Oceania Masters Athletics

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Oceania Masters Athletics (OMA) is a regional body of World Masters Athletics, [1] responsible for organising masters athletics championship competitions for athletes from the countries of Oceania. It was founded in 1984 as Oceania Association of Veteran Athletes (OAVA) or Oceania Association of Master Athletes (OAMA); [2] the name was formally changed to OMA in 2012. [3] All athletes 30 years of age or older are eligible to compete. The biennial Championships are held in alternate years with the WMA Outdoor Championships. [4] [5]

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Championships

EditionYearHost cityCountryDates
11982 Suva Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 13 May – 17 May [5] [6] [7] [usurped]
21984 Canberra Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia April [5] [6] [7] [usurped]
31986 Apia Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 5 September – 9 September [5] [6] [7] [usurped]
41988 Nouméa Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia October [5] [6] [7]
51990 Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2 November – 6 November [5] [6] [7] [usurped]
61992 Norfolk Island Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 30 November – 6 December [5] [6] [8] [usurped]
71994 Suva Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1 July – 9 July [5] [6] [8] [usurped]
81996 Papeete Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 6 July – 13 July [5] [6] [8] [usurped]
91998 Hastings, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand January [5] [6] [8] [usurped]
102000 Norfolk Island Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16 January – 22 January [5] [6] [8] [usurped]
112002 Geelong Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia January [5] [6] [9] [usurped]
122004 Rarotonga Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 21 October – 27 October [5] [6] [9] [usurped]
132006 Christchurch Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14 January – 21 January [5] [6] [9] [usurped]
142008 Townsville Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27 July – 3 August [5] [6] [9] [usurped]
152010 Papeete Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti July [5] [6] [9] [usurped]
162012 Tauranga Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5 February – 12 February [5] [6] [10] [usurped]
172014 Bendigo Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4 January – 12 January [5] [6] [10] [usurped]
182015 Rarotonga Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 5 October – 10 October [5] [6] [10] [usurped]
192018 Dunedin Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20 January – 27 January [5] [6] [11] [10] [usurped]
202019 Mackay, Queensland Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 31 August – 7 September [5] [6] [usurped]
212022 Norfolk Island Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Cancelled [5] [12] [13] [14] [15]

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References

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  2. "Oceania Association of Master Athletes". Union of International Associations.
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  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "OMA Regional Championships Results". OMA. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Championship History from 1982 to 1990". OMA. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Championship History from 1992 to 2000". OMA. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Championship History from 2002 to 2010". OMA. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Championship History 2012 – present". OMA. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  14. "OCEANIA MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS NORFOLK ISLAND JAN 2022 (postponed from 2021)" (PDF). NZMA.
  15. "Oceania Masters Athletics Championships CANCELLED". Athletics Norfolk Island.