Athletics at the 1997 South Pacific Mini Games
Athletics at the V South Pacific Mini Games | |
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Dates | August 15–20 |
Host city | Pago Pago, American Samoa |
Venue | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Events | 42 (23 men, 19 women) |
Participation | 15 nations |
Athletics competitions at the 1997 South Pacific Mini Games were held at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in Pago Pago, American Samoa, between August 15–20, 1997.
A total of 42 events were contested, 23 by men and 19 by women.
Medal summary[]
Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage courtesy of Tony Isaacs and Børre Lilloe,[1] and on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow.[2]
Complete results can also be found on the Oceania Athletics Association,[3] and on the Athletics PNG[4][5] webpages.
Men[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (wind: -2.0 m/s) | Jone Delai (FIJ) | 10.52 | Peter Pulu (PNG) | 10.70 | Toluta'u Koula (TGA) | 10.82 |
200 metres (wind: -3.6 m/s) | (FIJ) | 21.36 | Jone Delai (FIJ) | 21.38 | (FIJ) | 21.54 |
400 metres | (FIJ) | 46.46 | Solomone Bole (FIJ) | 48.80 | Samuel Bai (PNG) | 49.14 |
800 metres | Isireli Naikelekelevesi (FIJ) | 1:50.54 | Selwyn Kole (SOL) | 1:53.33 | (FIJ) | 1:56.13 |
1500 metres | Isireli Naikelekelevesi (FIJ) | 3:56.07 | Tawai Keiruan (VAN) | 3:59.88 | Selwyn Kole (SOL) | 4:00.95 |
5000 metres | Primo Higa (SOL) | 15:54.66 | / (TAH) | 15:57.75 | Tawai Keiruan (VAN) | 15:58.40 |
10000 metres | Primo Higa (SOL) | 33:19.96 | / (TAH) | 33:19.98 | (SOL) | 34:36.18 |
/ (TAH) | 2:08:59 | Primo Higa (SOL) | 2:11:46 | (NCL) | 2:12:17 | |
3000 metres steeplechase | Tawai Keiruan (VAN) | 9:30.86 | Primo Higa (SOL) | 9:34.86 | Isireli Naikelekelevesi (FIJ) | 9:37.42 |
110 metres hurdles (wind: +2.8 m/s) | Jovesa Naivalu (FIJ) | 13.9 (ht) w | (SAM) | 14.3 (ht) w | Ivan Wakit (PNG) | 14.4 (ht) w |
400 metres hurdles | Jovesa Naivalu (FIJ) | 51.87 | Autiko Daunakamakama (FIJ) | 52.64 | Ivan Wakit (PNG) | 53.25 |
High Jump | (SAM) | 2.04 | (FIJ) | 1.97 | / (TAH) | 1.91 |
Pole Vault | (TGA) | 4.50 | (NCL) | 4.40 | (TGA) | 4.20 |
Long Jump | (NCL) | 7.16 w (wind: +4.4 m/s) | / (TAH) | 7.11 w (wind: +4.0 m/s) | (PNG) | 7.00 (wind: +2.0 m/s) |
Triple Jump | (NCL) | 14.53 (wind: +1.9 m/s) | (SAM) | 14.52 (wind: +1.5 m/s) | Jovesa Naivalu (FIJ) | 14.49 w (wind: +3.6 m/s) |
Shot Put | (NCL) | 15.13 | / (TAH) | 15.05 | (GUM) | 14.50 |
Discus Throw | / (TAH) | 48.88 | (NCL) | 41.54 | (TGA) | 40.20 |
Hammer Throw | (NCL) | 54.00 | (NFK) | 52.48 | (NCL) | 44.46 |
Javelin Throw | (FIJ) | 73.58 | (FIJ) | 68.76 | (FIJ) | 66.76 |
Decathlon | (FIJ) | 6235 | (TGA) | 5958 | (NCL) | 5331 |
20 Kilometres Road Walk | (FIJ) | 1:49:23 | (FIJ) | 1:50:16 | (FIJ) | 2:03:56 |
4 x 100 metres relay | Fiji Jone Delai Solomone Bole |
40.15 | Papua New Guinea Subul Babo |
41.77 | Vanuatu Baptiste Firiam |
42.11 |
4 x 400 metres relay | Fiji Solomone Bole Jone Delai |
3:13.80 | Papua New Guinea Subul Babo Samuel Bai |
3:16.63 | Vanuatu Tavakalo Kailes Baptiste Firiam |
3:21.56 |
Women[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (wind: -3.3 m/s) | Siulolo Liku (TGA) | 12.60 | Vaciseva Tavaga (FIJ) | 12.64 | Rachel Rogers (FIJ) | 12.78 |
200 metres (wind: -3.6 m/s) | (PNG) | 25.47 | Rachel Rogers (FIJ) | 25.53 | Vaciseva Tavaga (FIJ) | 25.89 |
400 metres | (PNG) | 57.74 | (FIJ) | 57.98 | (FIJ) | 59.04 |
800 metres | (FIJ) | 2:14.93 | Salome Tabuatalei (FIJ) | 2:17.59 | (TGA) | 2:18.87 |
1500 metres | Salome Tabuatalei (FIJ) | 5:04.81 | (FIJ) | 5:04.98 | (PNG) | 5:16.99 |
3000 metres | Salome Tabuatalei (FIJ) | 11:02.78 | (TGA) | 11:08.78 | / (TAH) | 11:14.76 |
10000 metres | Salome Tabuatalei (FIJ) | 43:46.0 | (ASA) | 45:50.0 | ||
100 metres hurdles (wind: +1.8 m/s) | Rachel Rogers (FIJ) | 13.6 | Siulolo Liku (TGA) | 13.8 | / (TAH) | 15.8 |
400 metres hurdles | (FIJ) | 62.72 | (FIJ) | 63.04 | / (TAH) | 66.07 |
High Jump | (PNG) | 1.74 | / (TAH) | 1.55 | (FIJ) | 1.50 |
Long Jump | Siulolo Liku (TGA) | 6.19 w (wind: +3.7 m/s) | (FIJ) | 5.64 w (wind: +4.4 m/s) | (FIJ) | 5.47 (wind: +2.0 m/s) |
Triple Jump | Siulolo Liku (TGA) | 12.49 w (wind: +2.5 m/s) | (NCL) | 11.40 w (wind: +3.7 m/s) | (FIJ) | 11.23 w (wind: +2.4 m/s) |
Shot Put | Lisa Misipeka (ASA) | 14.37 | (NCL) | 13.04 | (FIJ) | 12.90 |
Discus Throw | (NCL) | 44.64 | Lisa Misipeka (ASA) | 43.32 | Siniva Marsters (COK) | 43.27 |
Hammer Throw | Lisa Misipeka (ASA) | 58.20 | (NCL) | 32.76 | (NCL) | 30.50 |
Javelin Throw | Iloai Suaniu (SAM) | 46.10 | (NCL) | 43.68 | (FIJ) | 43.38 |
Heptathlon | (FIJ) | 4265 | / (TAH) | 3798 | ||
4 x 100 metres relay | Fiji Rachel Rogers Vaciseva Tavaga |
47.36 | / Tahiti |
51.28 | Samoa |
52.13 |
4 x 400 metres relay | Fiji |
3:58.41 | Papua New Guinea |
4:16.53 | / Tahiti |
4:27.58 |
Medal table[]
The medal table was published.[3][4]
* Host nation (American Samoa)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Fiji (FIJ) | 21 | 13 | 14 | 48 |
2 | New Caledonia (NCL) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
3 | Tonga (TON) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
4 | Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
5 | French Polynesia (TAH) | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
6 | Solomon Islands (SOL) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
7 | Samoa (SAM) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
8 | American Samoa (ASA)* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
9 | Vanuatu (VAN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
10 | Norfolk Island (NFK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Cook Islands (COK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Guam (GUM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (12 nations) | 42 | 42 | 40 | 124 |
Participation (unofficial)[]
Athletes from the following 15 countries were reported to participate:[3][4][5]
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References[]
- ^ SOUTH PACIFIC MINI GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved April 11, 2013
- ^ Snow, Bob (October 30, 2012), MINI SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES MEDALLISTS (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved April 11, 2013
- ^ a b c Snow, Bob (October 2012), FIFTH MINI SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA - August, 1997 - FULL RESULTS (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved April 11, 2013
- ^ a b c Snow, Bob, FIFTH MINI SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA - August, 1997 - FULL RESULTS, Athletics PNG, retrieved April 11, 2013
- ^ a b Snow, Bob (September 9, 1997), PACIFIC ISLANDS ATHLETICS STATISTICS # 5/97 - Mini South Pacific Games, Pago Pago & World Championships - August/September 1997, Athletics PNG, retrieved April 11, 2013
External links[]
Categories:
- Athletics at the Pacific Mini Games
- Athletics in American Samoa
- 1997 in athletics (track and field)
- 1997 in American Samoan sports
- 1997 Pacific Games