Athletics at the 1969 South Pacific Games

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Athletics at the III South Pacific Games
DatesAugust 14–20
Host cityPort Moresby, Papua and New Guinea Papua New Guinea
LevelSenior
Events34 (22 men, 12 women)
Participation12 nations

1969 South Pacific Games

Athletics competitions at the 1969 South Pacific Games were held in Port Moresby, Papua and New Guinea, between August 14–20, 1969.[1] Following the event, a "Congress of the delegates of Member Countries of the Australasian Area" was held on August 21, 1969, resulting in the foundation of the Oceania Athletics Association.[2] A total of 34 events were contested, 22 by men and 12 by women.

Medal summary[]

Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage courtesy of Tony Isaacs and Børre Lilloe,[3] and on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow.[4]

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

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: -0.8 m/s)   (PYF) 10.9 New Hebrides (NHB) 11.0   (TGA) 11.0
200 metres   (PYF) 21.8 New Hebrides (NHB) 22.1   (TGA) 22.1
400 metres  Saimoni Tamani (FIJ) 48.8   (TGA) 49.3   (NCL) 50.1
800 metres  Saimoni Tamani (FIJ) 1:57.3   (FIJ) 1:58.7   (FIJ) 1:58.9
1500 metres Papua New Guinea (PNG) 4:08.6   (NCL) 4:11.9   (FIJ) 4:12.3
5000 metres Papua New Guinea (PNG) 16:02.8   (NRU) 16:03.0  Usaia Sotutu (FIJ) 16:05.0
10000 metres  Usaia Sotutu (FIJ) 33:13.2 Papua New Guinea (PNG) 33:17.0   (NRU) 33:17.2
Marathon   (NCL) 2:49:19 Papua New Guinea (PNG) 2:59:13   (NRU) 3:03:10
3000 metres steeplechase  Usaia Sotutu (FIJ) 9:48.8   (FIJ) 10:02.0   (NRU) 10:09.6
110 metres hurdles   (TGA) 15.0   (PYF) 15.7  Jean Salmon (PYF) 15.7
400 metres hurdles   (TGA) 53.6 Papua New Guinea (PNG) 55.7   (NCL) 56.4
High Jump  Jean Salmon (PYF) 1.88   (WLF) 1.88   (PYF) 1.83
Pole Vault   (NCL) 4.22   (PYF) 4.02 Papua New Guinea (PNG) 3.66
Long Jump   (NCL) 7.03 Solomon Islands (SOL) 6.97   (NCL) 6.84
Triple Jump   (NCL) 14.58 Solomon Islands (SOL) 14.48 Papua New Guinea (PNG) 14.37
Shot Put  Arnjolt Beer (NCL) 17.89   (NCL) 14.17  Lolésio Tuita (WLF) 13.85
Discus Throw  Arnjolt Beer (NCL) 50.22   (NCL) 43.88   (FIJ) 39.24
Hammer Throw   (NCL) 43.14   (NCL) 43.08  Arnjolt Beer (NCL) 41.84
Javelin Throw  Lolésio Tuita (WLF) 72.76   (NCL) 67.90   (FIJ) 62.28
Decathlon Papua New Guinea (PNG) 6185   (TGA) 6010   (PYF) 5896
4 x 100 metres relay  New Hebrides



42.5  Fiji


Samuela Yavala
42.8  French Polynesia
Jean Salmon


42.9
4 x 400 metres relay  Fiji
Saimoni Tamani

Samuela Yavala
3:19.6 Territory of New Guinea Papua and New Guinea

D. Uvah

3:22.2  New Caledonia



3:22.9

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (TGA) 12.8 Papua New Guinea (PNG) 12.9   (FIJ) 13.0
200 metres   (TGA) 25.7 New Hebrides (NHB) 25.9 Papua New Guinea (PNG) 26.3
400 metres Papua New Guinea (PNG) 59.1   (FIJ) 59.4 Papua New Guinea (PNG) 59.5
800 metres Papua New Guinea (PNG) 2:22.3 Papua New Guinea (PNG) 2:22.3   (FIJ) 2:25.4
80 metres hurdles   (TGA) 12.1 Papua New Guinea (PNG) 12.4   (PYF) 12.4
High Jump   (NCL) 1.54   (NCL) 1.50   (NCL) 1.50
Long Jump  Miriama Tuisorisori (FIJ) 5.24 Papua New Guinea (PNG) 5.23   (ASA) 5.16
Shot Put   (NCL) 12.19   (WLF) 11.77   (FIJ) 11.45
Discus Throw  Lois Lax (NRU) 41.42  Mereoni Vibose (FIJ) 38.82   (NCL) 36.98
Javelin Throw   (NCL) 42.58  Mereoni Vibose (FIJ) 41.70   (NCL) 41.56
Pentathlon   (TGA) 3801   (FIJ) 3742   (PYF) 3460
4 x 100 metres relay[nb 1] Papua New Guinea Papua and New Guinea



52.0  New Hebrides



54.7  Guam
M. Manibusan
I. Cruz
J. Cruz
L. Taitano		 56.8

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Papua New Guinea)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 New Caledonia (NCL)106824
2 Papua New Guinea (PNG)*68418
3 Fiji (FIJ)67821
4 Tonga (TON)62210
5 French Polynesia (PYF)32611
6 New Hebrides (New Hebrides)1405
7 Wallis and Futuna (WLF)1214
8 Nauru (NRU)1135
9 Solomon Islands (SOL)0202
10 American Samoa (ASA)0011
 Guam (GUM)0011
Totals (11 nations)343434102

Participation (unofficial)[]

Athletes from 12 countries were reported to participate:[1]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Fiji and New Caledonia crossed the line first and second respectively in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay but were disqualified for passing the baton outside the change-over box.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 1969 (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved March 30, 2013
  2. ^ General History of Oceania Athletics Association, Oceania Athletics Association, retrieved March 3, 2013
  3. ^ SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 30, 2013
  4. ^ Snow, Bob (September 12, 2011), SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES RESULTS (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved March 30, 2013
  5. ^ "Fiji alleges poor Games treatment". The Canberra Times. 21 August 1969. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

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