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Oceania Continental championships · since 2001

2005 Melanesian Championships

Lae, Papua New Guinea 22–24 Apr 2005

events: 29
medals awarded: 82
nations on the podium: 5
world records: 0

Podiums

Sprints

100m

wind -0.6

1

Otis Gowa 10.81

2

Wally Kirika 10.87

3

Anton Lui 11.05

Sprints

200m

wind -0.9

1

Otis Gowa 21.94

2

Waisea Finau 22.10

3

Fabian Niulai 22.45

Sprints

400m

1

Waisea Finau 48.98

2

Fabian Niulai 49.22

3

Peter Tuccandidgee 49.43

Middle & long

800m

1

Isireli Naikelekelevesi 1:53.5

2

Chris Bais 1:53.9

3

Joe Sipo 1:55.2

Middle & long

1500m

1

Isireli Naikelekelevesi 4:08.47

2

Russell Hasu 4:09.04

3

Joe Sipo 4:09.24

Middle & long

5000m

1

Sapolai Yao 16:00.29

2

Rodney Rapasi Gapirongo 17:21.60

3

Skene Kiage 18:05.86

Middle & long

10,000m

1

Sapolai Yao 34:25.10

2

Chris Votu 36:09.10

3

Aimo Marave 40:09.20

Middle & long

3000m steeplechase

1

Sapolai Yao 9:50.5

2

Rodney Rapasi Gapirongo 10:13.5

3

Russell Hasu 10:16.4

Hurdles

110m hurdles

wind +0.7

1

Ivan Wakit 16.71

2

Diat Passinghan 17.80

3

Jack Iroga 21.01

Hurdles

400m hurdles

1

Jone Wainiqolo 54.87

2

Ivan Wakit 54.97

3

Diat Passinghan 1:02.61

Jumps

High jump

1

Rajendra Prasad 2.00 =

1

Hapo Maliaki 2.00 =

3

Sandy Katusele 1.85

Jumps

Long jump

1

Eroni Tuivanuavou 7.07

2

Sandy Katusele 6.52

3

Timon George 6.30

Jumps

Triple jump

1

Sandy Katusele 13.61

2

Noel Tamtu 13.14

3

Timon George 12.52

Throws

Shot put

1

Iosefa Vuloaloa 13.58

2

Chris Johns 10.10

Throws

Discus throw

1

Iosefa Vuloaloa 36.42

2

Jack Iroga 24.87

3

Chris Johns 21.32

Throws

Javelin throw

1

Iosefa Vuloaloa 57.40

2

Simon Benari 54.16

3

Chris Johns 45.16

Relays

4x100m

1

Papua New Guinea

Wally Kirika Anton Lui Edward Buidal Jorim Emmanuel (1987)

41.69

2

Fiji

Waisea Finau Isireli Naikelekelevesi Eroni Tuivanuavou Jone Wainiqolo

41.94

3

Solomon Islands

Jack Iroga Nelson Kabitana Francis Manioru Wycliffe Osoa

42.68

Relays

4x400m

1

Fiji

Waisea Finau Isireli Naikelekelevesi Eroni Tuivanuavou Jone Wainiqolo

3:17.40

2

Solomon Islands

William Taloga Jonah Hone Wycliffe Osoa Nelson Kabitana

3:25.97

3

Vanuatu

Jean Marie Nikau Rinnie Tarie Thomas Jean Yves Kakasi Sam Kaiapam

3:30.25

Medal table

5 nations · 82 medals

#	Nation				Total	Share
1	Papua New Guinea PNG	15	20	18	53
2	Fiji FIJ	13	2	2	17
3	Australia AUS	2	0	1	3
4	Solomon Islands SOL	0	5	3	8
5	Vanuatu VAN	0	0	1	1