Oceania Masters Athletics

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]

Oceania Masters Athletics
Genre
Frequencybiennial

Championships

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Edition Year Host city Country Dates
1 1982 Suva   Fiji 13 May – 17 May [5] [6] [7] [1]
2 1984 Canberra   Australia April [5] [6] [7] [2]
3 1986 Apia   Samoa 5 September – 9 September [5] [6] [7] [3]
4 1988 Nouméa   New Caledonia October [5] [6] [7]
5 1990 Auckland   New Zealand 2 November – 6 November [5] [6] [7] [4]
6 1992 Norfolk Island   Australia 30 November – 6 December [5] [6] [8] [5]
7 1994 Suva   Fiji 1 July – 9 July [5] [6] [8] [6]
8 1996 Papeete   Tahiti 6 July – 13 July [5] [6] [8] [7]
9 1998 Hastings, New Zealand   New Zealand January [5] [6] [8] [8]
10 2000 Norfolk Island   Australia 16 January – 22 January [5] [6] [8] [9]
11 2002 Geelong   Australia January [5] [6] [9] [10]
12 2004 Rarotonga   Cook Islands 21 October – 27 October [5] [6] [9] [11]
13 2006 Christchurch   New Zealand 14 January – 21 January [5] [6] [9] [12]
14 2008 Townsville   Australia 27 July – 3 August [5] [6] [9] [13]
15 2010 Papeete   Tahiti July [5] [6] [9] [14]
16 2012 Tauranga   New Zealand 5 February – 12 February [5] [6] [10] [15]
17 2014 Bendigo   Australia 4 January – 12 January [5] [6] [10] [16]
18 2015 Rarotonga   Cook Islands 5 October – 10 October [5] [6] [10] [17]
19 2018 Dunedin   New Zealand 20 January – 27 January [5] [6] [11] [10] [18]
20 2019 Mackay, Queensland   Australia 31 August – 7 September [5] [6] [19]
21 2022 Norfolk Island   Australia Cancelled [5] [12] [13] [14] [15]

References

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  1. ^ "Oceania". WMA.
  2. ^ "Oceania Association of Master Athletes". Union of International Associations.
  3. ^ "History of Masters Athletics in the Oceania Region". OMA.
  4. ^ "OMA Governance Documents". OMA.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Oceania Masters Championships". Wellington Masters Athletics.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "OMA Regional Championships Results". OMA.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Championship History from 1982 to 1990". OMA.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Championship History from 1992 to 2000". OMA.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Championship History from 2002 to 2010". OMA.
  10. ^ a b c d "Championship History 2012 – present". OMA.
  11. ^ "Oceania Masters Championship 2018, Dunedin - Results & Photo Montage". Queensland Masters Athletics.
  12. ^ "OMA Championships (Norfolk Island) - 10 to 14 January 2022". Tasmanian Masters Athletics.
  13. ^ "Oceania Masters Athletics Championships". Athletics Auckland.
  14. ^ "OCEANIA MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS NORFOLK ISLAND JAN 2022 (postponed from 2021)" (PDF). NZMA.
  15. ^ "Oceania Masters Athletics Championships CANCELLED". Athletics Norfolk Island.
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