The 1997 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships were held at the National Stadium in Suva, Fiji, between July 11–12, 1997. A total of 33 events were contested, 17 by boys and 16 by girls.
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 18 (Youth) 100 metres 11.12 11.14 11.18200 metres 22.88 22.90 23.00400 metres 51.24 52.66 52.94800 metres 1:56.26 2:00.20 2:02.681500 metres 4:13.80 4:15.76 4:16.123000 metres 8:56.70 8:59.10 9:10.072000 metres steeplechase 7:14.34 7:23.40 8:08.76110 metres hurdles 15.06 15.14 15.74300 metres hurdles 38.68 40.10 40.46High jump 1.93 1.91 1.87Long jump 6.83 6.27 6.19Triple jump 14.40 13.58 13.47Shot put 13.94 12.84 11.83Discus throw 50.34 42.56 40.04Hammer throw 52.20 34.90 25.32Javelin throw 53.70 52.54 51.76800 metres Medley relay (100m x 100m x 200m x 400m) 1:35.04 1:35.50 1:36.18
Girls under 18 (Youth) 100 metres 12.14 12.20 12.50200 metres 25.30 26.14 27.18400 metres 58.26 61.14 64.44800 metres 2:11.90 2:12.28 2:30.121500 metres 4:42.40 4:47.86/ 5:06.183000 metres 9:56.88 10:03.01 11:13.94100 metres hurdles 14.76 16.40/ 16.46300 metres hurdles 46.06 47.60/ 48.18High jump 1.70 1.59 1.53Long jump 5.56 5.50 5.50Triple jump 11.87 10.36 9.46Shot put 11.39 10.77 10.53Discus throw 43.06 38.74 36.52Hammer throw 39.10 25.34 19.50Javelin throw 41.38 38.96 36.80800 metres Medley relay (100m x 100m x 200m x 400m) 1:49.64 1:52.10/ 1:59.50
Medal table (unofficial)
Participation (unofficial) An unofficial count yields the number of about 170 athletes from 17 countries:
(6) (12) (7) (37) (8) (6) (6) (11) (4) (8) (7) (7) (19) (9) / (8) (7) (8)
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