Editions
| Year | City | Country | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2009 | Christchurch, Canterbury |  | August 1 |
| II | 2010 | Brisbane, Queensland |  | August 21 |
| III | 2012 | Hamilton, Waikato | | August 4 |
| IV | 2014 | Tumon, Tamuning |  | October 16 |
| V | 2016 | Auckland | | August 7 |
| Sport | Cross country running |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Continent | Oceania (OAA) |
The Oceania Cross Country Championships are a biennial[ citation needed ] Cross country running competition organized by the Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) for athletes representing the countries of its member associations. They were established in 2009, and were held together with either the Australian or New Zealand national championships. Races are featured for senior and U20 and U18 athletes. [1] [2] [3] [4]
| Year | City | Country | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2009 | Christchurch, Canterbury | | August 1 |
| II | 2010 | Brisbane, Queensland | | August 21 |
| III | 2012 | Hamilton, Waikato | | August 4 |
| IV | 2014 | Tumon, Tamuning | | October 16 |
| V | 2016 | Auckland | | August 7 |
Complete results can be found on the OAA, [5] [6] [7] on the Athletics New Zealand, [3] [4] [8] [9] [10] and the Athletics Australia webpages. [11] Results for the juniors can be found on the World Junior Athletics History site. [12]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 (12 km) | Timothy Rowe | 38:13 | Andrew Davidson | 38:13 | Edwin Henshaw | 38:25 |
| 2010 (12 km) | Martin Dent | 36:49 | Liam Adams | 37:05 | Jeffrey Hunt | 37:20 |
| 2012 (12 km) † | James Nipperess | 39:05 | Samuel Wreford | 39:36 | Alex Parlane | 40:29 |
| 2014 (12 km) | Nicholas Wightman | 41:13 | Callan Moody | 41:34 | Simbar Casper  | 42:56 |
†: Edwin Kaitany from 
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 (8 km) | Melinda Vernon | 28:52 | Fiona Crombie | 29:07 | Kellie Palmer | 30:10 |
| 2010 (8 km) | Jessica Trengove | 28:00 | Clare Geraghty | 28:28 | Tamara Carvolth | 28:38 |
| 2012 (8 km) | Celia Sullohern | 29:33 | Mikayla Nielsen | 29:37 | Nicki McFadzien | 29:43 |
| 2014 (8 km) | Courtney Powell | 28:55 | Rachel Kingsford | 29:37 | Elodie Mevel  | 33:25 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 (8 km) | Aaron Pulford | 26:11 | Alex Parlane | 26:31 | Michael Banks | 26:38 |
| 2010 (8 km) | Ethan Heywood | 25:18 | David Ricketts | 25:22 | Rhys Jones | 25:24 |
| 2012 (8 km) | Matt Baxter | 26:20 | Antoine Bonnet | 26:30 | Michael Sutton | 26:45 |
| 2014 (8 km) | Avikash Lal  | 29:22 | Ravnil Kumar | 31:11 | Magdano Marquez  | 33:55 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 (6 km) | Hannah Newbould | 21:35 | Danielle Trevis | 21:44 | Olivia Burne | 22:25 |
| 2010 (6 km) | Danielle Trevis | 21:00 | Grace Musgrove | 21:42 | Celia Sullohern | 21:59 |
| 2012 (6 km) | Kara MacDermid | 22:42 | Georgie Grgec | 23:28 | Grace McConnochie | 23:36 |
| 2014 (6 km) | Jenny Albert | 25:16 | Aria Perez-Theisen | 29:35 | Mika Rosario | 30:17 |
The Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Oceania. The OAA head office is located in Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
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See also: Modern pentathlon • International Cross Country Championships (1903–1972) | ||