Athletics at the 2019 Pacific Games

Athletics was one of the 26 sports contested at the 2019 Pacific Games hosted by Samoa. The track and field events were held at Apia Park on 15–20 July,[1] with the half marathon staged on a course at the Apia waterfront on 20 July.[2] Forty-nine athletics events were contested at the games, including six parasport events.[3]

Athletics at the XVI Pacific Games
Dates15–20 July
Host cityApia, Samoa
VenueApia Park
LevelSenior
Events49 (including 6 para events)
Participation21 nations
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2019 Pacific Games

Participating nations

A total of 21 countries, nineteen Pacific Games Association members plus Australia and New Zealand, competed in athletics at the 2019 games. It was the first Pacific Games where track and field athletes from Australia and New Zealand had participated.

Note: A number shown in brackets is the size of the athletics contingent (excluding para-athletes) for each country.

Medal table

Papua New Guinea topped the medal table for athletics, retaining the position they won four years earlier. Fiji came in second while New Caledonia finished third. Host nation Samoa was ranked eighth with nine medals including one gold.

  *   Host nation (Samoa)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Papua New Guinea14201751
2 Fiji107320
3 New Caledonia97319
4 Australia5005
5 Tonga3126
6 Cook Islands2103
 Wallis and Futuna2103
8 Samoa*1449
9 French Polynesia13610
 Vanuatu13610
11 Solomon Islands1157
12 Guam0112
13 American Samoa0101
Totals (13 nations)495047146

Medal summary

Men's results
Event Gold Silver Bronze Ref
100 m
(wind: -0.8 m/s)		  Banuve Tabakaucoro (FIJ)10.31 (GR)  Jeremy Dodson (SAM)10.48  Kelvin Masoe (SAM)10.56 (PB) [4]
200 m
(wind: -1.0 m/s)		  Banuve Tabakaucoro (FIJ)20.87 (SB)  Jeremy Dodson (SAM)20.91  Theo Piniau (PNG)21.70 (SB) [5]
400 m  Steven Solomon (AUS)45.62 (GR)  Daniel Baul (PNG)47.31 (PB)  Benjamin Aliel (PNG)47.63 (PB) [6]
800 m  Alex Beddoes (COK)1:53.18  Ephraim Lerkin (PNG)1:53.78  Petero Veitaqomaki (FIJ)1:54.72 [7]
1500 m  Alex Beddoes (COK)4:03.13  Messach Fred (PNG)4:06.09  Petero Veitaqomaki (FIJ)4:07.10 [8]
5000 m  Samuel Aragaw (PYF)15:45.54  Avikash Lal (FIJ)15:48.93  James Gundu (PNG)14:57.00 [9]
10000 m  Simbai Kaspar (PNG)33:34.90 (SB)  Siune Kagl (PNG)33:36.86  James Gundu (PNG)33:39.01 [10]
Half marathon  Avikash Lal (FIJ)1:12:06 (SB)  Samuel Aragaw (PYF)1:14:23 (SB)  Derek Mandell (GUM)1:15:05 [11]
110 m hurdles
(wind: +2.0 m/s)		  Mosese Foliaki (TGA)14.52 (PB)  Talatala Po'oi (TGA)14.55  Kolone Alefosio (SAM)14.88 [12]
400 m hurdles  Ian Dewhurst (AUS)50.86 (GR)  Daniel Baul (PNG)51.80 (PB)  Ephraim Lerkin (PNG)52.82 [13]
3000 m steeple chase  Simbai Kaspar (PNG)9:37.14  Sapolai Yao (PNG)10:14.17  Andipas Georasi (PNG)10:16.44 [14]
4 × 100 m Relay  Fiji
Albert Miller Jr
Tony Lemeki
Jim Colasau
Banuve Tabakaucoro		40.18 (SB)  Samoa
Shupeng Ah Vui
Kelvin Masoe
Kolone Alefosio
Jeremy Dodson		40.26 (NR)  Papua New Guinea
Linus Kuravi
Thoa Ora
Manoka John
Michael Penny		41.34 [15]
4 × 400 m Relay  Papua New Guinea
Benjamin Aliel
Emmanuel Wanga
Shadrick Tansi
Daniel Baul		3:13.06 (SB)  Fiji
Meli Romuakalou
Petero Veitaqomaki
Samuela Railoa
Kameli Ravuci		3:15.98  Vanuatu
Tikie Mael
Andrew Mahittatan
Obediah Timbaci
Nathan Kalman		3:17.90 [16]
High jump  Mosese Foliaki (TGA)2.06m (NR)  Malakai Kaiwalu (FIJ)
 Peniel Richard (PNG)		1.99m
1.99m (SB)		 not awarded [17]
Pole vault  Éric Reuillard (NCL)4.60m  Timona Poareu (PYF)4.60m  Kaisa Pakileata (TGA)3.50m [18]
Long jump  Kelvin Masoe (SAM)7.65m
(-2.2 m/s) (NR)		  Marvin Delaunay-Belleville (NCL)7.27m
(-2.0 m/s) (PB)		  Peniel Richard (PNG)7.01m
(-2.6 m/s)		 [19]
Triple jump  Eugene Vollmer (FIJ)15.53 m (NWI)  Peniel Richard (PNG)15.51m (-0.3 m/s) (PB)  Ulric Buama (NCL)14.45m (NWI) [20]
Shot put  Mustafa Fall (FIJ)17.75m (NR)  Tumatai Dauphin (PYF)17.40m (SB)  Nathaniel Sulupo (SAM)16.07m (SB) [21]
Discus throw  Stephen Mailagi (WLF)50.03m (PB)  Selevasio-Ryan Valao (WLF)49.54m  Nathaniel Sulupo (SAM)48.03m [22]
Hammer throw  Erwan Cassier (NCL) a57.19m (SB)  Petelo Toto (NCL)54.85m  Debono Paraka (PNG)36.57m [23]
Javelin throw  Felise Vaha'i-Sosaia (WLF)62.41m (PB)  Laurence Faapoi Tasi (SAM)53.53m  Lakona Gerega (PNG)52.72m [24]
Decathlon  Florian Geffrouais (NCL)7,419 pts (GR)  Karo Iga (PNG)6,643 pts  Timona Poareu (PYF)6,521 [25]
Para events
Event Gold Silver Bronze Ref
100 m ambulant  Sylvain Bova (NCL) (T11)11.86  Steven Abraham (PNG) (T46)11.78  Falicien Siapo (NCL) (T44)12.87 [26]
Shot put seated  Thierry Cibone (NCL) (F37)9.45m  Marcelin Walico (NCL) (F57)11.12m  Timothy Shadrack (SOL) (F54)6.74m [27]
Javelin ambulant  Thierry Washetine (NCL) (T/F20)44.46m  Ken Kahu (VAN) (T/F44)46.61m  Iosefo Rakesa (FIJ) (F44)31.90m [28]

Women's results

The pole vault event for women was not contested.

Event Gold Silver Bronze Ref
100 m
(wind: -0.4 m/s)		  Toea Wisil (PNG)11.56 b  Heleina Young (FIJ)11.82  Leonie Beu (PNG)11.94 [29]
200 m
(wind: 2.4 m/s)		  Toea Wisil (PNG)23.45  Heleina Young (FIJ)24.01  Leonie Beu (PNG)24.40 [30]
400 m  Toea Wisil (PNG)53.90  Leonie Beu (PNG)55.71  Takina Bernardino (PYF)56.35 [31]
800 m  Keely Small (AUS)2:10.53 (GR)  Donna Koniel (PNG)2:14.17  Jenny Albert (PNG)2:16.30 [32]
1500 m  Poro Gahekave (PNG)4:42.04 (PB)  Genina Criss (GUM)4:51.36  Lyanne Tibu (PNG)4:52.04 [33]
5000 m  Poro Gahekave (PNG)18:27.46 (PB)  Mary Tenge (PNG)19:14.50  Dianah Matekali (SOL)19:31.38 [34]
10000 m  Sharon Firisua (SOL)41:19.92  Margaret Kuras (VAN)42:14.65  Dianah Matekali (SOL)42:27.90 [35]
Half marathon  Margaret Kuras (VAN)1:29:55  Dianah Matekali (SOL)1:30:10  Sharon Firisua (SOL)1:32:36 [36]
100 m hurdles
(wind: +0.1 m/s)		  Brianna Beahan (AUS)13.17 (GR)  Adrine Monagi (PNG)13.99  Esther Wejieme (NCL)14.25 [37]
400 m hurdles  Donna Koniel (PNG)1:00.14  Ana Baleveicau (FIJ)1:01.01  Annie Topal (PNG)1:02.39 [38]
3000 m steeple chase  Poro Gahekave (PNG)11:38.42  Mary Tenge (PNG)11:59.25 Alison Bowman c  (GUM)12:15.65 [39]
4 × 100 m Relay  Fiji
Younis Bese
Elenani Tinai
Makereta Naulu
Heleina Young		45.76  Papua New Guinea
Adrine Monagi
Leonie Beu
Nancy Malamut
Toea Wisil		45.97 (NR)  Vanuatu
Roslyn Nalin
Lyza Malres
Lesbeth Kalopong
Nerry Bongnaim		50.34 [40]
4 × 400 m Relay  Papua New Guinea
Leonie Beu
Isilia Apkup
Donna Koniel
Toea Wisil		3:44.86  Fiji
Heleina Young
Ana Baleveicau
Serenia Ragatu
Elenani Tinai		3:46.72  Vanuatu
Valentine Hello
Lesbeth Kalopong
Lyza Malres
Roslyn Nalin		3:59.54 [41]
High jump  Shawntell Lockington (FIJ)1.68m  Rellie Kaputin (PNG)1.65m  Candice Richer (PYF)1.59m [42]
Long jump  Rellie Kaputin (PNG)6.15m (+0.0 m/s)  Annie Topal (PNG)5.68m (+1.3 m/s)  Lyza Malres (VAN)5.55m (+0.7 m/s) [43]
Triple jump  Annie Topal (PNG)12.91m (-3.7 m/s)  Rellie Kaputin (PNG)12.44m (-2.5 m/s)  Candice Richer (PYF)11.45m (-1.8 m/s) [44]
Shot put  ʻAta Maama Tuutafaiva (TGA)16.61m (PB)  Nuuausala Tuilefano (ASA)13.12m  Vaihina Doucet (TAH)12.63m [45]
Discus throw  Lesly Filituulaga (NCL)45.41m  Tereapii Tapoki (COK)44.63m  ʻAta Maama Tuutafaiva (TGA)40.39m [46]
Hammer throw  Alexandra Hulley (AUS)64.37m (GR)  Ellise Takosi (NCL)51.73m  Jacklyn Travertz (PNG)47.99m [47]
Javelin throw  Sharon Toako (PNG)47.13m  Linda Selui (NCL)45.49m  Gwoelani Patu (TAH)42.17m [48]
Heptathlon  Elenani Tinai (FIJ)4,550 pts  Raylynne Kanam (PNG)4,101 pts  Edna Boafob (PNG)3,848 pts [49]
Para events
Event Gold Silver Bronze Ref
100 m ambulant  Joanne Lhuillery (NCL) (T/F46)13.88  Rose Vandegou (NCL) (T/F41)21.69  Marcelline Moli (VAN) (T/F46)15.26 [50]
Shot put ambulant  Naibili Vatunisolo (FIJ) (F42)7.83m  Rose Vandegou (NCL) (T/F41)7.05m  Elie Enock (VAN) (T/F42)6.71m [51]
Javelin ambulant  Rose Vandegou (NCL) (T/F41)22.14m  Elie Enock (VAN) (T/F42)13.56m  Jeminah Otoa (SOL) (T/F46)18.25m [52]

Notes

^ a Erwan Cassier dedicated his win to his late father, Frédéric Cassier, who won the title in Apia, in 1983.

^ b Toea Wisil broke the women's 100 metre games record in her first round heat clocking 11.50 seconds. The previous record was 11.55 seconds.

^ c The women's 3000m steeplechase only had 3 entries. Therefore according to the Samoa 2019 Athletics technical manual section 9.3, only gold and silver will be awarded in events with such cases.[3]

See also

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