1985 South Pacific Mini Games
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Host city | Rarotonga |
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Country | Cook Islands |
Nations | 16 |
Athletes | ~700[1] |
Events | 6 sports |
Opening | 31 July 1985 (1985-07-31) |
Closing | 9 August 1985 (1985-08-09) |
The 1985 South Pacific Mini Games were held at Rarotonga in the Cook Islands from 31 July to 9 August 1985. It was the second edition of the South Pacific Mini Games.[2]
The new stadium built for the games had a grass track but several South Pacific Games athletics records were broken at the 1985 games including the women's 800 metres.[2] The track and field competition also served as a selection trial for the Oceania team to compete at the IAAF World Cup in Canberra.[3]
Participating countries
Sixteen Pacific nations participated in the Games:[2]
American Samoa
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia, "Tahiti"
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
New Caledonia
Niue
Norfolk Island
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Vanuatu
Wallis and Futuna
Western Samoa
Sports
Six sports were contested at the 1985 South Pacific Mini Games:[2]
Netball (1)
Rugby union (1)
Tennis (5)
Final medal table
Papua New Guinea topped the medal count:[5]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 13 | 12 | 12 | 37 |
2 | ![]() | 12 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
3 | ![]() | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
![]() | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
8 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals (16 entries) | 56 | 56 | 57 | 169 |
See also
References
- ^ "Mini South Pacific Games". Pacific Islands Monthly. 56 (9). Pacific Publications: 25. 1985. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "1985 Mini Games". Pacific Games Council. 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "World Cup highlights". The Canberra Times. 6 August 1985. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Mini Games - what will they bring!". The Fiji Times. 18 September 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Medals Won at Mini Games". Pacific Games Council. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
Sources
- 2nd Mini South Pacific Games: Raratonga 31st July ~ 9th August 1985 (PDF) (Report). Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee. 1985. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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