1981 South Pacific Mini Games

1981 Pacific Mini Games
Host city Honiara
Country Solomon Islands
Nations participating 15
Athletes participating ~600*
Events 5 sports
Opening ceremony July 8, 1981 (1981-07-08)
Closing ceremony July 16, 1981 (1981-07-16)
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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]

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 17171145
2  Tahiti 107522
3  Papua New Guinea 86620
4  Fiji 53816
5  Samoa 4239
6  Solomon Islands 26917
7  American Samoa 2103
8  Cook Islands 1304
9  Tonga 1023
10  Wallis and Futuna 1012
11  Vanuatu 04812
 Guam 0000
 Kiribati 0000
 Norfolk Island 0000
 Northern Marianas 0000
Totals504848146

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Mini-Games: Glory for three nations". The Canberra Times. 16 July 1981. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Medals Won at Mini Games". Pacific Games Council. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. 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 26 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  7. South Pacific Games Final medals table Canberra Times. 18 July 1981.
  8. "Pacific Report". Pacific Islands Monthly. Pacific Publications. 52 (7). p. 107 (The Medal Winners). 1981. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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