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1981 South Pacific Mini Games

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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]

1  New Caledonia 17 17 11 45
2  Tahiti 10 7 5 22
3  Papua New Guinea 8 6 6 20
4  Fiji 5 3 8 16
5  Samoa 4 2 3 9
6  Solomon Islands 2 6 9 17
7  American Samoa 2 1 0 3
8  Cook Islands 1 3 0 4
9  Tonga 1 0 2 3
10  Wallis and Futuna 1 0 1 2
11  Vanuatu 0 4 8 12
 Guam 0 0 0 0
 Kiribati 0 0 0 0
 Norfolk Island 0 0 0 0
 Northern Marianas 0 0 0 0
Totals 50 48 48 146

See also

Notes

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

References

  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 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)
  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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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.
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