The 1998 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships were held at the Teufaiva Stadium in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga, between August 27–28, 1998. They were held together with the 1998 Oceania Open Championships. A total of 37 events were contested, 19 by men and 18 by women.
Medal summary Complete results can be found as compiled by Bob Snow on the Athletics Papua New Guinea, on the Athletics Weekly, and on the World Junior Athletics History webpages.
Boys under 20 (junior) 100 metres (wind: +1.5 m/s) 10.86 11.00 11.00200 metres (wind: +3.0 m/s) 21.46 w 21.50 w 21.96 w 400 metres 48.82 48.84 50.02800 metres 1:55.46 1:58.72 1:59.321500 metres 4:05.54 4:09.44 4:12.625000 metres 16:08.48 16:20.98 17:01.003000 metres steeplechase 10:27.34 10:50.48 13:14.72110 metres hurdles (wind: +2.4 m/s) 15.74 w 15.92 w / 16.58 w 400 metres hurdles 55.34/ 57.32 58.44High jump 1.95 1.95 1.95Pole vault 2.80 Long jump 6.54 (wind: +1.1 m/s) 6.53 6.52 Triple jump 13.95 13.82 (wind: -1.5 m/s) 13.74 Shot put 14.10 13.72 13.43 Discus throw 40.45 37.49 37.25 Hammer throw 53.32 29.62 25.48 Javelin throw 60.31 58.19 53.92 4 x 100 metres relay Andrew Foster Peter Maulder Craig Wislang David Falealili 42.40 43.20 Leroy Muriki Elias Roboam Jerry Bata Jeffrey Bai 43.48 4 x 400 metres relay 3:22.20 Craig Wislang Paul Hamblyn Andrew Foster David Falealili 3:29.82 Jerry Bata Leroy Muriki Sandy Katusele Elias Roboam 3:32.90
Girls under 20 (Junior) 100 metres (wind: -0.9 m/s) 12.56 12.68 12.72200 metres (wind: -1.0 m/s) 25.28 25.36 25.78400 metres 60.02 61.70 61.92800 metres 2:15.60 2:20.74 2:36.501500 metres 4:37.14 5:14.06 3000 metres 9:59.70 11:42.26 100 metres hurdles (wind: +2.4 m/s)/ 15.96 w 16.06 w 16.30 w 400 metres hurdles 63.74/ 67.12 67.72High jump 1.80 1.55 1.50Pole vault 1.85 Long jump 5.76 5.30 4.64 Triple jump 12.43 10.71 10.60 Shot put 12.94 / 12.23 11.46 Discus throw 40.02 / 39.40 38.12 Hammer throw 47.97 47.84 42.20 Javelin throw 42.87 41.84 37.64 4 x 100 metres relay 50.00 51.44 Michelle Phillips Victoria Lowrie Tamsyn McGarva Nicola Morris 51.56 4 x 400 metres relay 4:04.46 4:19.94
Medal table (unofficial)
Participation (unofficial) An unofficial count yields the number of about 124 athletes from 15 countries:
(13) (5) (19) (1) (6) (6) (13) (6) (3) (8) (7) (5) / (8) (20) (4)
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