The 2013 Oceania Athletics Championships were held at the Stade Pater Te Hono Nui in Papeete, French Polynesia, between June 3–5, 2013. The event was held jointly with the 2013 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships, and there were also exhibition events for masters, athletes with a disability and children. Detailed reports on a day by day basis were given.

The event was overshadowed by the death of New Zealand racewalker Lesley Cantwell. She collapsed while waiting for the medal ceremony after winning the gold medal in the 5000 metres race walk event, and was taken to Papeete Hospital on life support. However, she died a few days later.

In the open division, a total of 44 events were contested, 21 by men and 22 by women, as well as 1 mixed medley relay.

Medal summary Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.

Men 100 metres (wind: -1.0 m/s) 10.65 11.17 11.17200 metres (wind: -1.5 m/s) 21.08 21.98 22.32400 metres 48.44 49.59 49.70800 metres 1:52.81 1:54.10 1:55.911500 metres 4:01.18 4:05.19/Thomas Briggs (NAUS) 4:05.395000 metres 15:33.90/ Anthony Craig (NAUS) 15:38.74 15:43.0310000 metres 32:31.31/ Anthony Craig (NAUS) 33:35.39 33:44.203000 metres steeplechase 9:49.67/ Hamish MacDonald (NAUS) 9:56.49 9:59.03110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.1 m/s) 15.57 16.64 16.87400 metres hurdles 51.97 52.08 54.14High jump 2.06m 2.06m 2.03mPole vault 4.50m 3.80m Long jump 7.24m w (wind: +3.4 m/s) 6.95m w (wind: +3.6 m/s) 6.71m w (wind: +2.4 m/s)Triple jump 14.91m (wind: +0.0 m/s) 14.57m (wind: +0.0 m/s) 14.18m (wind: +0.0 m/s)Shot put 17.22m 14.86m 14.76mDiscus throw 56.05m 45.66m 42.05mHammer throw 55.49m 31.05m Javelin throw 76.87m 59.46m/ 57.97mDecathlon 6807 6573 58614 x 100 metres relay Lars Fa'apoi Heamatangi Tu'ivai Siosaia Teumohenga Siueni Filimone 43.27 El-Jay Neneia Kiatau Cama Tealava Lotolua Nooa Takooa 44.46 Laurent Coia Rainui Taraufau Rony Chang Yuk Shan Ahonui Beauval-Tahi 44.484 x 400 metres relay William Smart William Cowper Robert Jopp Tom Symes 3:21.26 Andrew Broadbent Leigh Bennett Aaron Page Tyler Heron 3:28.15 George Vingaria Molisingi David Benjamin Tom Joe George Wes Faerua 3:31.18

Women 100 metres (wind: -0.7 m/s) 11.90 12.57 12.63200 metres (wind: -1.1 m/s) 24.45 24.75 25.56400 metres 55.07 55.51 61.99800 metres 2:08.05 2:08.14 2:10.291500 metres 4:33.36 4:38.24 4:57.755000 metres 19:41.23 19:49.95 19:50.2610000 metres 41:04.47 41:13.85 41:38.743000 metres steeplechase 11:18.08 12:20.57 100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.7 m/s) 16.16 400 metres hurdles 63.17 65.63 66.65High jump 1.52m Pole vault 2.70m Long jump 5.74m (wind: +0.0 m/s)/ Catherine Hannell (NAUS) 5.44m (wind: -1.4 m/s) 5.14m (wind: -0.4 m/s)Triple jump 11.64m (wind: NWI) 11.60m (wind: NWI) 11.05m (wind: NWI)Shot put 14.17m 12.74m 11.33mDiscus throw 50.68m 49.98m 43.72mHammer throw 48.17m 46.82m 45.06mJavelin throw 41.98m/ 41.93m 34.42mHeptathlon 4348 3000 26255000 metres Walk 25:39.79 4 x 100 metres relay Simone Small Ellie McCleery Rosy Hogben Kerry White 49.07/ North Australia Catherine Hannell Amanda Morris Chloe Botella Rita Fontaine 51.58 Aria Perez-Theisen Naomi Blaz Regine Tugade Raquel Walker 52.354 x 400 metres relay Louise Jones Ellie McCleery Pippa Trevella Kerry White 3:52.38 Tayla-Paige Billington Emma Knight Elana Withnall Alicia Keir 4:01.93

Mixed 800 Sprint Medley relay Simone Small Austen Heuvel Louise Jones Bailey Stewart 1:36.31 Sisilia Seavula Banuve Tabakaucoro Mereseini Naidau Simione Isimeli 1:38.95 HerEani Manate Namataiki Tevenino Timeri Lamorelle Gregory Bradai 1:42.87

Medal table (unofficial)

Participation (unofficial) The participation of 480 athletes representing 24 teams from 22 countries was published. The list comprises also the U-18 athletes, some of them competed in both the open and the youth event, especially in the relays.

20 of the participating teams were OAA members, one team an associate OAA member, only Niue was absent.

In addition, there was a team from Wallis and Futuna, which is no OAA member, and two regional teams: A local team dubbed "Tahiti West Coast" (TWC in the results list, here dubbed TAH) and a "Regional Australia Team" (RAT in the results list, here dubbed NAUS) including athletes with "their normal place of residence in Northern Australia (defined as comprising the Northern Territory and any parts of Western Australia and Queensland, north of 26th parallel south latitude)."

(5) (42) (5) (6) (29) (9) (4) (2) (5) (5) (7) (51) (1) / North Australia (16) (5) (4) (8) (4) (4) Tahiti West Coast (42) (6) (3) (6) / (6)

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