2003 Melanesian Championships in Athletics

International athletics championship event

II Melanesian Championships in Athletics

Dates| April 25–27
Host city| Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Level| Senior
Events| 31 (18 men, 13 women)

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The 2003 Melanesian Championships in Athletics took place between April 25–27, 2003. The event was held in Lae, Papua New Guinea in conjunction with the Papua New Guinea National Athletics Championships.[1]

A total of 31 events were contested, 18 by men and 13 by women.

## Medal summary

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Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage.[2] Full results can be found on the Athletics Papua New Guinea webpage.[1]

### Men

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres
(wind: -1.8 m/s) | Wagui Anau
Australia | 10.5 CR | John Lum Kon
Fiji | 10.6  | Peter Pulu
Papua New Guinea | 10.6
200 metres
(wind: -0.4 m/s) | Wagui Anau
Australia | 21.2 CR | John Lum Kon
Fiji | 21.4  | Jeffrey Bai
Papua New Guinea | 21.6
400 metres | Waisea Finau
Fiji | 48.3 CR | Jeffrey Bai
Papua New Guinea | 48.5  | Meli Cama
Fiji | 49.6
800 metres | Russell Hasu
Papua New Guinea | 1:58.5 CR | Jerry Iopam
Vanuatu | 1:59.2  | Linton Mani
Solomon Islands | 1:59.2
1500 metres | Sapolai Yao
Papua New Guinea | 4:04.8 CR | Jerry Iopam
Vanuatu | 4:07.6  | Medley Laban
Papua New Guinea | 4:08.6
5000 metres | Chris Votu
Solomon Islands | 15:33.8 CR, NR | David Kanie
Papua New Guinea | 15:40.8  | Sapolai Yao
Papua New Guinea | 15:49.2
10000 metres | David Kanie
Papua New Guinea | 32:28.7 CR | Chris Votu
Solomon Islands | 32:44.0 NR | Jimmy Sandy Sam
Vanuatu | 34:25.5
3000 metres steeplechase | Medley Laban
Papua New Guinea | 9:52.2 CR | Henry Foufaka
Solomon Islands | 9:52.4  | David Reuben
Papua New Guinea | 10:29.3
110 metres hurdles | Ivan Wakit
Papua New Guinea | 16.0  | Ivan Mala
Papua New Guinea | 19.5  |  |
400 metres hurdles | Meli Cama
Fiji | 53.8 CR | Ivan Wakit
Papua New Guinea | 54.1  | Nathan Kabilu
Papua New Guinea | 57.4
High Jump | Sandy Katusele
Papua New Guinea | 1.95m  | Jack Iroga
Solomon Islands | 1.75m  |  |
Long Jump | Eroni Tuivanuavou
Fiji | 7.06m
(wind: -1.5 m/s) CR | Sandy Katusele
Papua New Guinea | 6.83m
(wind: -2.5 m/s) | Hendricks Tari
Vanuatu | 6.36m
(wind: +0.4 m/s)
Triple Jump | Sandy Katusele
Papua New Guinea | 14.79m w
(wind: +2.9 m/s) | Hendricks Tari
Vanuatu | 12.72m
(wind: 0.0 m/s) |  |
Shot Put | Ezekiel Rangi
Solomon Islands | 11.64m  | Laramie Lewis
Papua New Guinea | 10.46m  | Paulus Mondo
Papua New Guinea | 9.93m
Discus Throw | Ezekiel Rangi
Solomon Islands | 37.62m  | Joe Aipe
Papua New Guinea | 23.67m  | Willie Komba
Papua New Guinea | 20.08m
Javelin Throw | Ezekiel Rangi
Solomon Islands | 53.90  | Michael Johnsly
Papua New Guinea | 44.43  | Paulus Mondo
Papua New Guinea | 37.77
4 x 100 metres relay |  Papua New Guinea
Jeffrey Bai
Wally Kirika
Henry Ben
Peter Pulu | 41.4 CR |  Fiji
Eronu Tuivanuavou
John Lum Kon
Meli Cama
Waisea Finau | 41.8  |  Solomon Islands
Nelson Kabitana
Francis Manioru
Wilfred Lore
Jack Iroga | 42.6
4 x 400 metres relay |  Papua New Guinea
Jeffrey Bai
Ivan Wakit
Peter Pulu
Mowen Boino | 3:20.4 CR |  Solomon Islands
Chris Wailasi
Fred Thegu
Linton Mani
Nelson Kabitana | 3:23.9  |  Vanuatu
David Benjimen
Jansen Molisingi
Peter-Paul Enkae
Moses Kamut | 3:26.3

### Women

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres
(wind: -2.0 m/s) | Litiana Miller
Fiji | 11.8 CR | Mae Koime
Papua New Guinea | 12.0  | Nessie Ogisi
Papua New Guinea | 12.3
200 metres
(wind: -0.5 m/s) | Mereoni Raluve
Fiji | 24.6 CR | Mae Koime
Papua New Guinea | 25.2  | Litiana Miller
Fiji | 25.3
400 metres | Mereoni Raluve
Fiji | 55.2 CR | Mae Koime
Papua New Guinea | 58.1  | Miriam Goiye
Papua New Guinea | 60.7
800 metres | Miriam Goiye
Papua New Guinea | 2:28.3  | Merolyn Auga
Papua New Guinea | 2:30.4  |  |
1500 metres | Miriam Goiye
Papua New Guinea | 5:16.9 CR | Jenny Gispe
Papua New Guinea | 5:51.4  |  |
5000 metres | Jenny Gispe
Papua New Guinea | 22:17.3  |  |  |  |
400 metres hurdles | Mae Koime
Papua New Guinea | 65.8  | Ledua Baker
Fiji | 68.0  | Banato Ibowa
Papua New Guinea | 72.4
Long Jump | Soko Salaqiqi
Fiji | 5.17m CR |  |  |  |
Triple Jump | Soko Salaqiqi
Fiji | 11.25m  |  |  |  |
Discus Throw | Anna Mondo
Papua New Guinea | 21.42m  | Miranda Kuman
Papua New Guinea | 18.47m  | Mana Sugoro
Papua New Guinea | 16.60m
Javelin Throw | Anna Mondo
Papua New Guinea | 28.83m  |  |  |  |
4 x 100 metres relay |  Fiji
Soko Salaqiqi
Litiana Miller
Ledua Baker
Mereoni Raluve | 47.9 CR |  Papua New Guinea
Lae Team | 55.9  |  |
4 x 400 metres relay |  Papua New Guinea
Miriam Goiye
Tinaford Sahembo
Sharon Henry
Way | 4:19.2  |  |  |  |

## Medal table (unofficial)

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* Host nation (Papua New Guinea)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Papua New Guinea*| 16| 15| 13| 44
2|  Fiji| 9| 4| 2| 15
3|  Solomon Islands| 4| 4| 2| 10
4|  Australia| 2| 0| 0| 2
5|  Vanuatu| 0| 3| 3| 6
Totals (5 entries)| 31| 26| 20| 77

## References

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1. ^ a b MELANESIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS in conjunction with the PAPUA NEW GUINEA NATIONAL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS - Lae, PNG - 25, 26 & 27 April 2003, Papua New Guinea Athletics Union, retrieved February 14, 2014
2. ^ MELANESIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved February 14, 2014

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