Athletics at the 2007 South Pacific Games

Athletics competitions at the 2007 Pacific Games were held at the Apia Park in Apia, Samoa, between September 3–8, 2007.[1] A total of 45 events were contested, 23 by men and 22 by women. This year 6 games records were set (1 by the men and 5 by the women).

Athletics at the XIII Pacific Games
DatesSeptember 3–8
Host cityApia, Samoa Samoa
VenueApia Park
LevelSenior
Events45 (23 men, 22 women)
Participation20 nations


Out of the 135 medals given away Fiji won the most with 12 gold medals, 17 silver medals and 4 medals for a total of 33 medals. New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea tied in second, both winning 27 medals. The hosts (Samoa) came fifth, receiving only nine medals.

Medal summary

Medal winners and their results were published on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow.[2]

Complete results can also be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.[1]

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: +0.7 m/s)  Jone Delai (FIJ)10.66  Iowane Dovumatua (FIJ)10.71  Wally Kirika (PNG)10.74
200 metres (wind: +0.2 m/s)  Niko Verekauta (FIJ)21.26 GR  Iliesa Namosimalua (FIJ)21.48  Nelson Stone (PNG)21.69
400 metres  Niko Verekauta (FIJ)47.18  Iliesa Namosimalua (FIJ)47.74  Nelson Stone (PNG)48.16
800 metres  Aunese Curreen (SAM)1:49.82  Isireli Naikelekelevesi (FIJ)1:50.31  Arnold Sorina (VAN)1:55.40
1500 metres  Aunese Curreen (SAM)3:53.93  Isireli Naikelekelevesi (FIJ)3:54.64  Arnold Sorina (VAN)4:03.20
5000 metres  Aunese Curreen (SAM)15:42.62  Georges Richmond (PYF)15:43.98  Sapolai Yao (PNG)15:45.09
10000 metres  Georges Richmond (PYF)33:29.41  Sapolai Yao (PNG)34:06.22  Sam Lavi (VAN)35:05.47
Half Marathon  Georges Richmond (PYF)1:11:16.4  Sapolai Yao (PNG)1:13:49.5  Tutea Degage (PYF)1:16:09.3
3000 metres steeplechase  Sapolai Yao (PNG)9:41.48  Rodney Gapirongo (SOL)10:17.52  Pierre Bourret (PYF)10:23.40
110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.3 m/s)  Toriki Urarii (PYF)14.51  Jovesa Naivalu (FIJ)14.79  Mowen Boino (PNG)14.97
400 metres hurdles  Mowen Boino (PNG)51.35  Jone Wainiqolo (FIJ)52.02  Wala Gime (PNG)52.38
High Jump  Rajendra Prasad (FIJ)2.06m / Ogun Robert (NCL)2.03m / Éric Reuillard (NCL)1.94m
Pole Vault / Éric Reuillard (NCL)4.40m  Jeffrey-Tamatoa Laibe (PYF)4.20m  Toriki Urarii (PYF)3.05m
Long Jump / Frédéric Erin (NCL)7.71m (wind: 0.0 m/s)  Anasa Cakaunivalu (FIJ)7.29m (wind: -1.3 m/s)  Eroni Tuivanuavou (FIJ)7.20m (wind: +0.1 m/s)
Triple Jump / Frédéric Erin (NCL)15.47m w (wind: +2.6 m/s)  Eugene Vollmer (FIJ)14.99m w (wind: +4.8 m/s) / Kainric Ozoux (NCL)14.82m w (wind: +3.5 m/s)
Shot Put  Shaka Sola (SAM)16.77m  Stephen Lasei (SAM)16.69m / Daniel Kilama (NCL)16.64m
Discus Throw / Bertrand Vili (NCL)58.31m  Shaka Sola (SAM)48.73m / Daniel Kilama (NCL)48.47m
Hammer Throw / Erwan Cassier (NCL)56.16m / Bertrand Vili (NCL)55.73m  Faleono Seve (SAM)48.85m
Javelin Throw Wallis and Futuna/ Sosefo Panuve (WLF)71.73m  Leslie Copeland (FIJ)69.84m / Mathieu Roulet (NCL)67.61m
Octathlon / Georgy Outurau (NCL)5410pts  Jeffrey-Tamatoa Laibe (PYF)4951pts  Harold Nair (FIJ)4531pts
20 Kilometres Road Walk  Dip Chand (FIJ)2:19.14  Pradeep Chand (FIJ)2:19.20
4 x 100 metres relay  Fiji
Jone Mudu
Iliesa Namosimalua
Iowane Dovumatua
Niko Verekauta
40.60 / New Caledonia
Kainric Ozoux
Frédéric Erin
Georgy Outurau
Paul Zongo
41.20  Solomon Islands
Nelson Kabitana
Jack Iroga
Francis Manioru
Chris Walasi
41.55
4 x 400 metres relay  Fiji
Iliesa Namosimalua
Isireli Naikelekelevesi
Gaberieli Waqavanua
Niko Verekauta
3:10.18  Papua New Guinea
Nelson Stone
Wala Gime
Fabian Niulai
Mowen Boino
3:11.96  Vanuatu
Arnold Sorina
Moses Kamut
Jimmy Kassiley
Sam Kaiapam
3:16.43

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: +0.1 m/s)  Makelesi Bulikiobo (FIJ)11.55 GR  Mae Koime (PNG)11.57  Toea Wisil (PNG)12.00
200 metres (wind: +0.3 m/s)  Makelesi Bulikiobo (FIJ)23.40 GR  Mae Koime (PNG)23.86  Toea Wisil (PNG)24.34
400 metres  Makelesi Bulikiobo (FIJ)52.96  Toea Wisil (PNG)55.15  Paulini Korowaqa (FIJ)56.21
800 metres  Salome Dell (PNG)2:12.98  Cecilia Kumalalamene (PNG)2:16.35  Ann Mooney (PNG)2:16.62
1500 metres  Salome Dell (PNG)5:00.28  Heiata Brinkfield (PYF)5:02.56  Cecilia Kumalalamene (PNG)5:07.66
5000 metres  Akesa Drotini (FIJ)18:37.65  Sophie Gardon (PYF)18:41.14  Poro Gahekave (PNG)18:48.06
10000 metres  Sophie Gardon (PYF)38:48.45  Poro Gahekave (PNG)41:26.48  Florence Tina Toada (SOL)42:56.22
Half Marathon  Sophie Gardon (PYF)1:24:20 GR  Manuella Heitz (PYF)1:33:17 / Josiane Chipaux (NCL)1:33:33
3000 metres steeplechase  Poro Gahekave (PNG)11:48.74  Heiata Brinkfield (PYF)12:13.77  Nelly Hagatora (SOL)13:02.19
100 metres hurdles (wind: 0.9 m/s) / Phœbé Wejieme (NCL)14.49  Milika Tuivanuavou (FIJ)14.71  Terani Faremiro (PYF)14.95
400 metres hurdles  Sharon Henry (PNG)64.32 / Phoebe Wejieme (NCL)65.12  Salote Niulevu (FIJ)69.39
High Jump  Véronique Boyer (PYF)1.70m / Candice Soulisse (NCL)1.67m  Terani Faremiro (PYF)1.64m
Pole Vault  Dolores Dogba (PYF)2.95m / Léa Colmas (NCL)2.60m / Chloé Colmas (NCL)2.60m
Long Jump  Soko Salaniqiqi (FIJ)6.05m (wind: +0.5 m/s) GR  Makelesi Tumalevu (FIJ)5.99m w (wind: +2.8 m/s)  Véronique Boyer (PYF)5.62m (wind: +1.9 m/s)
Triple Jump  Véronique Boyer (PYF)12.06m (wind: -0.6 m/s)  Soko Salaniqiqi (FIJ)11.83m (wind: -0.1 m/s)  Monique Lafaialii (SAM)10.81m (wind: +0.5 m/s)
Shot Put  Ana Po'uhila (TGA)16.60m  Tereapii Tapoki (COK)14.90m  Margaret Satupai (SAM)13.60m
Discus Throw  Tereapii Tapoki (COK)53.17m  Ana Po'uhila (TGA)48.92m / Glenda Polelei (NCL)47.90m
Hammer Throw / Vaikula Elise Takosi (NCL)47.41m / Bina Ramesh (NCL)45.50m  Siniva Marsters (COK)42.96m
Javelin Throw / Bina Ramesh (NCL)53.34m / Glenda Polelei (NCL)52.50m / Linda Selui (NCL)52.30m
Heptathlon  Terani Faremiro (PYF)4389  Milika Tuivanuavou (FIJ)4117  Johanna Sui (PYF)4006
4 x 100 metres relay  Papua New Guinea
Mae Koime
Toea Wisil
Ann Mooney
Raphaela Baki
45.99  Fiji
Soko Salaniqiqi
Makelesi Bulikiobo
Alena Vadrasamu
Makelesi Tumalevu
46.01 / New Caledonia
Florence Araguissokid
Phoebe Wejieme
Kamen Zongo
Marie-Claude Haluatr
48.75
4 x 400 metres relay  Papua New Guinea
Mae Koime
Ann Mooney
Salome Dell
Toea Wisil
3:40.55 GR  Fiji
Torika Odro
Paulini Korowaqa
Anameli Navukitu
Makelesi Bulikiobo
3:41.03  Solomon Islands
Joycelyn Taurikeni
June Fataea
Flory Liza
Pauline Kwalea
4:08.03

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Samoa)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Fiji1217433
2/ New Caledonia981027
3 French Polynesia97723
4 Papua New Guinea881127
5 Samoa*4239
6 Cook Islands1113
7 Tonga1102
8Wallis and Futuna/ Wallis and Futuna1001
9 Solomon Islands0145
10 Vanuatu0044
Totals (10 entries)454544134

Participation (unofficial)

Athletes from the following 20 countries were reported to participate:[1]

References

  1. South Pacific Games - 3/09/2007 to 8/09/2007 - Apia Park, Apia, Samoa - Results, OAA, September 9, 2007, retrieved April 3, 2013
  2. Snow, Bob (September 12, 2011), SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES RESULTS (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved April 3, 2013
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