Athletics at the Pacific Games

Athletics competitions have been held at every Pacific Games since the inaugural edition 1963 in Suva, Fiji and at every Pacific Mini Games since the inaugural edition 1981 in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Both events are open for the 22 member federations of the Pacific Games Council. The Pacific Games started as South Pacific Games and were renamed in 2011, whereas the Pacific Mini Games started as South Pacific Mini Games and were renamed in 2009.

Track event in Nouméa at the 2011 Pacific Games.

Pacific Games

Editions

Games	Year	Location	Host country	Events
				Men	Women	Total
I	1963 ()	Suva	Fiji	19	10	29
II	1966 ()	Nouméa	New Caledonia	20	11	31
III	1969 ()	Port Moresby	Papua and New Guinea	22	12	34
IV	1971 ()	Pirae	Tahiti	22	13	35
V	1975 ()	Tumon	Guam	22	13	35
VI	1979 ()	Suva	Fiji	22	15	37
VII	1983 ()	Apia	Western Samoa	22	16	38
VIII	1987 ()	Nouméa	New Caledonia	22	16	38
IX	1991 ()	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea	23	18	41
X	1995 ()	Pirae	Tahiti	23	19	42
XI	1999 ()	Santa Rita	Guam	23	22	45
XII	2003 ()	Suva	Fiji	23	21	44
XIII	2007 ()	Apia	Samoa	23	22	45
XIV	2011 ()	Nouméa	New Caledonia	25	23	48 ^a
XV	2015 ()	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea	25	23	48 ^a
XVI	2019 ()	Apia	Samoa	25	24	49 ^b
XVII	2023 ()	Honiara	Solomon Islands

All-time Pacific Games medal table

Medal winners for the athletics events of the Pacific Games until 2003 were published.[1] Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.[2] After the 2015 games, only Kiribati, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Tokelau, and Tuvalu are yet to win a medal.

The following table has the all-time medal tally for athletics at the Pacific Games from 1963 to 2015:

All-time Pacific Games medal table (Athletics)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	New Caledonia	189	141	138	468
2	Fiji	147	156	115	418
3	Papua New Guinea	102	115	118	335
4	Tahiti	79	73	84	236
5	Tonga	23	17	31	71
6	Vanuatu	10	18	26	54
7	Samoa	10	16	16	42
8	Wallis and Futuna	7	14	19	40
9	Solomon Islands	6	14	20	40
10	Guam	6	11	9	26
11	Nauru	5	3	3	11
12	Cook Islands	3	4	4	11
13	American Samoa	3	1	2	6
14	Norfolk Island	1	2	3	6
15	Gilbert and Ellice Islands	0	1	0	1
	Marshall Islands	0	1	0	1
	Palau	0	1	0	1
18	F.S. Micronesia	0	0	2	2
Totals (18 nations)		591	588	590	1769

Pacific Mini Games

Editions

Games	Year	Location	Host country	Events
				Men	Women	Total
I	1981 ()	Honiara	Solomon Islands	22	14	36
II	1985 ()	Rarotonga	Cook Islands	23	17	40
III	1989 ()	Nukualofa	Tonga	23	17	40
IV	1993 ()	Port Vila	Vanuatu	23	19	42
V	1997 ()	Pago Pago	American Samoa	23	19	42
VI	2001 ()	Middlegate	Norfolk Island	22	21	43
VII	2005 ()	Koror	Palau	20	19	39
VIII	2009 ()	Rarotonga	Cook Islands	21	20	41
IX	2013 ()	Mata-Utu	Wallis and Futuna	25	22	47 ^a
X	2017 ()	Port Vila	Vanuatu	25	22	47 ^a

Medals

Medal winners for the athletics events of the Pacific Mini Games until 2005 were published.[3] Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.[2]

See also

List of Pacific Games records in athletics

Notes

^a Four parasport events were included (three for men and one for women).

^b Six parasport events were included (three for men and three for women).

External links

• Athletics medallists from 1963 to 2003 South Pacific Games
• Athletics medallists from 1981 to 2005 South Pacific Mini Games

References

1. SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 25 March 2013
2. Pacific Games/Mini Games Results & Associated Stories, OAA, retrieved 25 March 2013
3. SOUTH PACIFIC MINI GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 4 April 2013