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.

Editions

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Games Year Location Host country Events
Men Women Total
I 1963 (details) Suva   Fiji 19 10 29
II 1966 (details) Nouméa   New Caledonia 20 11 31
III 1969 (details) Port Moresby   Papua and New Guinea 22 12 34
IV 1971 (details) Pirae   Tahiti 22 13 35
V 1975 (details) Tumon   Guam 22 13 35
VI 1979 (details) Suva   Fiji 22 15 37
VII 1983 (details) Apia   Western Samoa 22 16 38
VIII 1987 (details) Nouméa   New Caledonia 22 16 38
IX 1991 (details) Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea 23 18 41
X 1995 (details) Pirae   Tahiti 23 19 42
XI 1999 (details) Santa Rita   Guam 23 22 45
XII 2003 (details) Suva   Fiji 23 21 44
XIII 2007 (details) Apia   Samoa 23 22 45
XIV 2011 (details) Nouméa   New Caledonia 25 23   48 a
XV 2015 (details) Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea 25 23   48 a
XVI 2019 (details) Apia   Samoa 25 24   49 b
XVII 2023 (details) Honiara   Solomon Islands
XVIII 2027 (details) Papeete   Tahiti

Medal table

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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 2019 games, only Kiribati, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Tokelau, and Tuvalu are yet to win a medal.

Updated after the 2019 Pacific Games.

All-time medal table (Athletics)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  New Caledonia198148141487
2  Fiji157163118438
3  Papua New Guinea116135135386
4  Tahiti807690246
5  Tonga26183377
6  Vanuatu11213264
7  Samoa11202051
8  Wallis and Futuna9151943
9  Solomon Islands7152547
10  Guam6121028
11  Cook Islands55414
12  Nauru53311
13  Australia5005
14  American Samoa3227
15  Norfolk Island1236
16  Gilbert and Ellice Islands0101
  Marshall Islands0101
  Palau0101
19  Micronesia0022
Totals (19 entries)6406386371,915

Pacific Mini Games

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Editions

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Games Year Location Host country Events
Men Women Total
I 1981 (details) Honiara   Solomon Islands 22 14 36
II 1985 (details) Rarotonga   Cook Islands 23 17 40
III 1989 (details) Nukualofa   Tonga 23 17 40
IV 1993 (details) Port Vila   Vanuatu 23 19 42
V 1997 (details) Pago Pago   American Samoa 23 19 42
VI 2001 (details) Middlegate   Norfolk Island 22 21 43
VII 2005 (details) Koror   Palau 20 19 39
VIII 2009 (details) Rarotonga   Cook Islands 21 20 41
IX 2013 (details) Mata-Utu   Wallis and Futuna 25 22    47 a
X 2017 (details) Port Vila   Vanuatu 25 22   47 a
XI 2022 (details) Saipan   Northern Mariana Islands 26 26   52 c
XII 2025 (details) Koror   Palau

Medals

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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

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List of Pacific Games records in athletics

Notes

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^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).

^c Ten parasport events were included (five for men and five for women).

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References

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