Athletics at the 1997 South Pacific Mini Games

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Athletics at the V South Pacific Mini Games
DatesAugust 15–20
Host cityPago Pago, American Samoa American Samoa
VenueVeterans Memorial Stadium
LevelSenior
Events42 (23 men, 19 women)
Participation15 nations

1997 South Pacific Mini Games

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
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 French Polynesia/  (TAH) 15:57.75  Tawai Keiruan (VAN) 15:58.40
10000 metres  Primo Higa (SOL) 33:19.96 French Polynesia/  (TAH) 33:19.98   (SOL) 34:36.18
French Polynesia/  (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 French Polynesia/  (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) French Polynesia/  (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 French Polynesia/  (TAH) 15.05   (GUM) 14.50
Discus Throw French Polynesia/  (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
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 French Polynesia/  (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 French Polynesia/  (TAH) 15.8
400 metres hurdles   (FIJ) 62.72   (FIJ) 63.04 French Polynesia/  (TAH) 66.07
High Jump   (PNG) 1.74 French Polynesia/  (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 French Polynesia/  (TAH) 3798
4 x 100 metres relay  Fiji

Rachel Rogers
Vaciseva Tavaga
47.36 French Polynesia/ Tahiti



51.28  Samoa



52.13
4 x 400 metres relay  Fiji



3:58.41  Papua New Guinea



4:16.53 French Polynesia/ Tahiti



4:27.58

Medal table[]

The medal table was published.[3][4]

  *   Host nation (American Samoa)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Fiji (FIJ)21131448
2 New Caledonia (NCL)56415
3 Tonga (TON)43411
4 Papua New Guinea (PNG)34512
5 French Polynesia (TAH)27514
6 Solomon Islands (SOL)2327
7 Samoa (SAM)2215
8 American Samoa (ASA)*2204
9 Vanuatu (VAN)1135
10 Norfolk Island (NFK)0101
11 Cook Islands (COK)0011
 Guam (GUM)0011
Totals (12 nations)424240124


Participation (unofficial)[]

Athletes from the following 15 countries were reported to participate:[3][4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ SOUTH PACIFIC MINI GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved April 11, 2013
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ a b c Snow, Bob, FIFTH MINI SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA - August, 1997 - FULL RESULTS, Athletics PNG, retrieved April 11, 2013
  5. ^ 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

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