Athletics at the 1991 South Pacific Games

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Athletics at the IX South Pacific Games
DatesSeptember 13–21
Host cityPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
LevelSenior
Events41 (23 men, 18 women)
Participation16 nations
Records set14

1991 South Pacific Games

Athletics competitions at the 1991 South Pacific Games were held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, between September 13–21, 1991.[1]

A total of 41 events were contested, 23 by men and 18 by women.

Medal summary[]

Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage courtesy of Tony Isaacs and Børre Lilloe,[2] and on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow.[3]

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

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: -2.4 m/s)   (PNG) 10.80 GR  Takale Tuna (PNG) 10.92  Jone Delai (FIJ) 10.93
200 metres (wind: -3.9 m/s)  Takale Tuna (PNG) 21.79   (FIJ) 21.86  Subul Babo (PNG) 21.97
400 metres  Subul Babo (PNG) 46.77 GR  Takale Tuna (PNG) 47.24   (PNG) 47.43
800 metres  Baptiste Firiam (VAN) 1:54.81   (FIJ) 1:55.65   (FIJ) 1:55.91
1500 metres  Davendra Singh (FIJ) 4:00.44   (FIJ) 4:02.91   (FIJ) 4:03.14
5000 metres  Davendra Singh (FIJ) 15:12.43  Tawai Keiruan (VAN) 15:47.56  Binesh Prasad (FIJ) 15:55.48
10000 metres  Alain Lazare (NCL) 31:44.58  Binesh Prasad (FIJ) 32:34.68   (FIJ) 34:05.67
Marathon  Binesh Prasad (FIJ) 2:36:17   (NCL) 2:38:54   (PNG) 2:41:53
3000 metres steeplechase  Davendra Singh (FIJ) 9:35.82  Moses Khan (FIJ) 10:05.98  Ancel Nalau (VAN) 10:10.47
110 metres hurdles (wind: -1.5 m/s)  William Fong (SAM) 14.86   (NCL) 14.86  Albert Miller (FIJ) 15.03
400 metres hurdles   (PNG) 52.50  Kaminiel Selot (PNG) 53.24   (NCL) 54.25
High Jump   (NCL) 2.05   (FIJ) 1.98 French Polynesia/  (TAH) 1.95
Pole Vault French Polynesia/  (TAH) 4.70 GR French Polynesia/  (TAH) 4.20 Wallis and Futuna/  (WLF) 4.00
Long Jump   (FIJ) 7.49 w (wind: +3.1 m/s) French Polynesia/  (TAH) 7.18 w (wind: +3.9 m/s)   (TGA) 7.09 w (wind: +4.7 m/s)
Triple Jump   (NCL) 15.66 w (wind: +4.8 m/s) French Polynesia/  (TAH) 15.02 w (wind: +2.4 m/s)   (TGA) 14.87 w (wind: +2.5 m/s)
Shot Put   (NCL) 16.44 French Polynesia/  (TAH) 15.76   (NCL) 15.35
Discus Throw French Polynesia/  (TAH) 51.32 GR   (NCL) 46.66   (ASA) 45.78
Hammer Throw   (NCL) 55.58   (NCL) 54.38   (NCL) 49.96
Javelin Throw  Jean-Paul Lakafia (NCL) 77.12 Wallis and Futuna/  (WLF) 72.66 Wallis and Futuna/  (WLF) 69.70
Decathlon  Albert Miller (FIJ) 7265 GR Wallis and Futuna/  (WLF) 6681  Homelo Vi (TGA) 6572
20 Kilometres Road Walk   (FIJ) 1:51:39 GR   (FIJ) 1:55:54   (PNG) 2:12:13
4 x 100 metres relay  Papua New Guinea

Subul Babo

Takale Tuna		 40.54 GR  Fiji

Jone Delai

40.90  Tonga
Toluta'u Koula

Mateaki Mafi
Peauope Suli		 41.20
4 x 400 metres relay  Papua New Guinea
Takale Tuna

Kaminiel Selot
Subul Babo		 3:09.55 GR  Fiji
Apisai Driu

Autiko Daunakamakama
3:13.53  Tonga

Mateaki Mafi
Peauope Suli
3:19.53

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: -2.5 m/s)   (NCL) 12.25   (NCL) 12.43 French Polynesia/  (TAH) 12.60
200 metres (wind: -2.9 m/s)  Vaciseva Tavaga (FIJ) 25.30   (NCL) 25.68   (NCL) 26.11
400 metres  Mary Estelle Kapalu (VAN) 55.82 GR  Vaciseva Tavaga (FIJ) 56.97 French Polynesia/  (TAH) 57.49
800 metres   (FIJ) 2:17.14  Jen Allred (GUM) 2:19.19  Poloni Avek (PNG) 2:19.26
1500 metres  Jen Allred (GUM) 4:43.91   (FIJ) 4:46.83  Rosemary Turare (PNG) 4:48.37
3000 metres  Jen Allred (GUM) 10:27.04  Rosemary Turare (PNG) 10:28.30   (FIJ) 10:48.27
10000 metres  Jen Allred (GUM) 39:35.60 GR  Rosemary Turare (PNG) 39:56.82  Marie Benito (GUM) 40:19.71
Marathon  Jen Allred (GUM) 3:25:17   (GUM) 3:25:50  Marie Benito (GUM) 3:33:20
100 metres hurdles (wind: -2.1 m/s) French Polynesia/  (TAH) 14.70   (PNG) 14.88 French Polynesia/  (TAH) 15.00
400 metres hurdles  Mary Estelle Kapalu (VAN) 60.98 French Polynesia/  (PNG) 61.52   (PNG) 62.94
High Jump French Polynesia/  (TAH) 1.75   (NFK) 1.71   (PNG) 1.60
Long Jump French Polynesia/  (TAH) 5.92 (wind: +1.5 m/s) =GR   (FIJ) 5.73 (wind: +2.0 m/s)   (PNG) 5.67 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
Shot Put   (NCL) 13.64   (NCL) 13.05   (PNG) 12.61
Discus Throw   (NCL) 47.88 GR French Polynesia/  (TAH) 42.38  Mereoni Vibose (FIJ) 41.48
Javelin Throw   (PNG) 49.68   (NCL) 49.30 Wallis and Futuna/ Monika Fiafialoto (WLF) 47.12
Heptathlon   (PNG) 5018 GR   (PNG) 4751 French Polynesia/  (TAH) 4573
4 x 100 metres relay  Fiji

Vaciseva Tavaga

47.78  New Caledonia



48.18  Tonga
Siulolo Liku


49.73
4 x 400 metres relay  Papua New Guinea



3:50.50 GR  Fiji

Vaciseva Tavaga

3:58.44  Tonga


Siulolo Liku
4:01.48

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Papua New Guinea)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Fiji (FIJ)1013831
2 New Caledonia (NCL)99422
3 Papua New Guinea (PNG)*981027
4 French Polynesia (TAH)55515
5 Guam (GUM)4228
6 Vanuatu (VAN)3115
7 Western Samoa (WSM)1001
8 Wallis and Futuna (WLF)0235
9 Norfolk Island (NFK)0101
10 Tonga (TON)0077
11 American Samoa (ASA)0011
Totals (11 nations)414141123


Participation (unofficial)[]

Athletes from the following 16 countries were reported to participate:[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Snow, Bob, FULL RESULTS OF THE ATHLETICS COMPETITION - 1991 SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES, PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved March 30, 2013
  2. ^ SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 30, 2013
  3. ^ Snow, Bob (September 12, 2011), SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES RESULTS (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved March 30, 2013

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