Oceania Continental championships · since 2001

2009 Melanesian Championships

Gold Coast, Australia 4–8 Aug 2009

events: 34
medals awarded: 83
nations on the podium: 7
world records: 0

Podiums

Sprints

100m

wind +0.1

Niko Verekauta 10.60

Nelson Stone 10.76

Iowane Dovumatua 10.82

Sprints

200m

wind +2.5

Niko Verekauta 21.47

Nelson Stone 21.59

Tevita Nalovo 22.17

Sprints

400m

Nelson Stone 47.61

Wala Gime 48.38

Joshua Ahwong 48.77

Middle & long

800m

Varasiko Toge Tomeru 1:55.21

Adrien Kela 1:55.58

Dean Searles 1:55.62

Middle & long

1500m

Adrien Kela 4:08.57

Rorey Hunter 4:09.19

Douglas Bale 4:17.28

Middle & long

5000m

Philip Nausien 16:08.60

Nathan Sutherland (1991) 16:34.26

Theo Houdret 17:30.16

Middle & long

10,000m

Chris Votu 34:08.25

Philip Nausien 35:43.02

Nicholas Hanna (1987) 42:11.04

Middle & long

3000m steeplechase

Chris Votu 10:17.84

Douglas Bale 10:24.15

Hurdles

110m hurdles

wind -0.1

Xavier Fenuafatone 15.79

Jone Wainiqolo 15.82

Nathan McConchie 18.04

Hurdles

400m hurdles

Wala Gime 53.12

Jumps

High jump

Norman Tse 1.96

Xavier Fenuafatone 1.87

Khaele Bowen 1.81

Jumps

Long jump

Julius Nyambane 7.01 +1.1

Rodney Blair 6.71 -1.5

Norman Tse 6.69 +1.9

Jumps

Triple jump

Mong Tavol 13.91 -1.0

Reginald Monagi 13.24 0.0

Etuwate Dreli (1991) 12.98 -2.1

Throws

Shot put

David Rakoci 11.11

Only contestant.

Throws

Hammer throw

Thomas McGuire (1990) 43.25

David Rakoci 32.59

Throws

Javelin throw

Leslie Copeland 67.99

Ashley Hollins 61.12

Semi Waqavatu (1990) 55.13

Relays

4x100m

Fiji

Iowane Dovumatua Niko Verekauta

41.40

Papua New Guinea

Nelson Stone

41.90

Australia

44.33

Relays

4x400m

Papua New Guinea

Wala Gime Nelson Stone

3:23.07

Vanuatu

3:30.73

Australia

3:34.31

Medal table

7 nations · 83 medals

#	Nation				Total
1	Fiji FIJ	11	4	7	22
2	Papua New Guinea PNG	10	8	3	21
3	Australia AUS	8	10	8	26
4	New Caledonia NCL	2	3	1	6
5	Solomon Islands SOL	2	1	1	4
6	Vanuatu VAN	1	2	0	3
7	Norfolk Island NFI	0	0	1	1