title: Athletics at the Pacific Games
text: # Athletics at the Pacific Games
  
  Athletics competitions have been held at every Pacific Games since the inaugural edition 1963 in Suva, Fiji and at every Pacific Mini Games since the inaugural edition 1981 in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Both events are open for the 22 member federations of the Pacific Games Council. The Pacific Games started as South Pacific Games and were renamed in 2011, whereas the Pacific Mini Games started as South Pacific Mini Games and were renamed in 2009.
  
  ## Editions
  
  | Games | Year | Location | Host country | Events | Events | Events |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Games | Year | Location | Host country | Men | Women | Total |
  | I | 1963 (details) | Suva | Fiji | 19 | 10 | 29 |
  | II | 1966 (details) | Nouméa | New Caledonia | 20 | 11 | 31 |
  | III | 1969 (details) | Port Moresby | Papua and New Guinea | 22 | 12 | 34 |
  | IV | 1971 (details) | Pirae | Tahiti | 22 | 13 | 35 |
  | V | 1975 (details) | Tumon | Guam | 22 | 13 | 35 |
  | VI | 1979 (details) | Suva | Fiji | 22 | 15 | 37 |
  | VII | 1983 (details) | Apia | Western Samoa | 22 | 16 | 38 |
  | VIII | 1987 (details) | Nouméa | New Caledonia | 22 | 16 | 38 |
  | IX | 1991 (details) | Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea | 23 | 18 | 41 |
  | X | 1995 (details) | Pirae | Tahiti | 23 | 19 | 42 |
  | XI | 1999 (details) | Santa Rita | Guam | 23 | 22 | 45 |
  | XII | 2003 (details) | Suva | Fiji | 23 | 21 | 44 |
  | XIII | 2007 (details) | Apia | Samoa | 23 | 22 | 45 |
  | XIV | 2011 (details) | Nouméa | New Caledonia | 25 | 23 | 48 |
  | XV | 2015 (details) | Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea | 25 | 23 | 48 |
  | XVI | 2019 (details) | Apia | Samoa | 25 | 24 | 49 |
  | XVII | 2023 (details) | Honiara | Solomon Islands | | | |
  | XVIII | 2027 (details) | Papeete | Tahiti | | | |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  Medal winners for the athletics events of the Pacific Games until 2003 were published. Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage. After the 2019 games, only Kiribati, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Tokelau, and Tuvalu are yet to win a medal.
  
  Updated after the 2019 Pacific Games.
  
  All-time medal table (Athletics) :
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | New Caledonia | 198 | 148 | 141 | 487 |
  | 2 | Fiji | 157 | 163 | 118 | 438 |
  | 3 | Papua New Guinea | 116 | 135 | 135 | 386 |
  | 4 | Tahiti | 80 | 76 | 90 | 246 |
  | 5 | Tonga | 26 | 18 | 33 | 77 |
  | 6 | Vanuatu | 11 | 21 | 32 | 64 |
  | 7 | Samoa | 11 | 20 | 20 | 51 |
  | 8 | Wallis and Futuna | 9 | 15 | 19 | 43 |
  | 9 | Solomon Islands | 7 | 15 | 25 | 47 |
  | 10 | Guam | 6 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
  | 11 | Cook Islands | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
  | 12 | Nauru | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
  | 13 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | 14 | American Samoa | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
  | 15 | Norfolk Island | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
  | 16 | Gilbert and Ellice Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 16 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 16 | Palau | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 19 | Micronesia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 640 | 638 | 637 | 1915 |
  
  ## Pacific Mini Games
  
  ### Editions
  
  | Games | Year | Location | Host country | Events | Events | Events |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Games | Year | Location | Host country | Men | Women | Total |
  | I | 1981 (details) | Honiara | Solomon Islands | 22 | 14 | 36 |
  | II | 1985 (details) | Rarotonga | Cook Islands | 23 | 17 | 40 |
  | III | 1989 (details) | Nukualofa | Tonga | 23 | 17 | 40 |
  | IV | 1993 (details) | Port Vila | Vanuatu | 23 | 19 | 42 |
  | V | 1997 (details) | Pago Pago | American Samoa | 23 | 19 | 42 |
  | VI | 2001 (details) | Middlegate | Norfolk Island | 22 | 21 | 43 |
  | VII | 2005 (details) | Koror | Palau | 20 | 19 | 39 |
  | VIII | 2009 (details) | Rarotonga | Cook Islands | 21 | 20 | 41 |
  | IX | 2013 (details) | Mata-Utu | Wallis and Futuna | 25 | 22 | 47 |
  | X | 2017 (details) | Port Vila | Vanuatu | 25 | 22 | 47 |
  | XI | 2022 (details) | Saipan | Northern Mariana Islands | 26 | 26 | 52 |
  | XII | 2025 (details) | Koror | Palau | | | |
  
  ### Medals
  
  Medal winners for the athletics events of the Pacific Mini Games until 2005 were published. Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.
  
  