1989 South Pacific Mini Games

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The 1989 South Pacific Mini Games were held at Nuku'alofa in Tonga from 22 August to 1 September 1989. It was the third edition of the South Pacific Mini Games.[1]

Tonga's national stadium, the Teufaiva Sport Stadium, was built for the Games on the previous site of the agricultural showgrounds.[2] The stadium, new Atele gmnasium, and tennis courts, were built or refurbished with the aid of Taiwan and France.[1] The venues were eventually completed just in time for the games following some controversy in the preceding months with the construction alarmingly behind schedule.[3]

Participating countries

Sixteen Pacific nations participated in the Games:[4]


Note: A number in parentheses indicate the size of a country's team (where known).

Sports

The six sports contested at the 1989 South Pacific Mini Games were:[1]


Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known).

Final medal table

Western Samoa topped the medal count:[4]

1  Western Samoa 27 6 3 36
2  French Polynesia 20 20 20 60
3  New Caledonia 15 17 15 47
4  Papua New Guinea 14 17 15 46
5  Fiji 5 7 12 24
6  Nauru 3 0 0 3
7  Tonga 2 13 13 28
8  American Samoa 2 5 10 17
9  Cook Islands 2 2 2 6
10  Guam 1 1 4 6
11  Norfolk Island 1 0 0 1
12  Vanuatu 1 0 2 3
13  Solomon Islands 0 4 3 7
14  Niue 0 0 0 0
15  Northern Marianas 0 0 0 0
16  Wallis and Futuna 0 0 0 0
Totals 93 92 99 284

See also

Notes

^a Western Samoa won six gold medals in the boxing competition that captured the local people's imagination – as reported by Pacific islands Monthly, "it seemed half of Nuku'alof was crammed into the indoor stadium".[5]

^b Golf: Fiji, captained by Adi Sainimili Tuivanuavou, won the women's team bronze at the 1989 South Pacific Mini Games.[6]

^c Netball: Cook Islands won the competition, defeating PNG by 53–49 in the final. Fiji did not play in the tournament.[7]

^d Nauru's 18-year-old Marcus Stephens broke all three South Pacific Games records in the 60 kg weightlifting class.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Third South Pacific Mini Games" (PDF). Olympic Review. International Olympic Committee. 1989. p. 112. Archived from the original (PDF 0.2 MB) on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Besnier, Niko (2011). On the Edge of the Global: Modern Anxieties in a Pacific Island Nation. Stanford University Press, 2 Mar 2011. p. 183. ISBN 0804777640. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Rushing for the Games". Pacific Islands Monthly. 59 (8). Pacific Publications: 48. 1989. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Medals Won at Mini Games". Pacific Games Council. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 18 April 2015 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Reflections on a mini event". Pacific Islands Monthly. 59 (10). Pacific Publications. p. 49, col. 1, par. 2. 1989. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Golf in Fiji will farewell Adi Sai". sportingpulse. National Golf Association of Fiji. 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Reflections on a mini event". Pacific Islands Monthly. 59 (10). Pacific Publications. p. 49, col. 3, par. 3. 1989. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Reflections on a mini event". Pacific Islands Monthly. 59 (10). Pacific Publications. p. 49, col. 3, par. 2. 1989. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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