Athletics at the Pacific Games
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Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
competitions have been held at every
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 were ...
since the inaugural edition
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and at every
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 ...
since the inaugural edition
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. Both events are open for the 22 member federations of the Pacific Games Council. The Pacific Games started as ''South Pacific Games'' and were renamed in 2011, whereas the Pacific Mini Games started as ''South Pacific Mini Games'' and were renamed in 2009.


Pacific Games


Editions


All-time Pacific Games medal table

Medal winners for the athletics events of the
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 were ...
until 2003 were published. Complete results can be found on the
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webpage. After the 2015 games, only
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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 ...
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are yet to win a medal. The following table has the all-time medal tally for athletics at the Pacific Games from 1963 to 2015:


Pacific Mini Games


Editions


Medals

Medal winners for the athletics events of the
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 ...
until 2005 were published. Complete results can be found on the
Oceania Athletics Association The Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Oceania. The OAA head office is located in Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. History The OAA was founded as Oceania Amateur Athletic Orga ...
webpage.


See also

List of Pacific Games records in athletics The Pacific Games records in athletics are set by athletes who are representing one of the Pacific Games Council member federations at either the Pacific Games or the Pacific Mini Games. Both games are quadrennial events. The Pacific Games began ...


Notes

Four parasport events were included (three for men and one for women). Six parasport events were included (three for men and three for women). Ten parasport events were included (five for men and five for women).


External links


Athletics medallists from 1963 to 2003 South Pacific Games


References

{{Athletics at multi-sport events Pacific Games *
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 ...
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 were ...