2007 Polynesian Championships in Athletics
Edition	3rd
Dates	October 16–17
Host city	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Level	U19
Events	23 (12 men, 10 women, 1 mixed)
Participation	48 athletes from 5 nations
Records set	4 CR
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The 2007 Polynesian Championships in Athletics took place between October 16–17, 2007. The event was held in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, in conjunction with the Cook Islands Secondary School Championships and the Cook Island National Track and Field Championships. It was open for athletes aged under 19.^[1][2] Detailed reports were given for the OAA,^[3][4] and for the French Polynesia Athletics Federation.^[5]

A total of 23 events were contested, 12 by men, 10 by women, and 1 mixed.

Medal summary

Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage,^[6] and results for the first day on the webpage of the French Polynesia Athletics Federation (Fédération d'Athlétisme de Polynésie Française).^[7]

Men

Event	First		Second		Third
100 metres	Andy Lui  Tonga	11.2	Epeli Ika  Tonga	11.4	Edward Tomasi  Samoa	11.6
200 metres	Andy Lui  Tonga	22.9	Epeli Ika  Tonga	23.1	Edward Tomasi  Samoa	23.3
400 metres	Iulio Lafai  Samoa	53.1	Edward Tomasi  Samoa	55.0	Yann Follin  French Polynesia	56.3
800 metres	Iulio Lafai  Samoa	2:04.1	Valentin Laboube  French Polynesia	2:11.1	Yann Follin  French Polynesia	2:12.4
1500 metres	Justin Monier  French Polynesia	4.17.9 CR	Iulio Lafai  Samoa	4.25.9	Valentin Laboube  French Polynesia	4.40.2
5000 metres	Justin Monier  French Polynesia	18:23.0	Iulio Lafai  Samoa	18:41.0
High Jump	Aisea Vakameilalo  Tonga	1.90m CR	Kris Williamson  Cook Islands	1.73m	George Baxter  Cook Islands	1.64m
Long Jump	Arthur Cognez  French Polynesia	5.94m	Hugh Henry  Cook Islands	5.93m	Junior Aifulu  Samoa	5.60m
Triple Jump	Aisea Vakameilalo  Tonga	12.56m	Junior Aiulu  Samoa	12.04m
Shot Put	Mikaele Manuele  Samoa	14.91m	Ben Moimoi  Tonga	13.78m	Maara Tuare  Cook Islands	12.90m
Discus Throw	Mikaele Manuele  Samoa	41.83m	Henry Taripo  Cook Islands	39.21m	Ben Moimoi  Tonga	37.53m
Javelin Throw	Ioane Tamatoa  Cook Islands	41.81m	Penisimani Moimoi  Tonga	40.59m	Hugh Henry  Cook Islands	40.31m

Women

Event	First		Second		Third
100 metres	Vasi Feke  Tonga	12.7 CR	Patricia Taea  Cook Islands	13.2	Lila Waetin  American Samoa	13.3
200 metres	Vasi Feke  Tonga	26.8	Patricia Taea  Cook Islands	27.5	Samantha Lockington  Cook Islands	27.6
800 metres	Manutahi Heimoana  French Polynesia	2:56.3
1500 metres	Manutahi Heimoana  French Polynesia	5.54.2
High Jump	Unaloto Taukiuvea  Tonga	1.49m	Kalina Mamao  Tonga	1.35m
Long Jump	Kalina Mamao  Tonga	5.19m CR	Samantha Lockington  Cook Islands	5.04m	Patricia Taea  Cook Islands	4.79m
Triple Jump	Kalina Mamao  Tonga	10.12m	Unaloto Taukiuvea  Tonga	9.49m	Rowena Faaiuaso  Samoa	9.07m
Shot Put	Judy Tuara  Cook Islands	11.82m	Siloni Koloa  Tonga	11.18m	Dorothy Kiria  Cook Islands	10.01m
Discus Throw	Siloni Koloa  Tonga	35.23m	Siaopo Tautalafua  Samoa	32.64m	Judy Tuara  Cook Islands	31.24m
Javelin Throw	Perle Buard  French Polynesia	39.99m	Samantha Lockington  Cook Islands	34.57m	Judy Tuara  Cook Islands	33.96m

Mixed

Event	First		Second		Third
800 metres Medley relay	Tonga	1:45.0	Cook Islands† B	1:50.3	Samoa	1:55.2

^†: The B team was probably not eligible to win a medal.

Medal table

The medal table was published.^[4][6]

  *   Host nation (Cook Islands)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Tonga (TON)	11	7	1	19
2	French Polynesia (TAH)	6	1	3	10
3	Samoa (SAM)	4	5	5	14
4	Cook Islands (COK)*	2	7	8	17
5	American Samoa (ASA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		23	20	18	61

^†: The medley relay B team from the  Cook Islands was probably not eligible to win a medal.

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 5 countries participated.