Athletics at the 2007 South Pacific Games

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Athletics at the XIII Pacific Games
DatesSeptember 3–8
Host cityApia, Samoa Samoa
VenueApia Park
LevelSenior
Events45 (23 men, 22 women)
Participation20 nations

2007 Pacific Games

Athletics competitions at the 2007 Pacific Games were held at the Apia Park in Apia, Samoa, between September 3–8, 2007.[1] A total of 45 events were contested, 23 by men and 22 by women. This year 6 games records were set (1 by the men and 5 by the women).

Out of the 135 medals given away Fiji won the most with 12 gold medals, 17 silver medals and 4 medals for a total of 33 medals. New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea tied in second, both winning 27 medals. The hosts (Samoa) came fifth, receiving only nine medals.

Medal summary[]

Medal winners and their results were published on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow.[2]

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

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: +0.7 m/s)  Jone Delai (FIJ) 10.66   (FIJ) 10.71  Wally Kirika (PNG) 10.74
200 metres (wind: +0.2 m/s)  Niko Verekauta (FIJ) 21.26 GR   (FIJ) 21.48  Nelson Stone (PNG) 21.69
400 metres  Niko Verekauta (FIJ) 47.18   (FIJ) 47.74  Nelson Stone (PNG) 48.16
800 metres  Aunese Curreen (SAM) 1:49.82  Isireli Naikelekelevesi (FIJ) 1:50.31  Arnold Sorina (VAN) 1:55.40
1500 metres  Aunese Curreen (SAM) 3:53.93  Isireli Naikelekelevesi (FIJ) 3:54.64  Arnold Sorina (VAN) 4:03.20
5000 metres  Aunese Curreen (SAM) 15:42.62   (PYF) 15:43.98  Sapolai Yao (PNG) 15:45.09
10000 metres   (PYF) 33:29.41  Sapolai Yao (PNG) 34:06.22   (VAN) 35:05.47
Half Marathon   (PYF) 1:11:16.4  Sapolai Yao (PNG) 1:13:49.5   (PYF) 1:16:09.3
3000 metres steeplechase  Sapolai Yao (PNG) 9:41.48   (SOL) 10:17.52   (PYF) 10:23.40
110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.3 m/s)   (PYF) 14.51  Jovesa Naivalu (FIJ) 14.79  Mowen Boino (PNG) 14.97
400 metres hurdles  Mowen Boino (PNG) 51.35   (FIJ) 52.02   (PNG) 52.38
High Jump   (FIJ) 2.06m /  (NCL) 2.03m /  (NCL) 1.94m
Pole Vault /  (NCL) 4.40m   (PYF) 4.20m   (PYF) 3.05m
Long Jump / Frédéric Erin (NCL) 7.71m (wind: 0.0 m/s)   (FIJ) 7.29m (wind: -1.3 m/s)   (FIJ) 7.20m (wind: +0.1 m/s)
Triple Jump / Frédéric Erin (NCL) 15.47m w (wind: +2.6 m/s)   (FIJ) 14.99m w (wind: +4.8 m/s) /  (NCL) 14.82m w (wind: +3.5 m/s)
Shot Put  Shaka Sola (SAM) 16.77m   (SAM) 16.69m /  (NCL) 16.64m
Discus Throw / Bertrand Vili (NCL) 58.31m  Shaka Sola (SAM) 48.73m /  (NCL) 48.47m
Hammer Throw /  (NCL) 56.16m / Bertrand Vili (NCL) 55.73m   (SAM) 48.85m
Javelin Throw Wallis and Futuna/  (WLF) 71.73m  Leslie Copeland (FIJ) 69.84m /  (NCL) 67.61m
Octathlon /  (NCL) 5410pts   (PYF) 4951pts   (FIJ) 4531pts
20 Kilometres Road Walk   (FIJ) 2:19.14   (FIJ) 2:19.20
4 x 100 metres relay  Fiji



Niko Verekauta		 40.60 / New Caledonia

Frédéric Erin

41.20  Solomon Islands

Jack Iroga
Francis Manioru
Chris Walasi		 41.55
4 x 400 metres relay  Fiji

Isireli Naikelekelevesi

Niko Verekauta		 3:10.18  Papua New Guinea
Nelson Stone


Mowen Boino		 3:11.96  Vanuatu
Arnold Sorina
Moses Kamut

3:16.43

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: +0.1 m/s)  Makelesi Bulikiobo (FIJ) 11.55 GR  Mae Koime (PNG) 11.57  Toea Wisil (PNG) 12.00
200 metres (wind: +0.3 m/s)  Makelesi Bulikiobo (FIJ) 23.40 GR  Mae Koime (PNG) 23.86  Toea Wisil (PNG) 24.34
400 metres  Makelesi Bulikiobo (FIJ) 52.96  Toea Wisil (PNG) 55.15   (FIJ) 56.21
800 metres  Salome Dell (PNG) 2:12.98   (PNG) 2:16.35  Ann Mooney (PNG) 2:16.62
1500 metres  Salome Dell (PNG) 5:00.28   (PYF) 5:02.56   (PNG) 5:07.66
5000 metres   (FIJ) 18:37.65   (PYF) 18:41.14  Poro Gahekave (PNG) 18:48.06
10000 metres   (PYF) 38:48.45  Poro Gahekave (PNG) 41:26.48   (SOL) 42:56.22
Half Marathon   (PYF) 1:24:20 GR   (PYF) 1:33:17 /  (NCL) 1:33:33
3000 metres steeplechase  Poro Gahekave (PNG) 11:48.74   (PYF) 12:13.77   (SOL) 13:02.19
100 metres hurdles (wind: 0.9 m/s) /  (NCL) 14.49   (FIJ) 14.71   (PYF) 14.95
400 metres hurdles   (PNG) 64.32 /  (NCL) 65.12   (FIJ) 69.39
High Jump   (PYF) 1.70m /  (NCL) 1.67m   (PYF) 1.64m
Pole Vault   (PYF) 2.95m /  (NCL) 2.60m /  (NCL) 2.60m
Long Jump   (FIJ) 6.05m (wind: +0.5 m/s) GR   (FIJ) 5.99m w (wind: +2.8 m/s)   (PYF) 5.62m (wind: +1.9 m/s)
Triple Jump   (PYF) 12.06m (wind: -0.6 m/s)   (FIJ) 11.83m (wind: -0.1 m/s)   (SAM) 10.81m (wind: +0.5 m/s)
Shot Put  Ana Po'uhila (TGA) 16.60m  Tereapii Tapoki (COK) 14.90m  Margaret Satupai (SAM) 13.60m
Discus Throw  Tereapii Tapoki (COK) 53.17m  Ana Po'uhila (TGA) 48.92m /  (NCL) 47.90m
Hammer Throw / Vaikula Elise Takosi (NCL) 47.41m / Bina Ramesh (NCL) 45.50m  Siniva Marsters (COK) 42.96m
Javelin Throw / Bina Ramesh (NCL) 53.34m /  (NCL) 52.50m /  (NCL) 52.30m
Heptathlon   (PYF) 4389   (FIJ) 4117   (PYF) 4006
4 x 100 metres relay  Papua New Guinea
Mae Koime
Toea Wisil
Ann Mooney
45.99  Fiji

Makelesi Bulikiobo

46.01 / New Caledonia



48.75
4 x 400 metres relay  Papua New Guinea
Mae Koime
Ann Mooney
Salome Dell
Toea Wisil		 3:40.55 GR  Fiji



Makelesi Bulikiobo		 3:41.03  Solomon Islands



Pauline Kwalea		 4:08.03

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Samoa)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Fiji1217433
2/ New Caledonia981027
3 French Polynesia97723
4 Papua New Guinea881127
5 Samoa*4239
6 Cook Islands1113
7 Tonga1102
8Wallis and Futuna/ Wallis and Futuna1001
9 Solomon Islands0145
10 Vanuatu0044
Totals (10 nations)454544134

Participation (unofficial)[]

Athletes from the following 20 countries were reported to participate:[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c South Pacific Games - 3/09/2007 to 8/09/2007 - Apia Park, Apia, Samoa - Results, OAA, September 9, 2007, retrieved April 3, 2013[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Snow, Bob (September 12, 2011), SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES RESULTS (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved April 3, 2013

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