Oceania

November 2, 2016

The Australian pole vault record holder, Alana Boyd, has formally announced her retirement from athletics. Boyd closed out her career in remarkable fashion leaping 4.80m to place 4th at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Her third Olympic campaign, Boyd followed the lead of her parents, sprinter Denise and pole vaulter Ray, into athletics before making her…

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October 11, 2016

Zane Robertson breaks Oceania 10k Record in Berlin

The Great Berlin 10km – 9 October 2016 Zane Robertson broke his own New Zealand national 10km road record in winning the prestige event, by nearly a minute, in 27:28. Robertson had shared the previous record of 28:04 with Jonathan Wyatt both times achieved at Chiba Japan, Wyatt in 1996 and Robertson in 2013. Robertson…

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September 21, 2016

Wrap up from the 2016 Paralympics for Oceania

With the 2016 Paralympics finished the Oceania Region has had unprecedented results. Congratulations to all athletes on their performances. MEDALISTS from the Oceania Region Gold Bradyen Davidson (AUS) – Men T36 Long Jump 5.62m Scott Reardon (AUS) – Men T42 100m James Turner – (AUS) Men T36 800m 2.02.39 (World Record) Anna Grimaldi (NZL) –…

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September 6, 2016

Tom’s big season – Oceania Record falls again

Name: Tom Walsh Federation: New Zealand Age: 24 It’s be a big year for the New Zealand Shot Putter IAAF World Indoor champion Olympic Bronze medallist IAAF Diamond League Shot Put winner Tom has now broken the Oceania Record three times in the last 10 days. This time with a best performance of 22.21m at…

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