Athletics at the 1969 South Pacific Games
Athletics at the III South Pacific Games | |
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Dates | August 14–20 |
Host city | Port Moresby, Papua and New Guinea ![]() |
Level | Senior |
Events | 34 (22 men, 12 women) |
Participation | 12 nations |
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 | |||
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100 metres (wind: -0.8 m/s) | ![]() |
10.9 | ![]() |
11.0 | ![]() |
11.0 |
200 metres | ![]() |
21.8 | ![]() |
22.1 | ![]() |
22.1 |
400 metres | ![]() |
48.8 | ![]() |
49.3 | ![]() |
50.1 |
800 metres | ![]() |
1:57.3 | ![]() |
1:58.7 | ![]() |
1:58.9 |
1500 metres | ![]() |
4:08.6 | ![]() |
4:11.9 | ![]() |
4:12.3 |
5000 metres | ![]() |
16:02.8 | ![]() |
16:03.0 | ![]() |
16:05.0 |
10000 metres | ![]() |
33:13.2 | ![]() |
33:17.0 | ![]() |
33:17.2 |
Marathon | ![]() |
2:49:19 | ![]() |
2:59:13 | ![]() |
3:03:10 |
3000 metres steeplechase | ![]() |
9:48.8 | ![]() |
10:02.0 | ![]() |
10:09.6 |
110 metres hurdles | ![]() |
15.0 | ![]() |
15.7 | ![]() |
15.7 |
400 metres hurdles | ![]() |
53.6 | ![]() |
55.7 | ![]() |
56.4 |
High Jump | ![]() |
1.88 | ![]() |
1.88 | ![]() |
1.83 |
Pole Vault | ![]() |
4.22 | ![]() |
4.02 | ![]() |
3.66 |
Long Jump | ![]() |
7.03 | ![]() |
6.97 | ![]() |
6.84 |
Triple Jump | ![]() |
14.58 | ![]() |
14.48 | ![]() |
14.37 |
Shot Put | ![]() |
17.89 | ![]() |
14.17 | ![]() |
13.85 |
Discus Throw | ![]() |
50.22 | ![]() |
43.88 | ![]() |
39.24 |
Hammer Throw | ![]() |
43.14 | ![]() |
43.08 | ![]() |
41.84 |
Javelin Throw | ![]() |
72.76 | ![]() |
67.90 | ![]() |
62.28 |
Decathlon | ![]() |
6185 | ![]() |
6010 | ![]() |
5896 |
4 x 100 metres relay | ![]() |
42.5 | ![]() Samuela Yavala |
42.8 | ![]() Jean Salmon |
42.9 |
4 x 400 metres relay | ![]() Saimoni Tamani Samuela Yavala |
3:19.6 | ![]() D. Uvah |
3:22.2 | ![]() |
3:22.9 |
Women[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | ![]() |
12.8 | ![]() |
12.9 | ![]() |
13.0 |
200 metres | ![]() |
25.7 | ![]() |
25.9 | ![]() |
26.3 |
400 metres | ![]() |
59.1 | ![]() |
59.4 | ![]() |
59.5 |
800 metres | ![]() |
2:22.3 | ![]() |
2:22.3 | ![]() |
2:25.4 |
80 metres hurdles | ![]() |
12.1 | ![]() |
12.4 | ![]() |
12.4 |
High Jump | ![]() |
1.54 | ![]() |
1.50 | ![]() |
1.50 |
Long Jump | ![]() |
5.24 | ![]() |
5.23 | ![]() |
5.16 |
Shot Put | ![]() |
12.19 | ![]() |
11.77 | ![]() |
11.45 |
Discus Throw | ![]() |
41.42 | ![]() |
38.82 | ![]() |
36.98 |
Javelin Throw | ![]() |
42.58 | ![]() |
41.70 | ![]() |
41.56 |
Pentathlon | ![]() |
3801 | ![]() |
3742 | ![]() |
3460 |
4 x 100 metres relay[nb 1] | ![]() |
52.0 | ![]() |
54.7 | ![]() M. Manibusan I. Cruz J. Cruz L. Taitano |
56.8 |
Medal table (unofficial)[]
* Host nation (Papua New Guinea)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (11 nations) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 |
Participation (unofficial)[]
Athletes from 12 countries were reported to participate:[1]
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Notes[]
References[]
- ^ 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
- ^ General History of Oceania Athletics Association, Oceania Athletics Association, retrieved March 3, 2013
- ^ SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 30, 2013
- ^ Snow, Bob (September 12, 2011), SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES RESULTS (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved March 30, 2013
- ^ "Fiji alleges poor Games treatment". The Canberra Times. 21 August 1969. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
External links[]
- Athletics at the Pacific Games
- Athletics in Papua New Guinea
- 1969 in athletics (track and field)
- 1969 in Papua New Guinea
- 1969 Pacific Games