The VII South Pacific Mini Games were held July 25-August 4, 2005 in

Palau Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the ...

. Torch lighter was athlete Christopher Silas Adolf, Palau's first Olympian.

Participating countries

Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austra ...

and

Tokelau Tokelau (; ; known previously as the Union Islands, and, until 1976, known officially as the Tokelau Islands) is a dependent territory of New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean. It consists of three tropical coral atolls: Atafu, Nukunonu, a ...

did not send teams to the games, with Tahiti citing a need to conserve costs.

Sports

12 sports were contested at the 2005 Pacific Mini Games:

Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of events in each sport.

Final medal table

New Caledonia dominated the medal tally, finishing ahead of Fiji. The small nation of Nauru finished in third place with 18 gold medals; all of them gold and won in the weightlifting competition. Host nation Palau also won 18 medals and finished in sixth position on the table.

Notes

: : : Basketball was included in the 2005 Mini Games in lieu of the FIBA Oceania Tournament. : : : : : : : : : : As per the Pacific Games Charter: :# Only when five or more competitors compete in an event, will the Gold, Silver and Bronze medal be awarded. :# Where only one competitor competes in an event, no medal is awarded. :# Where two competitors compete in an event, only a Gold Medal will be awarded. :# Where three competitors compete, only a Gold Medal will be awarded :# Where four competitors compete, only a Gold and Silver Medal will be awarded. :# Table Tennis award two bronze medals when a minimum of 5 competitors compete.

References

Sources

* {{Pacific Games Pacific Games by year

Pacific Games The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania. The inaugural Games took place in 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently in 2019 in Apia, Samoa. The Games wer ...

P South Pacific Mini Games, 2005 International sports competitions hosted by Palau

Pacific Mini Games The Pacific Mini Games is a continental multi-sport event contested by countries and territories located in Oceania. The event has been held every four years since the inaugural games in Honiara, Solomon Islands in 1981. It was known as the Sou ...