1985 South Pacific Mini Games
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Host city | Rarotonga |
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Country | Cook Islands |
Nations participating | 16 |
Athletes participating | ~700[1] |
Events | 6 sports |
Opening ceremony | 31 July 1985 |
Closing ceremony | 9 August 1985 |
The 1985 South Pacific Mini Games were held at Rarotonga in the Cook Islands from 31 July to 9 August 1985. It was the second edition of the South Pacific Mini Games.[2]
The new stadium built for the games had a grass track but several South Pacific Games athletics records were broken at the 1985 games including the women's 800 metres.[2] The track and field competition also served as a selection trial for the Oceania team to compete at the IAAF World Cup in Canberra.[3]
Participating countries[]
Sixteen Pacific nations participated in the Games:[2]
Sports[]
Six sports were contested at the 1985 South Pacific Mini Games:[2]
Netball (1)
Rugby union (1)
Tennis (5)
Final medal table[]
Papua New Guinea topped the medal count:[5]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 13 | 12 | 12 | 37 |
2 | ![]() | 12 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
3 | ![]() | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
![]() | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
8 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals (16 nations) | 56 | 56 | 57 | 169 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Mini South Pacific Games". Pacific Islands Monthly. Pacific Publications. 56 (9): 25. 1985. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "1985 Mini Games". Pacific Games Council. 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "World Cup highlights". The Canberra Times. 6 August 1985. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Mini Games - what will they bring!". The Fiji Times. 18 September 2009. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Medals Won at Mini Games". Pacific Games Council. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
Sources[]
- 2nd Mini South Pacific Games: Raratonga 31st July ~ 9th August 1985 (PDF) (Report). Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee. 1985. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Categories:
- Pacific Games
- 1985 in multi-sport events
- 1985 in Oceanian sport
- 1985 Pacific Games
- 1985 in the Cook Islands
- International sports competitions hosted by the Cook Islands
- July 1985 sports events in Oceania
- August 1985 sports events in Oceania