00 M Triple Jump Final
14:00 W Triple Jump Final
15:00 W High Jump Final
16:00 M 1500 Metres Final
16:15 W 1500 Metres Final
16:30 W Shot Put Final
16:30 M Discus Throw Final
16:30 M High Jump Final
16:45 M 400 Metres Final
16:55 W 400 Metres Final
17:35 M 100 Metres Final
17:45 W 100 Metres Final
June 24
13:20 W 800 Metres Final
13:30 M 800 Metres Final
14:00 M Hammer Throw Final
14:00 W 200 Metres Final
14:15 M 200 Metres Final
15:00 W Hammer Throw Final
15:00 M Long Jump Final
15:35 W 400 Metres Hurdles Final
13:45 M 400 Metres Hurdles Final
16:15 W Long Jump Final
16:20 M 3000 Metres Final
16:35 W 3000 Metres Final
16:45 W Javelin Throw Final
16:45 M Javelin Throw Final
17:15 Mixed 4x100 Metres Relay Final
17:30 Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay Final
[6]

Standings

RankTeamPoints
Melanesia 273
Polynesia 196
190
4 Micronesia 163
5 138
[7] [8]

Medal summary

Men

100 metres
Details

Melanesia
10.65
Melanesia
10.72
Polynesia
10.84
200 metres
Details

Melanesia
21.68
Australia
21.89
Melanesia
22.34
400 metres
Details

Australia
47.68
Melanesia
48.01
Melanesia
48.15
800 metres
Details

Melanesia
1:57.25
Polynesia
2:02.34
Polynesia
2:03.24
1500 metres
Details

Polynesia
4:09.44
Melanesia
4:09.57
Micronesia
4:21.95
3000 metres
Details

Melanesia
9:20.56
Micronesia
9:23.45
Northern Marianas
10:56.65
110 metres hurdles
Details

Polynesia
15.20
Melanesia
16.09
Micronesia
17.51
400 metres hurdles
Details

Melanesia
53.41
Polynesia
59.68
Micronesia
1:00.33
High jump
Details

Australia
2.15m
Micronesia
1.90m
Melanesia
1.85m
Long jump
Details

Australia
7.68m
Melanesia
7.08m
Melanesia
6.70m
Triple jump
Details

Melanesia
14.78m
Australia
13.61m
Polynesia
13.37m
Shot put
Details

Micronesia
16.07m
Australia
13.98m
Polynesia
13.37m
Discus throw
Details

Polynesia
43.87m
Australia
42.86m
Micronesia
36.85m
Hammer throw
Details

Australia
54.76m
Polynesia
22.96m
Northern Marianas
22.60m
Javelin throw
Details

Melanesia
52.04m
Northern Marianas
45.56m
Northern Marianas
43.12m

Women

100 metres
Details

Micronesia
12.06
Melanesia
12.39
Australia
12.51
200 metres
Details

Melanesia
24.13
Australia
24.87
Melanesia
25.24
400 metres
Details

Melanesia
55.70
Australia
55.96
Polynesia
58.75
800 metres
Details

Australia
2:10.96
Australia
2:12.15
Melanesia
2:13.80
1500 metres
Details

Australia
4:42.10
Australia
4:42.47
Melanesia
4:52.47
3000 metres
Details

Australia
10:43.89
Northern Marianas
10:53.08
Polynesia
11:12.57
100 metres hurdles
Details

Melanesia
14.46
Polynesia
16.31
400 metres hurdles
Details

Melanesia
1:03.38
Polynesia
1:04.58
Polynesia
1:09.42
High jump
Details

Melanesia
1.55m
Long jump
Details

Melanesia
5.76m
Australia
5.50m
Micronesia
5.34m
Triple jump
Details

Melanesia
11.65m
Micronesia
11.00m
Shot put
Details

Australia
15.26m
Australia
13.13m
Polynesia
12.54m
Discus throw
Details

Polynesia
50.96m
Australia
45.93m
Micronesia
39.01m
Hammer throw
Details

Australia
55.16m
Polynesia
39.11m
Melanesia
36.80m
Javelin throw
Details

Melanesia
46.56m
Micronesia
27.11m
Northern Marianas
26.50m

Mixed

4 × 100 m relay
Details
Melanesia (A)



43.05Melanesia (B)



45.54Polynesia



45.62
4 × 400 m relay
Details
Australia



3:31.53Melanesia



3:33.00Polynesia



3:47.43

Participating nations

Notes and References

  1. News: Oceania Cup 2023 . 30 September 2022 . Oceania Athletics . 30 May 2023 .
  2. News: PRESS RELEASE: OCEANIA CUP ENTRIES . 29 May 2023 . Oceania Athletics . 30 May 2023 .
  3. For the first time ever, one athlete will represent Hawaii which is not an associate member of OAA, and New Zealand, invited with its own team, will not be entered. There are no athletes from Palau, Niue, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna.
  4. News: Oceania Cup entry list . 29 May 2023 . Oceania Athletics . 30 May 2023 .
  5. News: Competition Manual Oceania Cup and Oceania Masters – Saipan 2023 . 5 June 2023 . Oceania Athletics . 7 June 2023 .
  6. News: Oceania Cup draft timetable . 5 June 2023 . Oceania Athletics . 7 June 2023 .
  7. News: Team scores - Day 1 Oceania Cup 2023 . 23 June 2023 . Oceania Athletics . 23 June 2023 .
  8. News: Oceania Cup . 25 June 2023 . Oceania Athletics . 25 June 2023 .
  9. News: 16 Emerging Athletes Bound for Oceania Cup . 16 May 2023 . Athletics Australia . 30 May 2023 .