2003 Melanesian Championships in Athletics

The 2003 Melanesian Championships in Athletics took place between April 25–27, 2003. The event was held in Lae, Papua New Guinea in conjunction with the Papua New Guinea National Athletics Championships.[1]

II Melanesian Championships in Athletics
Dates	April 25–27
Host city	Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Level	Senior
Events	31 (18 men, 13 women)
← 2001 Suva 2005 Lae →

A total of 31 events were contested, 18 by men and 13 by women.

Medal summary

Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage.[2] Full results can be found on the Athletics Papua New Guinea webpage.[1]

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -1.8 m/s)	Wagui Anau  Australia	10.5 CR	John Lum Kon  Fiji	10.6	Peter Pulu  Papua New Guinea	10.6
200 metres (wind: -0.4 m/s)	Wagui Anau  Australia	21.2 CR	John Lum Kon  Fiji	21.4	Jeffrey Bai  Papua New Guinea	21.6
400 metres	Waisea Finau  Fiji	48.3 CR	Jeffrey Bai  Papua New Guinea	48.5	Meli Cama  Fiji	49.6
800 metres	Russell Hasu  Papua New Guinea	1:58.5 CR	Jerry Iopam  Vanuatu	1:59.2	Linton Mani  Solomon Islands	1:59.2
1500 metres	Sapolai Yao  Papua New Guinea	4:04.8 CR	Jerry Iopam  Vanuatu	4:07.6	Medley Laban  Papua New Guinea	4:08.6
5000 metres	Chris Votu  Solomon Islands	15:33.8 CR, NR	David Kanie  Papua New Guinea	15:40.8	Sapolai Yao  Papua New Guinea	15:49.2
10000 metres	David Kanie  Papua New Guinea	32:28.7 CR	Chris Votu  Solomon Islands	32:44.0 NR	Jimmy Sandy Sam  Vanuatu	34:25.5
3000 metres steeplechase	Medley Laban  Papua New Guinea	9:52.2 CR	Henry Foufaka  Solomon Islands	9:52.4	David Reuben  Papua New Guinea	10:29.3
110 metres hurdles	Ivan Wakit  Papua New Guinea	16.0	Ivan Mala  Papua New Guinea	19.5
400 metres hurdles	Meli Cama  Fiji	53.8 CR	Ivan Wakit  Papua New Guinea	54.1	Nathan Kabilu  Papua New Guinea	57.4
High Jump	Sandy Katusele  Papua New Guinea	1.95m	Jack Iroga  Solomon Islands	1.75m
Long Jump	Eroni Tuivanuavou  Fiji	7.06m (wind: -1.5 m/s) CR	Sandy Katusele  Papua New Guinea	6.83m (wind: -2.5 m/s)	Hendricks Tari  Vanuatu	6.36m (wind: +0.4 m/s)
Triple Jump	Sandy Katusele  Papua New Guinea	14.79m w (wind: +2.9 m/s)	Hendricks Tari  Vanuatu	12.72m (wind: 0.0 m/s)
Shot Put	Ezekiel Rangi  Solomon Islands	11.64m	Laramie Lewis  Papua New Guinea	10.46m	Paulus Mondo  Papua New Guinea	9.93m
Discus Throw	Ezekiel Rangi  Solomon Islands	37.62m	Joe Aipe  Papua New Guinea	23.67m	Willie Komba  Papua New Guinea	20.08m
Javelin Throw	Ezekiel Rangi  Solomon Islands	53.90	Michael Johnsly  Papua New Guinea	44.43	Paulus Mondo  Papua New Guinea	37.77
4 x 100 metres relay	Papua New Guinea Jeffrey Bai Wally Kirika Henry Ben Peter Pulu	41.4 CR	Fiji Eronu Tuivanuavou John Lum Kon Meli Cama Waisea Finau	41.8	Solomon Islands Nelson Kabitana Francis Manioru Wilfred Lore Jack Iroga	42.6
4 x 400 metres relay	Papua New Guinea Jeffrey Bai Ivan Wakit Peter Pulu Mowen Boino	3:20.4 CR	Solomon Islands Chris Wailasi Fred Thegu Linton Mani Nelson Kabitana	3:23.9	Vanuatu David Benjimen Jansen Molisingi Peter-Paul Enkae Moses Kamut	3:26.3

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -2.0 m/s)	Litiana Miller  Fiji	11.8 CR	Mae Koime  Papua New Guinea	12.0	Nessie Ogisi  Papua New Guinea	12.3
200 metres (wind: -0.5 m/s)	Mereoni Raluve  Fiji	24.6 CR	Mae Koime  Papua New Guinea	25.2	Litiana Miller  Fiji	25.3
400 metres	Mereoni Raluve  Fiji	55.2 CR	Mae Koime  Papua New Guinea	58.1	Miriam Goiye  Papua New Guinea	60.7
800 metres	Miriam Goiye  Papua New Guinea	2:28.3	Merolyn Auga  Papua New Guinea	2:30.4
1500 metres	Miriam Goiye  Papua New Guinea	5:16.9 CR	Jenny Gispe  Papua New Guinea	5:51.4
5000 metres	Jenny Gispe  Papua New Guinea	22:17.3
400 metres hurdles	Mae Koime  Papua New Guinea	65.8	Ledua Baker  Fiji	68.0	Banato Ibowa  Papua New Guinea	72.4
Long Jump	Soko Salaqiqi  Fiji	5.17m CR
Triple Jump	Soko Salaqiqi  Fiji	11.25m
Discus Throw	Anna Mondo  Papua New Guinea	21.42m	Miranda Kuman  Papua New Guinea	18.47m	Mana Sugoro  Papua New Guinea	16.60m
Javelin Throw	Anna Mondo  Papua New Guinea	28.83m
4 x 100 metres relay	Fiji Soko Salaqiqi Litiana Miller Ledua Baker Mereoni Raluve	47.9 CR	Papua New Guinea Lae Team	55.9
4 x 400 metres relay	Papua New Guinea Miriam Goiye Tinaford Sahembo Sharon Henry Way	4:19.2

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Papua New Guinea)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Papua New Guinea*	16	15	13	44
2	Fiji	9	4	2	15
3	Solomon Islands	4	4	2	10
4	Australia	2	0	0	2
5	Vanuatu	0	3	3	6
Totals (5 nations)		31	26	20	77

References

1. MELANESIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS in conjunction with the PAPUA NEW GUINEA NATIONAL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS - Lae, PNG - 25, 26 & 27 April 2003, Papua New Guinea Athletics Union, retrieved February 14, 2014
2. MELANESIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved February 14, 2014