1981 South Pacific Mini Games
Host city | Honiara |
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Country | Solomon Islands |
Nations | 15 |
Athletes | ~600* |
Events | 5 sports |
Opening | July 8, 1981 (1981-07-08) |
Closing | July 16, 1981 (1981-07-16) |
The 1981 South Pacific Mini Games were held at Honiara in the Solomon Islands from 8–16 July 1981. It was the first edition of the South Pacific Mini Games.[1]
Participating countries
Fifteen Pacific nations participated in the Games:[2]
- American Samoa
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- French Polynesia, "Tahiti"
- Guam
- Kiribati
- New Caledonia (99)[3]
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Marianas
- Papua New Guinea (66)[1]
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
- Wallis and Futuna
- Western Samoa
Sports
Five sports were contested at the 1981 South Pacific Mini Games:[4]
Final medal table
New Caledonia topped the medal count:[2][7]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New Caledonia (NCL) | 17 | 17 | 11 | 45 |
2 | French Polynesia (PYF) | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
3 | Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
4 | Fiji (FIJ) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Samoa (SAM) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
6 | Solomon Islands (SOL) | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
7 | American Samoa (ASA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
8 | Cook Islands (COK) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
9 | Tonga (TON) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
10 | Wallis and Futuna (WLF) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
11 | Vanuatu (VAN) | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
12 | Guam (GUM) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kiribati (KIR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Norfolk Island (NFK) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 50 | 48 | 48 | 146 |
See also
Notes
^* For the 1981 Mini Games, almost 600 contestants were expected to take part.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Mini-Games: Glory for three nations". The Canberra Times. 16 July 1981. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Medals Won at Mini Games". Pacific Games Council. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Mother of three cuts 800 m time". The Canberra Times. 10 July 1981. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Mini South Pacific". The Canberra Times. 8 July 1981. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Fourth gold medal". The Canberra Times. 11 July 1981. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Netball bids farewell to 'Rats'". Cook Island News. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ South Pacific Games Final medals table Canberra Times. 18 July 1981.
- ^ "Pacific Report". Pacific Islands Monthly. 52 (7). Pacific Publications. p. 107 (The Medal Winners). 1981. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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