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.
Pacific Games
Editions
Games | Year | Location | Host country | Events | ||
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Men | Women | Total | ||||
I | 1963 () | Suva | 19 | 10 | 29 | |
II | 1966 () | Nouméa | 20 | 11 | 31 | |
III | 1969 () | Port Moresby | 22 | 12 | 34 | |
IV | 1971 () | Pirae | 22 | 13 | 35 | |
V | 1975 () | Tumon | 22 | 13 | 35 | |
VI | 1979 () | Suva | 22 | 15 | 37 | |
VII | 1983 () | Apia | 22 | 16 | 38 | |
VIII | 1987 () | Nouméa | 22 | 16 | 38 | |
IX | 1991 () | Port Moresby | 23 | 18 | 41 | |
X | 1995 () | Pirae | 23 | 19 | 42 | |
XI | 1999 () | Santa Rita | 23 | 22 | 45 | |
XII | 2003 () | Suva | 23 | 21 | 44 | |
XIII | 2007 () | Apia | 23 | 22 | 45 | |
XIV | 2011 () | Nouméa | 25 | 23 | 48 a | |
XV | 2015 () | Port Moresby | 25 | 23 | 48 a | |
XVI | 2019 () | Apia | 25 | 23 | 48 a | |
XVII | 2023 () | Honiara |
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]
This is the all-time medal tally for athletics at the Pacific Games from 1963 to 2015. After the 2015 games, only the Kiribati, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Tokelau, and Tuvalu are yet to win a medal.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 189 | 141 | 138 | 468 | |
2 | 147 | 156 | 115 | 418 | |
3 | 102 | 115 | 118 | 335 | |
4 | 79 | 73 | 84 | 236 | |
5 | 23 | 17 | 31 | 71 | |
6 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 54 | |
7 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 42 | |
8 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 40 | |
9 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 40 | |
10 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 26 | |
11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Totals (18 nations) | 591 | 588 | 590 | 1769 |
Pacific Mini Games
Editions
Games | Year | Location | Host country | Events | ||
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Men | Women | Total | ||||
I | 1981 () | Honiara | 22 | 14 | 36 | |
II | 1985 () | Rarotonga | 23 | 17 | 40 | |
III | 1989 () | Nukualofa | 23 | 17 | 40 | |
IV | 1993 () | Port Vila | 23 | 19 | 42 | |
V | 1997 () | Pago Pago | 23 | 19 | 42 | |
VI | 2001 () | Middlegate | 22 | 21 | 43 | |
VII | 2005 () | Koror | 20 | 19 | 39 | |
VIII | 2009 () | Rarotonga | 21 | 20 | 41 | |
IX | 2013 () | Mata-Utu | 25 | 22 | 47 a | |
X | 2017 () | Port Vila | 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]
Notes
See also
External links
References
- ↑ SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 25, 2013
- 1 2 Pacific Games/Mini Games Results & Associated Stories, OAA, retrieved March 25, 2013
- ↑ SOUTH PACIFIC MINI GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved April 4, 2013