The 2002

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were held at the

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, between December 12–14, 2002. They were held together with the 2002 Oceania Open Championships. A total of 34 events were contested, 17 by boys and 17 by girls.

Medal summary

Medal winners can be found on the Athletics Weekly webpage. Complete results can be found on the webpages of World Junior Athletics History, and of the Cool Running New Zealand newsgroup.

Boys under 18 (Youth)

Girls under 18 (Youth)

Medal table (unofficial)

Participation (unofficial)

An unofficial count yields the number of about 96 athletes from 15 countries: * (4) * (24) * (8) * (3) * (5) * (6) * (10) * (11) * (2) * (3) * (6) * (4) */ (4) * (3) * (3)

References

{{Oceania Youth Athletics Championships Oceania Youth Athletics Championships International athletics competitions hosted by New Zealand

October 2002 sports events in New Zealand