2000 Polynesian Championships in Athletics

I Polynesian Championships in Athletics
Host city	Apia, Samoa
Level	Senior
Events	32 (18 men, 14 women)
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The 2000 Polynesian Championships in Athletics took place in 2000. The event was held in Apia, Samoa.

A total of 32 events were contested, 18 by men and 14 by women.

Medal summary

Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage. ^[1]

Men

Event	First		Second		Third
100 metres	Kelsey Nakanelua   American Samoa	10.9	Misili Manu   Samoa	10.9	Aleki Toetu'u Sapoi   Tonga	11.2
200 metres	Misili Manu   Samoa	21.68	Kelsey Nakanelua   American Samoa	21.76	Ron Fanuatanu   Samoa	22.55
400 metres	Kelsey Nakanelua   American Samoa	49.60	Ualesi Faatauvaa   Samoa	51.50	Anesi Faaloia   Samoa	51.56
800 metres	Niue Titi   Samoa	2:00.3	Gatai Ipou   Samoa	2:01.6	Setefano Mika   Samoa	2:03.6
1500 metres	Setefano Mika   Samoa	4:28.3	Niue Titi   Samoa	4:28.4	Olivier Huc   French Polynesia	4:30.1
3000 metres	Olivier Huc   French Polynesia	8:14.3	Setefano Mika   Samoa	8:22.8	Satini Tyrell   Samoa	8:24.1
110 metres hurdles	Aleki Toetu'u Sapoi   Tonga	15.76	Salafai Tasi   Samoa	16.08	Sesi Salt   Tonga	16.18
400 metres hurdles	Aleki Toetu'u Sapoi   Tonga	54.92	Ualesi Faatauvaa   Samoa	55.86	Kuripitone Betham   Samoa	56.19
High Jump	Sebastian Latu   Samoa	1.75m	Tamiano Isitolo   Samoa	1.75m	Jessie Ailuai   Samoa	1.75m
Pole Vault	Tokaikolo Latapu   Tonga	3.50m	Tamiano Isitolo   Samoa	2.90m	Benetti Schwalger   Samoa	2.70m
Long Jump	Tokaikolo Latapu   Tonga	6.94m	Patrick Fonoti   Samoa	6.85m	Benetti Schwalger   Samoa	6.74m
Triple Jump	Fagamanu Sofai   Samoa	14.44m	Chris ?.   Samoa	13.56m	Tamiano Isitolo   Samoa	13.16m
Shot Put	Gilles Valdenaire   French Polynesia	12.64m	Etuale Luamanu   Samoa	12.40m	Taumaa Heifara   French Polynesia	12.36m
Discus Throw	Gilles Valdenaire   French Polynesia	40.82m	Taumaa Heifara   French Polynesia	39.68m	Motekiai Taufalatu   Tonga	36.74m
Hammer Throw	Gary Tuiletufuga   Samoa	39.88m	Motekiai Taufalatu   Tonga	28.28m	Etuale Luamanu   Samoa	20.94m
Javelin Throw	Etuale Luamanu   Samoa	51.92m	Fito Scanlan   Samoa	49.20m	Nevo Faafea   Samoa	48.66m
4 x 100 metres relay	Samoa A	42.72	Tonga	43.79	Samoa B	44.39
4 x 400 metres relay	Samoa A	3:26.6	Samoa B	3:30.?	Samoa C	3:31.9

Women

Event	First		Second		Third
100 metres	Sikuvea Latai   Tonga	12.8	Elysa Williams   Cook Islands	13.2	Talava Pei   Samoa	13.8
200 metres	Sikuvea Latai   Tonga	25.75	Elysa Williams   Cook Islands	27.12	New Year Ioane   Samoa	27.59
400 metres	Sikuvea Latai   Tonga	63.28	New Year Ioane   Samoa	64.07	Talava Pei   Samoa	64.26
800 metres	Vaite Bounhoure   French Polynesia	2:24.3	Savali Luani   Samoa	2:41.3	Taimoana Iese   Samoa	2:42.3
1500 metres	Vaite Bounhoure   French Polynesia	5:13.8	Savali Luani   Samoa	5:55.5	Shela Fainuu   Samoa	5:56.0
100 metres hurdles	Marilyn W.   Samoa	18.10	Diana T.   Samoa	18.31	Carol Apelu   Samoa	18.32
High Jump	Louola Fiu   Samoa	1.48m	Toefuataina F.   Samoa	1.42m	Faleulu Tuli   Samoa	1.35m
Long Jump	Loretta A.   Samoa	4.68m	Louola Fiu   Samoa	4.30m	Nele S.   Samoa	4.22m
Triple Jump	Faleulu Tuli   Samoa	9.74m	Sose Tavae   Samoa	9.64m	Loretta A.   Samoa	9.60m
Shot Put	Ana Po'uhila   Tonga	13.88m	Melehifo Uhi   Tonga	12.92m	Tereapii Tapoki   Cook Islands	12.36m
Discus Throw	Melehifo Uhi   Tonga	44.82m	Tereapii Tapoki   Cook Islands	40.38m	Siniva Marsters   Cook Islands	36.46m
Hammer Throw	Siniva Marsters   Cook Islands	38.10m	Melehifo Uhi   Tonga	37.40m	Ana Po'uhila   Tonga	29.68m
Javelin Throw	Iloai Suaniu   Samoa	40.86m	Ana Po'uhila   Tonga	40.84m	Benyon Natanielu   Samoa	38.10m
4 x 100 metres relay	Samoa A	53.16	Samoa B	53.68	Samoa C	54.34

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Samoa)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Samoa  (SAM)*	15	20	21	56
2	Tonga  (TON)	9	5	4	18
3	French Polynesia  (TAH)	5	1	2	8
4	American Samoa  (ASA)	2	1	0	3
5	Cook Islands  (COK)	1	3	2	6
Totals (5 entries)		32	30	29	91

References

1. Isaacs, Tony, POLYNESIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved February 13, 2014