Oceania Athletics Association

Oceania athletics governing body

Oceania Athletics Association

Jurisdiction| Oceania
Membership| 20 member + 3 associate member federations
Abbreviation| Oceania Athletics
Founded| 1969
Affiliation| World Athletics
Headquarters| Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
President| Robin Sapong-Eugenio
Official website
athletics-oceania.com

The Oceania Athletics Association (more commonly known as Oceania Athletics) is the governing body for athletics in Oceania. It is one of the six Area Associations of the world's athletics governing body World Athletics. Oceania Athletics has 23 members (including 3 associate members) and is headquartered in the Gold Coast.

## History

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The OAA was founded as Oceania Amateur Athletic Organization (OAAA) on August 21, 1969, during a "Congress of the delegates of Member Countries of the Australasian Area" held in Port Moresby, then Territory of Papua and New Guinea, at the time of the 3rd South Pacific Games. Six out of the nine Member Federations attended (Australia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, New Hebrides, now called Vanuatu, and Western Samoa, now Samoa). Fiji and New Zealand sent letters of support, while the Cook Islands were not represented. Observers from American Samoa, Solomon Islands, French Polynesia, Guam and New Caledonia also attended.[1]

From this Congress a Committee of four members (non-elected) was formed to set up a draft of rules for the new Association, whose name today is Oceania Athletics Association. These members were: Arthur Hodsdon (Australia) as Chairman, Clive Lee (Australia), James Dunn (Papua New Guinea) and an unnamed New Zealander. From that year onwards the Association has been elected by Member Federations. The name was changed to Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) in February 2007.[2]

## Members and governance

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Oceania Athletics' governance is split between the main bodies:[3]

* The Congress, which is the general assembly of the Members and the supreme authority of the European Athletic Association;
* The Council, with the Executive Board and its President; and
* The Commissions.

### Membership

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Oceania Athletics now has 20 members and 3 associate members. Each member gets one vote at the Congress.[3]

Further information: Category:National members of the Oceania Athletics Association

Nation  | Federation  | Link

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Full members
American Samoa | American Samoa Track & Field Association | [1] Archived 2012-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
Australia | Athletics Australia | [2]
Cook Islands | Athletics Cook Islands Inc. | [3] Archived 2012-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
Fiji | Athletics Fiji | [4] Archived 2013-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
French Polynesia | Fédération d'athlétisme de Polynésie française [fr] | [5]
Guam | Guam Track and Field Association |
Kiribati | Kiribati Athletics Association |
Marshall Islands | Marshall Islands Athletics |
Micronesia | Federated States of Micronesia Athletic Association |
Nauru | Athletics Nauru |
New Zealand | Athletics New Zealand | [6]
Norfolk Island | Athletics Norfolk Island |
Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Marianas Athletics |
Palau | Palau Track and Field Association | [7]
Papua New Guinea | Athletics Papua New Guinea |
Samoa | Athletics Samoa |
Solomon Islands | Athletic Solomons | [8]
Tonga | Tonga Athletic Association |
Tuvalu | Tuvalu Athletics Association |
Vanuatu | Vanuatu Athletics Federation |
Associate members
New Caledonia | Ligue de la Nouvelle-Calédonie d'athlétisme [fr] | [9]
Niue | Niue Athletics Association |
Wallis and Futuna | Comité territorial d'athlétisme de Wallis et Futuna |

#### Associate member associations

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A modification of Article 4.2 of World Athletics constitution set new rules limiting its membership as follows: "The national governing body for Athletics in any Country or Territory shall be eligible for Membership. Members that represented Territories on 31 December 2005 shall continue to be Members. No new Territories shall be admitted to the Membership."[4]

As a consequence, the OAA made constitutional amendments[5] to its Article 2.5, introducing an associate membership to allow territories like New Caledonia, Niue, and Wallis and Futuna to participate officially "in OAA activities, including area and regional competitions".[6] This also applies for Tokelau, where the first athletics event ever took place recently.[7]

In 2008, New Caledonia became the first associate member,[2][8] Niue followed in 2009.[2]

### Presidents

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The current president of the association, Robin Sapong Eugenios (Northern Marianas) was firstly elected in December 2019 at the OAA Special Congress.

Name  | Country  | Presidency

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Arthur Hodsdon |  Australia | 1969–1978
Lee Morrison |  Australia | 1978–1985
Clive Lee  |  Australia | 1985–1991
Peter Anderson |  Papua New Guinea | 1991–1995
Viliame S Tunidau |  Fiji | 1995–1999
Anne Tierney |  Cook Islands | 1999–2007
Geoff Gardner |  Norfolk Island | 2007–2019
Robin Sapong-Eugenio |  Northern Mariana Islands  | 2019–present

## Competitions

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The OAA holds the following championships:

* Oceania Combined Events Championships
* Oceania Cross Country Championships
* Oceania Marathon and Half Marathon Championships
* Oceania Race Walking Championships
* Oceania Championships
* Oceania Area Championships
* Oceania Junior Championships
* Oceania Youth Championships
* Oceania Cup
* Oceania Para Athletics Championships
* Oceania Masters Athletics Championships

Moreover, the following regional championships were organized:

* Melanesian Championships
* Micronesian Championships
* Polynesian Championships

In 2011, a new regional concept was introduced, and the three regional championships and the Oceania Championships were unified to the Oceania Regional (or Area) Championships, or simply again Oceania Championships. Two regions "East" and "West" were classified. Athletes from the two regions may compete together at the championships, but results will be separated for rankings purposes, and medals are awarded separately.

## See also

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* Sport of athletics portal

## References

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1. ^ "Oceania Athletics Association's Council - History". OAA. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
2. ^ a b c "General History of Oceania Athletics Association". OAA. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
3. ^ a b "Oceania Athletics Association Incorporated Constitution" (PDF). OAA. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
4. ^ International Association of Athletics Federations - Constitution - In force as from 1st November 2011, World Athletics, p. 12, retrieved February 11, 2014
5. ^ Oceania Athletics Association Inc Constitution - Adopted on 8 May 2009 - Commencement Date 8 May 2009 (PDF), Oceania Athletics Association, May 8, 2009, archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014, retrieved February 11, 2014
6. ^ Modification de la constitution océanienne (in French), Fédération d'Athlétisme de Polynésie Française, August 26, 2007, archived from the original on February 23, 2014, retrieved February 11, 2014
7. ^ Athletics, Tokelau National Sports Federation, July 29, 2013, retrieved February 11, 2014
8. ^ Oceania Council Meeting Looks to the Future, Oceania Athletics Association, June 25, 2008, retrieved February 11, 2014

## External links

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* OAA official website

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Africa
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| Northern (Sahara)|

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* Anguilla
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Oceania
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* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Isl.
* Fiji
* French Polynesia [fr]
* Guam
* Kiribati
* Marshall Isl.
* F.S. Micronesia
* Nauru
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Championships of the Oceania Athletics Association

* Senior/Area Championships (records)
* Junior Athletics Championships (records)
* Youth Athletics Championships
* Combined Events Championships
* Cross Country Championships
* Marathon and Half Marathon Championships
* Race Walking Championships

Senior|

* 1990
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* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2022
* 2024
* 2026

U20|

* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2017
* 2019
* 2022

U18|

* 1993
* 1995
* 1997
* 1999
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2022
* 2024

Para|

* 2022
* 2024

Regional|

| Melanesia|

* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2016
* 2018

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Micronesia|

* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2016
* 2018

Polynesia|

* 2000
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2016

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See also
Athletics at the Pacific Games
Athletics at the Micronesian Games
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