Dame Valerie Adams DNZM is a four-time World champion, four-time World Indoor champion, two-time Olympic champion, three-time Commonwealth Games champion and also an Olympic silver medallist and bronze medallist. She has a personal best throw of 21.24 metres outdoors and 20.54 m indoors. These marks are Oceanian, Commonwealth and New Zealand national records. She also holds the World Championships record, World Indoor Championships record and Commonwealth Games record. Dame Valerie first represented…
Maurie Plant’s contribution to regional and global athletics is unique – almost certainly never to be replicated by a single person. His legacy to Oceania and World Athletics will be felt for many years after his untimely passing in January 2020. As early as the 1980s, Maurie was keen to find competition on the world…
Anne Lord “graduated” from an impressive career as an athlete to find a real niche in administration of athletics – of which her country, Oceania Athletics and World Athletics have been substantial beneficiaries. Anne was five times a national junior champion across both track and field and cross-country before moving to senior ranks and becoming…
Oceania Athletics is pleased to announce 2021 Oceania Athletics Virtual Championships. With the world, and especially the Pacific feeling the effects of the Global Covid-19 Pandemic, it has meant that it is now, over 2 years, since we have been able to gather as an Oceania Athletics Family in person. However, with travel on the…
Oceania Athletics has the great pleasure in announcing the formation of the Oceania Athletics Technical Officials’ Advisory Committee, the Oceania Athletics Association is calling for Expressions of Interest to be considered for the Oceania Athletics Technical Officials Advisory Committee. OAA sees the support and development of Technical Officials within the Area as an important pillar, and…
ADVICE TO TECHNICAL OFFICIALS AND FACILITY OWNERS Written by Denis Wilson & Graham Dwight Existing Cages Many of the older cages installed in Australia were purchased from overseas and are not designed for the netting to remain in place after the completion of a competition or a training session. World Athletics, since requiring more information…