2010 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships

The 2010 Oceanian Youth Athletics Championships were held at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Homebush, New South Wales, Australia, between March 11–14, 2010. They were held together with the 2010 Australian Junior Athletics Championships (U14 to U20). A total of 42 events were contested, 21 by boys and 21 by girls. Two highlights of the games were u20 boy athlete Damien Birkenhead winning the shot put with a throw of 21.72m and u18 girl athlete Sarah Jackson winning the 400m sprint in a time of 53:61 seconds.

X World Youth Athletics Championships
DatesMarch 11–14
Host citySydney, New South Wales, Australia Australia
VenueSydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre
LevelWorld
Events42 (21 boys, 21 girls)
Participation383 (203 boys, 180 girls) athletes from
18 (17 + 8 Australian States and Territories) nations

Medal summary

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Complete results can be found on the websites of the Oceania Athletics Association,[1] and of the World Junior Athletics History webpage.[2]

Boys under 18 (Youth)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: 0.0 m/s)
  Nicholas Hough (NSW) 10.83   Derek Mai (SA) 11.09   Yarride Rosario (NZL) 11.10
200 metres
(wind: −2.9 m/s)
  Nicholas Hough (NSW) 21.79   Ben Jaworski (NSW) 21.91   Michael Brusnahan (SA) 22.13
400 metres   Luke Greco (VIC) 49.13   Ian Halpin (NSW) 49.33   Hayden Yates (WA) 49.34
800 metres   Brad Mathas (NZL) 1:52.19   Joel Hogarth (VIC) 1:52.97   Ozner Abdullah (NSW) 1:53.29
1000 metres   Rick Whitehead (VIC) 2:30.39   Tim Richards (WA) 2:31.48   Rorey Hunter (QLD) 2:31.79
1500 metres   Shaun Geraghty (VIC) 3:55.93   Jack Curran (QLD) 3:56.60   Jesse Beadman (NSW) 3:56.80
3000 metres   Mohamed Ali (NZL) 8:40.23   Milaan Lottering (VIC) 8:42.87   Jesse Ramirez (VIC) 8:43.66
2000 metres steeplechase   Grant Gwynne (QLD) 6:09.19   Andrew Selosse (NSW) 6:11.34   Seamus Murphy (VIC) 6:12.59
110 metres hurdles
(wind: −1.8 m/s)
  Nicholas Hough (NSW) 13.87   Joshua Hawkins (NZL) 14.20   James Woodgate (QLD) 14.41
400 metres hurdles   Raheen Williams (WA) 52.74   Jack Harvey (SA) 53.31   Campbell Wu (NZL) 53.39
High Jump   Brandon Starc (NSW) 2.06   Bradley Hebbard (QLD) 1.99   Miles Cole-Clark (NSW) 1.99
Pole Vault   Brodie Cross (VIC) 4.65   Keith Wrzuszczak (VIC) 4.15   Lewis Seccombe (VIC) 3.70
Long Jump   Kurt Jenner (NSW) 7.18   Tom Soliman (NSW) 7.07   Jesse Bryant (NZL) 6.91
Triple Jump   Frank Brisevac (VIC) 14.22   Reginald Monagi (PNG) 14.06   Alex Ypinazar (QLD) 13.91
Shot Put   Jacko Gill (NZL) 20.62   Damien Birkenhead (VIC) 20.17   Connor Sherlock (NSW) 17.69
Discus Throw   Jacko Gill (NZL) 56.64   Aiden Anderson (NSW) 51.99   Damien Birkenhead (VIC) 51.97
Hammer Throw   Damien Birkenhead (VIC) 67.88   Robert Johnston (QLD) 60.88   David Rakoci (QLD) 55.80
Javelin Throw   Elliott Lang (NSW) 67.47   Dylan Risk (NT) 67.33   Luke Cann (VIC) 66.98
5000 metres Walk   Blake Steele (SA) 21:49.66   Brad Simpson (VIC) 24:00.19   Matthew Holcroft (NZL) 24:21.24
4 × 100 metres relay   New South Wales
Michael Rumiz
Nicholas Hough
Jarrod Geddes
Ben Jaworski
41.36   Queensland
Ashley Sommerfield
Hugh Donovan
James Woodgate
Lucas Hughes
42.24   South Australia
Brett Richards
Jack Harvey
Edward McLeish
Michael Brusnahan
42.51
4 × 400 metres relay   New South Wales
Christian Lozada
Jackson Lowe
Jarrod Geddes
Steven Solomon
3:20.10   Victoria
Jack Sheridan
James Smith
Sean Hendricks
Luke Greco
3:20.66   New Zealand
Phil Simms
Brad Mathas
Mohamed Ali
Campbell Wu
3:21.51

Girls under 18 (Youth)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: 0.5 m/s)
  Ashleigh Whittaker (VIC) 12.04   Ellia Green (VIC) 12.12   Michelle Jenneke (VIC) 12.15
200 metres
(wind: −0.9 m/s)
  Monica Brennan (VIC) 24.75   Hazel Bowering Scott (NZL) 25.05   Rebecca Watts (NSW) 25.16
400 metres   Louise Maybury (QLD) 55.69   Phoebe Davies (NSW) 55.74   Madison Gipson (NZL) 56.61
800 metres   Eliza Barton (NSW) 2:11.02   Jess Rowe (SA) 2:11.07   Odelle Wolfenden (QLD) 2:11.69
1000 metres   Jenny Blundell (NSW) 2:45.68   Rebekah Greene (NZL) 2:45.99   Sophie Greig (ACT) 2:53.38
1500 metres   Eleanor Wardlewort (SA) 4:38.26   Sophie Perry (VIC) 4:39.23   Hannah Menday (NSW) 4:39.33
3000 metres   Rebekah Greene (NZL) 9:53.14   Anna-Lisa Uttley (NZL) 9:55.30   Melanie Townsend (VIC) 10:05.17
2000 metres steeplechase   Eleanor Wardlewort (SA) 6:53.83   Jenna Hansen (NZL) 7:23.89   Isis Flynn-Pittar (QLD) 7:30.27
100 metres hurdles
(wind: −1.4 m/s)
  Michelle Jenneke (NSW) 14.12   Natalie Ferris (NSW) 14.43   Lisa Celi (NSW) 14.44
400 metres hurdles   Lisa Celi (NSW) 61.23   Tatum Shaw (QLD) 62.04   Ellie Macdonald (VIC) 62.47
High Jump   Amy Pejkovic (NSW) 1.86   Kaitlin Morgan (TAS) 1.78   Demii Maher-Smith (QLD) 1.78
Pole Vault   Liz Parnov (WA) 3.95   Rebecca Marchant (VIC) 3.85   Paris McCathrion (VIC) 3.70
Long Jump   Demii Maher-Smith (QLD) 5.90   Portia Bing (NZL) 5.81   Courtney Cross (NSW) 5.76
Triple Jump   Demii Maher-Smith (QLD) 12.61   Brooke Stratton (VIC) 12.60   Kaitlin Morgan (TAS) 12.23
Shot Put   Rai Prabhjot (VIC) 13.58   Siositina Hakeai (NZL) 13.43   Chelsea Sutherton-Valeni (NSW) 12.78
Discus Throw   Merewarahi Vaka (NZL) 49.18   Leesa Lealaisalanoa (NZL) 47.80   Siositina Hakeai (NZL) 47.61
Hammer Throw   Julia Ratcliffe (NZL) 53.31   Danielle McConnell (TAS) 49.69   Mikayla Genge (TAS) 46.87
Javelin Throw   Chelsea Dyer (VIC) 41.39   Sophie Lichoudaris (VIC) 39.21   Patricia Taea (COK) 38.07
5000 metres Walk   Kristie Goznik (SA) 25:26.73   Jmara Hockley Samon (VIC) 25:52.92   Alana Hewish (QLD) 25:55.69
4 × 100 metres relay   New South Wales
Michelle Jenneke
Ella Nelson
Rebecca Watts
Karlie Morton
45.75   Victoria
Ellia Green
Monica Brennan
Angela Byrne
Ashleigh Whittaker
45.83   Queensland
Tatum Shaw
Carla Williams
Monique Hastie
Demii Maher-Smith
47.27
4 × 400 metres relay   New South Wales
Karlie Chambers
Tahlia Hunter
Jacarna Bain-Fenton
Phoebe Davies
3:47.36   Queensland
Eliza Bowers
Ashleigh Harris
Eve Lineham
Louise Maybury
3:47.43   Victoria
Renee Doggett
Erin Rayner
Kate Ryan
Alexandra Bulic
3:53.98

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   Host nation (New South Wales)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  New South Wales*157931
2  Victoria10131033
3  New Zealand78722
4  Queensland46919
5  South Australia4329
6  Western Australia2114
7  Tasmania0224
8  Northern Territory0101
  Papua New Guinea0101
10  Australian Capital Territory0011
  Cook Islands0011
Totals (11 entries)424242126

Participation (unofficial)

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An unofficial count yields the number of about 383 athletes from 18 countries. 309 athletes were from the 8 Australian States and Territories:

and 74 athletes from 17 other OAA member and associate member countries:

References

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  1. ^ 2010 Australian Junior Championships – Sydney Olympic Park – 11/03/2010 to 14/03/2010 – Results, OAA, retrieved March 22, 2013[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), World Junior Athletics History ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 2013-10-31, retrieved March 22, 2013