Oceania Masters Athletics Explained

Oceania Masters Athletics (OMA) is a regional body of World Masters Athletics,^[1] responsible for organising masters athletics championship competitions for athletes from the countries of Oceania. It was founded in 1984 as Oceania Association of Veteran Athletes (OAVA) or Oceania Association of Master Athletes (OAMA);^[2] the name was formally changed to OMA in 2012.^[3] All athletes 30 years of age or older are eligible to compete. The biennial Championships are held in alternate years with the WMA Outdoor Championships.^{[4] [5]}

Championships

Edition	Year	Host city	Country	Dates
1	1982	Suva		13 May – 17 May ^[6] ^[7] http://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/1982-Fiji.pdf
2	1984	Canberra		April https://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/1984-Canberra.pdf
3	1986	Apia		5 September – 9 September https://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/1986-Apia.pdf
4	1988	Nouméa		October
5	1990	Auckland		2 November – 6 November https://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/1990-Auckland.pdf
6	1992	Norfolk Island		30 November – 6 December ^[8] https://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/1992-Norfolk.pdf
7	1994	Suva		1 July – 9 July https://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/1994-Fiji.pdf
8	1996	Papeete		6 July – 13 July http://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/OMA-96-Champs-Full-Results.pdf
9	1998	Hastings, New Zealand		January https://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/1998-Hastings.pdf
10	2000	Norfolk Island		16 January – 22 January https://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/2000FullResults.pdf
11	2002	Geelong		January ^[9] https://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/2002FullResults.pdf
12	2004	Rarotonga		21 October – 27 October https://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/2004FullResults.pdf
13	2006	Christchurch		14 January – 21 January https://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/2006FullResults.pdf
14	2008	Townsville		27 July – 3 August https://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/OAMA-2008-Results-DC-NoAGorFS.pdf
15	2010	Papeete		July https://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/Tahiti2010results.pdf
16	2012	Tauranga		5 February – 12 February ^[10] https://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/Oceania-2012-complete.pdf
17	2014	Bendigo		4 January – 12 January https://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/Bendigo-2014-Results-incl.-records.pdf
18	2015	Rarotonga		5 October – 10 October https://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/updated-2015-OMA-championship-results.pdf
19	2018	Dunedin		20 January – 27 January ^[11] http://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/Full-Results-2018.pdf
20	2019	Mackay, Queensland		31 August – 7 September http://www.oceaniamastersathletics.org/wp-content/uploads/FinalResultsOmaChampionships-Mackay2019.pdf
21	2022	Norfolk Island		Cancelled ^[12] ^[13] ^[14] ^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oceania. WMA.
2. Web site: Oceania Association of Master Athletes. Union of International Associations.
3. Web site: History of Masters Athletics in the Oceania Region. OMA.
4. Web site: OMA Governance Documents. OMA.
5. Web site: Oceania Masters Championships. Wellington Masters Athletics.
6. Web site: OMA Regional Championships Results . OMA .
7. Web site: Championship History from 1982 to 1990 . OMA .
8. Web site: Championship History from 1992 to 2000 . OMA .
9. Web site: Championship History from 2002 to 2010 . OMA .
10. Web site: Championship History 2012 – present . OMA .
11. Web site: Oceania Masters Championship 2018, Dunedin - Results & Photo Montage . Queensland Masters Athletics .
12. Web site: OMA Championships (Norfolk Island) - 10 to 14 January 2022 . Tasmanian Masters Athletics .
13. Web site: Oceania Masters Athletics Championships . Athletics Auckland .
14. Web site: OCEANIA MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS NORFOLK ISLAND JAN 2022 (postponed from 2021) . NZMA .
15. Web site: Oceania Masters Athletics Championships CANCELLED . Athletics Norfolk Island .