| VIII Oceania Youth Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | December 13–16 |
| Host city | Apia, Upolu, Samoa  |
| Venue | Apia Park |
| Level | Youth |
| Events | 37 (19 boys, 18 girls) |
| Participation | 148 (90 boys, 58 girls) athletes from 19 nations |
| ← 2004 Townsville 2008 Saipan → | |
The 2006 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships were held at the Apia Park in Apia, Samoa, between December 13–16, 2006. They were held together with the 2006 Oceania Open Championships. A total of 37 events were contested, 19 by boys and 18 by girls.
Medal summary
Complete results can be found on the webpages of the Oceania Athletics Association, of Athletics PNG, of Athletics Samoa. and of the World Junior Athletics History.
Boys under 18 (Youth)
Girls under 18 (Youth)
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 metres Medley relay (100m x 100m x 200m x 400m) |  Australia Bessie Hayes Michael Gordon Jennifer Tagney Joshua Ahwong |
1:37.26 |  Tonga Sela Va'enuku Viliami Niupalau Penateti Feke Kaneti Felela |
1:42.87 | Samoa |
1:44.38 |
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Samoa)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 19 | 13 | 3 | 35 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS) | 11 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Samoa (SAM)* | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 |  French Polynesia (PYF) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Tonga (TON) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Guam (GUM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Cook Islands (COK) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Marshall Islands (MHL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Palau (PLW) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Solomon Islands (SOL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  New Caledonia (NCL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Kiribati (KIR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norfolk Island (NFK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 37 | 35 | 35 | 107 | |
Participation (unofficial)
An unofficial count yields the number of about 148 athletes from 19 countries:
American Samoa (5)- Australia (20)
- Cook Islands (4)
- Fiji (5)
- French Polynesia (7)
- Guam (3)
- Kiribati (5)
- Marshall Islands (3)
Micronesia (1)
Nauru (6)- New Caledonia (3)
- New Zealand (24)
- Norfolk Island (2)
- Northern Mariana Islands (7)
- Palau (5)
Papua New Guinea (4)- Samoa (24)
- Solomon Islands (7)
- Tonga (13)
References
- Oceania Championships - 13/12/2006 to 16/12/2006 - U18/Open Area Championships - Apia Park, Apia, Samoa - Results - Thursday, OAA, December 15, 2006, retrieved March 7, 2013
- Oceania Championships - 13/12/2006 to 16/12/2006 - U18/Open Area Championships - Apia Park, Apia, Samoa - Results - Friday, OAA, December 16, 2006, retrieved March 7, 2013
- Oceania Championships - 13/12/2006 to 16/12/2006 - U18/Open Area Championships - Apia Park, Apia, Samoa - Results - Saturday Afternoon, OAA, December 18, 2006, retrieved March 7, 2013
- Oceania Championships - 13/12/2006 to 16/12/2006 - U18/Open Area Championships - Apia Park, Apia, Samoa - Results, Athletics PNG, retrieved March 7, 2013
- Oceania Athletics Championships - Samoa 2006 - Full Results, Athletics Samoa, archived from the original on March 6, 2013, retrieved March 7, 2013
- WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), World Junior Athletics History ("WJAH"), archived from the original on August 31, 2013, retrieved March 21, 2013
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