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The Oceania Cross Country Championships are a biennial international cross country running competition. Organised by the Oceania Athletics Association, it is the area championships for the region and participation is for its member federations.
| Oceania Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sports event |
| Frequency | biennial |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 2008 |
| Most recent | 2022 Oceania Cross Country Championships |
| Next event | 2024 Oceania Cross Country Championships |
| Organised by | Oceania Athletics |
The championships were inaugurated in 2008 in Saipan and the venue for the championships changes every two years. It was initially conceived as an annual event; however, after the third edition in 2010, the championships changed to a biennial event.
Unlike the World Championships for the sport, the Oceania Cross Country Championships consists of races in age categories, with separate senior, under-20, and under-18 races for both male and female athletes.[1]
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Countries | No. of Athletes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2008 | Saipan |  Northern Mariana Islands | 25 June | Laolao Bay Golf Resort | [2] | ||
| 2nd | 2009 | Christchurch, Canterbury |  New Zealand | 1 August | [3] | |||
| 3rd | 2010 | Brisbane |  Australia | 21 August | [4] | |||
| 4th | 2012 | Hamilton, Waikato | New Zealand | 4 August | [5] | |||
| 5th | 2014 | Tumon, Tamuning |  Guam | 16 October | [6] | |||
| 6th | 2016 | Auckland | New Zealand | 7 August | [7] | |||
| 7th | 2018 | Maleny | Australia | 25 August | Maleny Golf Course | [8] | ||
| 8th | 2022 | Mangilao | Guam | 25 June | George Washington High School | [9] |
Men's Results
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 (6 km) |
Aunese Curreen  Samoa | 21:05 | Brendan Whelan Australia | 21:09 | Lavi Sam  Vanuatu | 21:14 |
| 2009 (12 km) |
Timothy Rowe Australia | 38:13 | Andrew Davidson New Zealand | 38:13 | Edwin Henshaw New Zealand | 38:25 |
| 2010 (12 km) |
Martin Dent Australia | 36:49 | Liam Adams Australia | 37:05 | Jeffrey Hunt Australia | 37:20 |
| 2012 (12 km) † |
James Nipperess Australia | 39:05 | Samuel Wreford New Zealand | 39:36 | Alex Parlane New Zealand | 40:29 |
| 2014 (12 km) |
Nicholas Wightman Australia | 41:13 | Callan Moody New Zealand | 41:34 | Simbai Casper  Papua New Guinea | 42:56 |
| 2016 (10 km) |
Nicholas Wightman Australia | 33:00 | Jonathon Jackson New Zealand | 33:05 | Daniel Balchin New Zealand | 33:12 |
| 2018 (10 km) |
Andrew Buchanan Australia | 32:15.00 | Riley Cocks Australia | 32:29.00 | Edward Goddard Australia | 32:48.00 |
| 2022 (10 km) |
Ryan Matienzo Guam | 34:41.80 | Arthur Toves Guam | 35:08.63 | Derek Mandell Guam | 35:30.42 |
†: Edwin Kaitany from 
Kenya running as guest was 1st in 38:54.
Women's Results
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 (3 km) |
Salome Dell Papua New Guinea | 11:08 | Marie Benito Guam | 12:20 | Nicole Layson Guam | 12:31 |
| 2009 (8 km) |
Melinda Vernon Australia | 28:52 | Fiona Crombie New Zealand | 29:07 | Kellie Palmer New Zealand | 30:10 |
| 2010 (8 km) |
Jessica Trengove Australia | 28:00 | Clare Geraghty Australia | 28:28 | Tamara Carvolth Australia | 28:38 |
| 2012 (8 km) |
Celia Sullohern Australia | 29:33 | Mikayla Nielsen New Zealand | 29:37 | Nicki McFadzien New Zealand | 29:43 |
| 2014 (8 km) |
Courtney Powell Australia | 28:55 | Rachel Kingsford New Zealand | 29:37 | Elodie Mevel  French Polynesia | 33:25 |
| 2016 (10 km) |
Laura Nagel New Zealand | 38:08 | Rosa Flanagan New Zealand | 38:28 | Karinna Fyfe Australia | 39:02 |
| 2018 (10 km) |
Madeline Hills Australia | 37:32 | Caitlin Adams Australia | 38:49 | Lara Hamilton Australia | 39:23 |
| 2022 (10 km) |
Ongan Awa Papua New Guinea | 41:55 | Denise Meyers Northern Mariana Islands | 43:45 | Ayuri Sugahara Guam | 50:54 |
Under-20 Men's Results
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |
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| 2009 (8 km) |
Aaron Pulford New Zealand | 26:11 | Alex Parlane New Zealand | 26:31 | Michael Banks New Zealand | 26:38 |
| 2010 (8 km) |
Ethan Heywood Australia | 25:18 | David Ricketts Australia | 25:22 | Rhys Jones Australia | 25:24 |
| 2012 (8 km) |
Matt Baxter New Zealand | 26:20 | Antoine Bonnet New Zealand | 26:30 | Michael Sutton New Zealand | 26:45 |
| 2014 (8 km) |
Avikash Lal  Fiji | 29:22 | Ravnil Kumar Fiji | 31:11 | Magdano Marquez  Micronesia | 33:55 |
| 2016 (8 km) |
Cameron Avery New Zealand | 26:51 | Matt Prest New Zealand | 27:09 | Harry Ewing New Zealand | 27:13 |
| 2018 (8 km) |
Haftu Strintzos Australia | 26:42 | Chekole Getenet Australia | 27:04 | Jackson Sharp Australia | 27:20 |
| 2022 (6 km) |
Hugh Kent Guam | 20:20.00 | Rynier DiRamos Guam | 21:07.10 | Alexander Clark Guam | 21:07.30 |
Under-20 Women's Results
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |
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| 2009 (6 km) |
Hannah Newbould New Zealand | 21:35 | Danielle Trevis New Zealand | 21:44 | Olivia Burne New Zealand | 22:25 |
| 2010 (6 km) |
Danielle Trevis New Zealand | 21:00 | Grace Musgrove Australia | 21:42 | Celia Sullohern Australia | 21:59 |
| 2012 (6 km) |
Kara MacDermid New Zealand | 22:42 | Georgie Grgec New Zealand | 23:28 | Grace McConnochie New Zealand | 23:36 |
| 2014 (6 km) |
Jenny Albert Papua New Guinea | 25:16 | Aria Perez-Theisen Guam | 29:35 | Mika Rosario Guam | 30:17 |
| 2016 (6 km) |
Hannah Miller New Zealand | 23:49 | Grace Wood New Zealand | 23:57 | Jess Kikstra New Zealand | 24:09 |
| 2018 (6 km) |
Ella Heeney Australia | 23:07 | Brielle Erbacher Australia | 23:15 | Rose Davies Australia | 23:26 |
| 2022 (6 km) |
Jordan Baden Guam | 24:05 | Patricia Miclat Guam | 28:06 | Bekah Tavarez Guam | 28:13 |
Under-18 Boy's Results
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 (3 km) |
Gregory Fosailafu  Solomon Islands | 10:16 | Christopher Magtoto Guam | 10:30 | Jeofry Limitaco Guam | 10:54 |
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| 2016 (6 km) |
Isaiah Priddey New Zealand | 20:25 | Kalani Sheridan New Zealand | 20:31 | Trent Dodds New Zealand | 20:38 |
| 2018 (6 km) |
Murdoch McIntyre New Zealand | 20:14 | Matthew Rankin Australia | 20:27 | Jude Thomas Australia | 20:30 |
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Under-18 Girl's Results
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 (3 km) |
Laura Nagel New Zealand | 10:49 | Danielle Trevis New Zealand | 11:30 | Jackie Gatland  Norfolk Island | 12:06 |
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| 2016 (4 km) |
Hannah O’Connor New Zealand | 14:48 | Tessa Webb New Zealand | 15:26 | Liliana Braun New Zealand | 15:38 |
| 2018 (4 km) |
Nikita Moore Australia | 14:40 | Keely Small Australia | 14:55 | Kirstie Rae New Zealand | 14:59 |
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