2016 Melanesian Championships in Athletics

The 2016 Melanesian Championships in Athletics took place on 7–9 July 2016. The event was held at the ANZ National Stadium in Suva, Fiji.[1][2][3]

VI Melanesian Championships in Athletics
DatesJuly 7 - 9
Host citySuva, Fiji
VenueANZ National Stadium
LevelSenior
Participation532 athletes from
11 nations

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Senior
(wind:+1.2)
Banuve Tabakaucoro
 Fiji
10.20 CR, NR Aaron Stubbs
 Australia
10.41 Rodman Teltull
 Palau
10.52 NR
100 metres U18
(wind:+1.0)
Wanga Emmanuel
 Papua New Guinea
11.20 Nicholas Thomson
 Australia
11.21 Keoua Vendegou
 New Caledonia
11.26
100 metres Para
(wind:+0.6)
Lleyton Lloyd
 Australia
12.58 Blake Carr
 Australia
13.13 Apimeleki Drole
 Fiji
13.53
100 metres U15 Kolonio Radrudru
 Fiji
NANA NANA
100 metres U11 Ezekiel Singh
 Fiji
NANA NANA
Mixed 100m Masters
(wind: 1.4)
Navitalai Naivalu
 Fiji
11.98 Roveen Permal (M78)
 Fiji
12.48 Pio Qerew Aqa (M76)
 Fiji
13.37
200 metres(wind:-1.9) Banuve Tabakaucoro
 Fiji
21.12 Tjimarri Sanderson Miller
 Australia
21.94 Shane Tuvusa
 Fiji
22.22
200 metres U18
(wind:-1.9)
Josefa Tabakaucoro
 New Caledonia
22.89 Nicholas Thomson
 Australia
22.90 Wanga Emmanuel
 Papua New Guinea
22.92
200 metres Under 11 Ezekiel Singh
 Fiji
35.54 NANA NANA
400 metres Alexander Carew
 Australia
48.37 Theo Piniau
 Papua New Guinea
48.54 Tristan Robinson
 Australia
48.60
400 metres U18 Wanga Emmanuel
 Papua New Guinea
50.66 Dusty Rankin
 Australia
51.30 Osea Balenamau
 Fiji
52.28
800 metres Orovo Martin
 Papua New Guinea
1:55.90 William Uluara
 Solomon Islands
1:57.42 Iliesa Ratete
 Fiji
1:57.86
800 metres U18 Lachlan Cowley
 Australia
1:57.14 Ben Mander
 Australia
1:57.92 Getasew Ferguson
 Australia
1:58.53
1500 metres Orovo Martin
 Papua New Guinea
4:07.88 George Lamak
 Papua New Guinea
4:07.91 Samson Laos
 Vanuatu
4:09.17
3000 metres Under 18 Callum Davies
 Australia
8:57.51 Getasew Ferguson
 Australia
8:59.08 Tom Weeks
 Australia
9:12.87
5000 metres Liam Woollett
 Australia
15:32.18 CR Avikash Lal
 Fiji
15:53.80 Ashneel Nand
 Fiji
15:55.68
10000 metres Avikash Lal
 Fiji
34:08.16 Ashneel Nand
 Fiji
34:28.65 Rosefelo Siosi
 Solomon Islands
34:49.68
Octathlon
Octathlon Under 18 Ashley Moloney
 Australia
5838 pts
110 metres hurdles
(wind:+1.6)
Errol Qaqa
 Fiji
15.54 Larry Sulunga
 Tonga
15.72 Ulric Buama
 New Caledonia
16.22
110 metres hurdles Under 18 Callum Corbett
 Australia
14.24 NANA NANA
400 metres hurdles Matt Crowe
 Australia
52.70 Ephraim Lerkin
 Papua New Guinea
53.41 Peniel Joshua
 Papua New Guinea
54.25
400 metres hurdles U18 Matt Walters
 Australia
55.87 NANA NANA
High Jump Malakai Kaiwalu
 Fiji
2.09m CR, =NR Grant Szalek
 Australia
J2.09m Peniel Richard
 Papua New Guinea
1.97m
High Jump Under 18 Sean Szalek
 Australia
2.03m Nicholas Hooper
 Australia
1.96m Harry Langley
 Australia
1.96m
Long Jump Waisale Dausoko
 Fiji
7.40m (wind: 0.0m/s) CR Isireli Bulivorovoro
 Fiji
7.35m (wind: +1.2m/s) Sam Toleman
 Australia
7.22m (wind: +0.9m/s)
Long Jump U18 Jack Stolarski
 Australia
6.68m (wind: 0.0m/s) Jethro Lockington
 Fiji
6.52m (wind: 1.1m/s) Abraham Vueti
 Fiji
6.45m (wind: 0.0m/s)
Mixed Long Jump Masters Pio Qerewaqa (M40)
 Fiji
5.19m Navitalai Naivalu (M)
 Fiji
5.51m Noel Singh (M42)
 Fiji
3.89m
Triple Jump Peniel Richard
 Papua New Guinea
14.86m (wind: -1.0m/s) CR Belasio Waqadau
 Fiji
14.37m (wind: 0.0m/s) Omar Fall
 Fiji
13.85m (wind: -1.4m/s)
Triple Jump Under 18 Jack Stolarski
 Australia
14.85m Ashley Moloney
 Australia
13.62m Sailasa Beliyaro
 Fiji
12.69m
Shot Put Mustafa Fall
 Fiji
15.08m CR Debono Paraka
 Papua New Guinea
14.50m Darrin Norwood
 Australia
14.46m
Shot Put Para Marty Jackson F44
 Australia
11.18m Sam Paech F37
 Australia
9.53m Jone Bogidrau F57
 Fiji
8.76m
Shot Put Under 18 Alexander Kolesnikoff
 Australia
16.55m Jack Redmond
 Australia
16.12m Liam Gartlan
 Australia
15.49m
Discus Throw Mustafa Fall
 Fiji
50.28m CR Debono Paraka
 Papua New Guinea
46.59m Setareki Matau
 Fiji
44.58m
Mixed Discus Masters Albert Miller Snr. (M57)
 Fiji
38.14m Geoffery Gardner (M61)
 New Caledonia
30.15m Jese Riacebe (M54)
 Fiji
20.82m
Hammer Throw Costa Kousparis
 Australia
59.35m CR Abineet Ram
 Fiji
50.61m Aaron Brown
Regional Australia
26.00m
Javelin Throw Leslie Copeland
 Fiji
79.22 CR John Crandell
 Australia
67.82 Pita Tamani
 Fiji
61.59
Javelin Throw U18 Nash Lowis
Regional Australia
71.50m Brandon Stanaway
 Australia
61.33m Junior` Mafoa
 Wallis and Futuna
52.05m
4 x 100 metres relay  Australia

Aaron Stubbs
Michael Brusnahan
Tjimarri Sanderson-Milera
Nick Jannson

41.45  Fiji

Aaron Powell
Banuve Tabakaucoro
Isireli Bulivorovoro
Ilaitia WaqairaDovu

41.64 FIJ Dev

Mikaele Sioweli
Albert Miller
Iowane Logalaca
Keasi NaiDroska

42.73
4 x 100 metres relay U18  Fiji

Malasebe Tuvusa
Tyron Chambers
Kolonio Radrudru
Josefa Tabakaucoro

43.56  Australia

Callum Corbett
Nicholas Thomson
Dusty Rankin
Matt Walters

44.38 Regional Australia

Matthew Cheesman
Mitchell Hujanen
Nash Lowis
Mitchell Kelly

47.98
Distance Medley  Australia1:30.36  Fiji1:30.60  Fiji1:34.01

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind:+0.3) Toea Wisil
 Papua New Guinea
11.44 CR Emily Coppins
 Australia
12.04 Makereta Naulu
 Fiji
12.12
100 metres U18 (wind:+0.8) Lateisha Willis
 Australia
12.03 Miriam Peni
 Papua New Guinea
12.54 Adubhi Plange
 Fiji
12.54
100 metres Para
(wind:+0.7)
Paige Greco
 Australia
15.19 Brighde Judge-Mears
 Australia
21.33 Emily Preketes
 Australia
25.04
200 metres
(wind:+0.7)
Jessica Peris
Regional Australia
24.56 Emily Coppins
 Australia
25.06 Shirley Vunatup
 Papua New Guinea
25.25
200 metres Under 15 Carol Masi
 Fiji
Lusiana Ratulevu
 Fiji
400 metres Jessica Peris
Regional Australia
55.19 Donna Koniel
 Papua New Guinea
56.48 Rebecca Bennett
 Australia
56.75
400 metres U18 Imogen Russell
 Australia
58.33 Serenia Ragatu
 Fiji
58.34 N'dea Rumble
Regional Australia
1:00.59
800 metres Tia Brady
 Australia
2:13.90 Amy Brown
 Australia
2:15.69 Donna Koniel
 Papua New Guinea
2:16.22
800 metres U18 Kelsie Youman
Regional Australia
2:20.32 India Williams
 Australia
2:23.55 Maia Ramsden
 New Zealand
2:24.10
1500 metres Tia Brady
 Australia
4:38.95 CR Natasha Favotto
Regional Australia
4:50.25 Gaelleanne Rossignol
 New Caledonia
5:04.65
3000 metres Ruby Smee
 Australia
10:12.93 Shania Murray
 Australia
10:30.43 Mary Kua
 Papua New Guinea
11:29.32
5000 metres Sharon Firisua
 Solomon Islands
18:36.75 CR Dianah Matekali
 Solomon Islands
19:00.94 Natasha Favotto
Regional Australia
19:21.86
10000 metres Sharon Firisua
 Solomon Islands
38:58.43 CR Dianah Matekali
 Solomon Islands
39:28.07 NANA
100 metres hurdles
(wind:+0.9)
Eliana Seymour
 Australia
14.14 CR Afure Adah
 Papua New Guinea
14.86 Jane Hickie
 Australia
14.99
100 metres hurdles Under 18 Lateisha Willis
 Australia
13.64 Nicole Reynolds
 Australia
13.94 Leilani Jones
Regional Australia
21.93
400 metres hurdles Donna Koniel
 Papua New Guinea
1:03.40 Annie Topal
 Papua New Guinea
1:07.91 Natalie Laurie
 Australia
1:18.71
400 metres hurdles U18 Tessa Constantine
 Australia
1:02.96 NANA NANA
High Jump Hannah Joye
 Australia
1.80m CR Rellie Kaputin
 Papua New Guinea
1.69m Nanise Tavisa
 Fiji
1.60m
High Jump Under 18 Carley Stieler
 Australia
1.72m Sophie Tiver
 Australia
1.63m Amy Coulston
 Australia
1.60m
Long Jump Rellie Kaputin
 Papua New Guinea
5.95m (wind:+0.1) CR Sesenieli Donu
 Fiji
5.43m (wind:+0.3) Annie Topal
 Papua New Guinea
5.32m (wind:+0.5)
Long Jump U18 Camryn Newton-Smith
 Australia
5.48m (wind:+0.7) Jane Hickie
 Australia
5.30m (wind:+0.0) Mereseini Waqatoki
 Fiji
5.23m (wind:+0.3)
Triple Jump Rellie Kaputin
 Papua New Guinea
12.25m (wind:-2.6) CR Milika Tuivanuavou
 Fiji
11.65m (wind:-2.3) Annabelle Parmegiani
 Australia
11.63m (wind:-2.5)
Triple Jump Under 18 Kayla Cuba
 Australia
11.99m Taufa Cocker
 Fiji
11.01m Maca Korolevu
 Fiji
10.55m
Shot Put Mia Cunningham
 Australia
12.43m Linda Selui
 New Caledonia
12.22m Alice Peters
 Fiji
11.60m
Shot Put U18 Sam Lenton
 Australia
14.73m Siiva Tafiti
 Australia
14.67m Kristina Moore
 Australia
14.58m
Shot Put Under 15 Tarairi Erasito
 Fiji
11.46m
Shot Put Para Lainiana Ere F36
 Fiji
6.03m Naibili Tagicakibau
 Fiji
5.93m NANA
Discus Throw Karen Clarke
 Australia
45.68m CR Milika Tuivanuavou
 Fiji
42.55m Atanasia Takosi
 New Caledonia
42.19m
Hammer Throw Brianna Stephens
Norfolk Island
42.84m Coranne Truques
 New Caledonia
41.31m Jacklyn Travertz
 Papua New Guinea
35.31m
Javelin Throw Tianah List
 Australia
47.17m CR Linda Selui
 New Caledonia
46.13m Karen Clarke
 Australia
42.82m
Javelin Throw U18 Ellie Bowyer
 Australia
49.42m Emily Nicholas
 Australia
44.34m Emma Butler
 Australia
43.62m
Heptathlon Adrine Monagi
 Papua New Guinea
4889 pts Natalie Laurie
 Australia
3982 pts Atilaite Inoke
 Fiji
3054 pts
Heptathlon U18 Camryn Newton-Smith
 Australia
4863 pts Marnie Clarkson
 Australia
4466 pts NANA
5000 Metre Race Walk Simone Mcinnes
 Australia
24:19.22 Natalie Laurie
 Australia
29:02.48 NANA
5000 Metre Race Walk U18 Rhiannon Lovegrove
 Australia
26:50.23 NANA NANA
4 x 100 metres relay  Fiji47.03 CR FIJD48.09 Regional Australia49.06
Distance Medley  Australia1:45.27  Fiji1:46.04 Regional Australia1:49.45

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia36261476
2 Fiji10151439
3 Papua New Guinea88622
4 Regional Australia3058
5 Solomon Islands1203
6 Norfolk Island1102
7Fijd1034
8 New Caledonia0235
9 Tonga0101
10 Wallis and Futuna0022
11 New Zealand0011
 Palau0011
Totals (12 nations)605549164

References

  1. "Melanesian Championships - biggest athletics meet ever in the Pacific". ABC News. 2016-07-05. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  2. Chand, Shalveen (6 July 2016). "Big stage". www.fijitimes.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  3. "Let the Melanesian Athletics Championship begin!". www.fijisportscouncil.com.fj. 6 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
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