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
Games Year Location Host country Events
Men Women Total
I1963 ()Suva Fiji191029
II1966 ()Nouméa New Caledonia201131
III1969 ()Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea Papua and New Guinea221234
IV1971 ()Pirae Tahiti221335
V1975 ()Tumon Guam221335
VI1979 ()Suva Fiji221537
VII1983 ()Apia Western Samoa221638
VIII1987 ()Nouméa New Caledonia221638
IX1991 ()Port Moresby Papua New Guinea231841
X1995 ()Pirae Tahiti231942
XI1999 ()Santa Rita Guam232245
XII2003 ()Suva Fiji232144
XIII2007 ()Apia Samoa232245
XIV2011 ()Nouméa New Caledonia2523  48 a
XV2015 ()Port Moresby Papua New Guinea2523  48 a
XVI2019 ()Apia Samoa2524  49 b
XVII2023 ()Honiara Solomon Islands
XVIII2027 ()Papeete Tahiti

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 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)6406386371915

Pacific Mini Games

Editions
Games Year Location Host country Events
Men Women Total
I1981 ()Honiara Solomon Islands221436
II1985 ()Rarotonga Cook Islands231740
III1989 ()Nukualofa Tonga231740
IV1993 ()Port Vila Vanuatu231942
V1997 ()Pago Pago American Samoa231942
VI2001 ()Middlegate Norfolk Island222143
VII2005 ()Koror Palau201939
VIII2009 ()Rarotonga Cook Islands212041
IX2013 ()Mata-Utu Wallis and Futuna2522   47 a
X2017 ()Port Vila Vanuatu2522  47 a
XI2022 ()Saipan Northern Mariana Islands2626  52 c
XII2025 ()Koror Palau

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).

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

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
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