1981 South Pacific Mini Games

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]

1981 Pacific Mini Games
Host cityHoniara
CountrySolomon Islands
Nations15
Athletes~600*
Events5 sports
OpeningJuly 8, 1981 (1981-07-08)
ClosingJuly 16, 1981 (1981-07-16)

Participating countries

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Fifteen Pacific nations participated in the Games:[2]

Sports

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Five sports were contested at the 1981 South Pacific Mini Games:[4]

Final medal table

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New Caledonia topped the medal count:[2][7]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  New Caledonia (NCL)17171145
2  French Polynesia (PYF)107522
3  Papua New Guinea (PNG)86620
4  Fiji (FIJ)4239
  Samoa (SAM)4239
6  Solomon Islands (SOL)26917
7  American Samoa (ASA)2103
8  Cook Islands (COK)1304
9  Tonga (TON)1023
10  Wallis and Futuna (WLF)1012
11  Vanuatu (VAN)04812
12  Guam (GUM)0000
  Kiribati (KIR)0000
  Norfolk Island (NFK)0000
  Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)0000
Totals (15 entries)504848146

See also

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Notes

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^* For the 1981 Mini Games, almost 600 contestants were expected to take part.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mini-Games: Glory for three nations". The Canberra Times. 16 July 1981. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Medals Won at Mini Games". Pacific Games Council. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Mother of three cuts 800 m time". The Canberra Times. 10 July 1981. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Mini South Pacific". The Canberra Times. 8 July 1981. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Fourth gold medal". The Canberra Times. 11 July 1981. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Netball bids farewell to 'Rats'". Cook Island News. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  7. ^ South Pacific Games Final medals table Canberra Times. 18 July 1981.
  8. ^ "Pacific Report". Pacific Islands Monthly. 52 (7). Pacific Publications. p. 107 (The Medal Winners). 1981. Retrieved 25 June 2015.