1979 South Pacific Games

Host City Suva
Country FIJ
Held 28 August – 8 September 1979
Competitors 207
Countries 12

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men 30 August – 1 September 1979 Medal 3 3
200 m Men 1 – 4 September 1979 Medal 4 4
400 m Men 1 – 6 September 1979 Medal 3 3
800 m Men 30 August – 1 September 1979 Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men 3 – 7 September 1979 Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men 4 September 1979 Medal 3 2
10,000 m Men 30 August 1979 Medal 3 2
Marathon Men 8 September 1979 Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men 3 – 4 September 1979 Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men 30 August – 1 September 1979 Medal 3 2
3,000 m Steeplechase Men 1 September 1979 Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men 7 – 8 September 1979 Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men 7 – 8 September 1979 Medal 12 3
High Jump Men 31 August 1979 Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men 3 September 1979 Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men 30 August – 1 September 1979 Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men 3 – 4 September 1979 Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men 30 – 31 August 1979 Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men 31 August – 1 September 1979 Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men 29 August 1979 Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men 3 September 1979 Medal 3 2
Decathlon Men 6 – 7 September 1979 Medal 3 3
100 m Women 31 August – 1 September 1979 Medal 3 2
200 m Women 3 – 6 September 1979 Medal 3 2
400 m Women 1 – 4 September 1979 Medal 3 2
800 m Women 30 August – 1 September 1979 Medal 3 2
1,500 m Women 3 – 6 September 1979 Medal 3 3
3,000 m Women 1 September 1979 Medal 3 3
100 m Hurdles Women 6 – 7 September 1979 Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women 8 September 1979 Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women 8 September 1979 Medal 12 3
High Jump Women 6 September 1979 Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women 30 August 1979 Medal 3 1
Shot Put Women 31 August – 1 September 1979 Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Women 6 September 1979 Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women 30 August 1979 Medal 3 3
Pentathlon Women 4 September 1979 Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Basketball Men — Medal 0 3
Basketball Women — Medal 0 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Football Men — Medal 17 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-60 kg Men — Medal 4 2
-65 kg Men — Medal 4 2
-71 kg Men — Medal 4 3
-78 kg Men — Medal 4 2
-86 kg Men — Medal 4 3
-95 kg Men — Medal 3 2
+95 kg Men — Medal 4 3
Open Men — Medal 4 3
Team Men — Medal 0 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Hobie 16 Mixed — Medal 6 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 0 3
100 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men — Medal 0 3
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
800 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 0 3
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 0 3
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 1
100 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women — Medal 0 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Singles Men — Medal 3 2
Doubles Men — Medal 6 1
Singles Women — Medal 3 2
Doubles Women — Medal 6 3
Doubles Mixed — Medal 6 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Volleyball Men — Medal 0 3
Volleyball Women — Medal 0 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-52 kg Total Men — Medal 2 2
-56 kg Total Men — Medal 2 2
-60 kg Total Men — Medal 2 2
-67.5 kg Total Men — Medal 3 2
-75 kg Total Men — Medal 3 2
-82.5 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-90 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-100 kg Total Men — Medal 2 2
-110 kg Total Men — Medal 2 2
+110 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 New Caledonia NCD 30 37 22 89
2 French Polynesia FPN 23 18 21 62
3 Fiji FIJ 13 10 12 35
4 Guam GUM 10 6 7 23
5 Papua New Guinea PNG 7 11 12 30
6 Samoa SAM 6 3 5 14
7 American Samoa ASA 1 0 2 3
8 Vanuatu VAN 0 2 3 5
9 Tonga TGA 0 2 1 3
10 Wallis and Futuna WAF 0 1 2 3
11 Solomon Islands SOL 0 0 5 5
12 Cook Islands COK 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Samuela Yavala FIJ Joseph Wéjièmé NCD Joe Leota SAM
200 m, Men Joseph Wéjièmé NCD Patrice Manuel FPN Inoke Bainimoli
Joe Leota 		FIJ
SAM
400 m, Men Paiwa Bogela PNG Hervé LeStrat FPN Tanielu Racule FIJ
800 m, Men Ilimotama Daku FIJ Alain Lazare NCD Charlie Oliver SOL
1,500 m, Men Alain Lazare NCD Usaia Sotutu FIJ Ian MacKenzie PNG
5,000 m, Men Alain Lazare NCD Jean-Michel Boulanger NCD Tau John Tokwepota PNG
10,000 m, Men Alain Lazare NCD Shiri Chand FIJ Denis Alcade NCD
Marathon, Men Alain Lazare NCD Batum Makon PNG Tau John Tokwepota PNG
110 m Hurdles, Men Sakaraia Tuva FIJ Samuela Konataci VAN Lucien Brillant FPN
400 m Hurdles, Men Paiwa Bogela PNG Joe Rodan FIJ Saimoni Jioji FIJ
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Alain Lazare NCD Usaia Sotutu FIJ Ian MacKenzie PNG
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Fiji FIJ French Polynesia FPN Samoa SAM
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Fiji FIJ Papua New Guinea PNG Solomon Islands SOL
High Jump, Men Paul Poaniéwa NCD Clément Poaniewa NCD Pierre Léontieff-Téahu FPN
Pole Vault, Men Stanley Drollet FPN Alipeti Latu TGA Niulolo Prescott TGA
Long Jump, Men Yannick Talon NCD Armand Welepa NCD Paul Pirigau SOL
Triple Jump, Men Yannick Talon NCD Piewavagi Waea PNG Noel Mamau SOL
Shot Put, Men Jean-Claude Duhaze FPN Henry Smith SAM Martial Bone NCD
Discus Throw, Men Jean-Claude Duhaze FPN Martial Bone NCD Henry Smith SAM
Hammer Throw, Men Jean-Claude Duhaze FPN Frédéric Cassier NCD Martial Bone NCD
Javelin Throw, Men Jean-Paul Lakafia NCD Folotini Mulilotu WAF Sosefo Tini NCD
Decathlon, Men Paul Poaniéwa NCD Alipeti Latu TGA Lucien Brillant FPN
100 m, Women Brigitte Hardel NCD Miriama Chambault NCD Naomi Polum PNG
200 m, Women Brigitte Hardel NCD Naomi Polum PNG Odile Mevin NCD
400 m, Women Brigitte Hardel NCD Alena Waqasiwa FIJ Liku Galala FIJ
800 m, Women Make Suveinaka Liku FIJ Janice Jiroru PNG Gisung Ngalau PNG
1,500 m, Women Christèle Barthelemy NCD Rusila Radinibeqa FIJ Janice Jiroru PNG
3,000 m, Women Betty Boppart GUM Christèle Barthelemy NCD Alakoromaki Matepi COK
100 m Hurdles, Women Miriama Chambault NCD Brigitte Hardel NCD Leitaou Essaou VAN
4 x 100 m Relay, Women New Caledonia NCD Fiji FIJ Vanuatu VAN
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Fiji FIJ New Caledonia NCD Papua New Guinea PNG
High Jump, Women Danièle Guyonnet FPN Loain Pierrez VAN Denise Kacirek NCD
Long Jump, Women Miriama Chambault NCD Brigitte Hardel NCD Laurence Napoleon NCD
Shot Put, Women Marie-Christine Sealeu NCD Magali Teahui FPN Danièle Guyonnet FPN
Discus Throw, Women Marie-Christine Sealeu NCD Sandra Bordes-Pito FPN Vinaina Drauniniu FIJ
Javelin Throw, Women Mereoni Vibose FIJ Georgette Paouro NCD Monika Fiafialoto WAF
Pentathlon, Women Danièle Guyonnet FPN Miriama Chambault NCD Jeanne Liliord VAN
Basketball, Men Guam GUM French Polynesia FPN American Samoa ASA
Basketball, Women Papua New Guinea PNG Fiji FIJ French Polynesia FPN
Football, Men French Polynesia FPN Fiji FIJ Solomon Islands SOL
-60 kg, Men Serge Pouillen NCD P Croute FPN C Pascua
G Yau 		NCD
FPN
-65 kg, Men Alain Vandange NCD Frank Alighieri NCD P Lucas
W Lucas 		FPN
FPN
-71 kg, Men O Reiatua FPN M Oper NCD J Ravaludai
P Lecomte 		FIJ
NCD
-78 kg, Men Ronald Chantreux NCD Eddie Armien NCD B Lopin
J Kircher 		FPN
FPN
-86 kg, Men Viliame Takayawa FIJ Patrick Briand NCD J Wainiqolo
M John 		FIJ
FPN
-95 kg, Men Jean-Luc Audifren NCD L Jacquot NCD A Norel FPN
+95 kg, Men Ricardo Blas GUM D Briand NCD O Vaurasi
Patrick Briand 		FIJ
NCD
Open, Men Ricardo Blas GUM Jean-Luc Audifren NCD J Siguenza
Viliame Takayawa 		GUM
FIJ
Team, Men New Caledonia NCD Guam GUM French Polynesia FPN
Hobie 16, Mixed French Polynesia FPN French Polynesia FPN New Caledonia NCD
100 m Freestyle, Men Hollis Kimbrough GUM Henri Noble FPN Gilles Verlaguet NCD
200 m Freestyle, Men Hollis Kimbrough GUM Henri Noble FPN Gilles Verlaguet NCD
400 m Freestyle, Men Hollis Kimbrough GUM Gilles Verlaguet NCD Henri Noble FPN
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Gilles Verlaguet NCD Hollis Kimbrough GUM Henri Noble FPN
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men French Polynesia FPN Guam GUM New Caledonia NCD
100 m Backstroke, Men Henri Noble FPN David Zimmerman GUM Gordon Petersen FIJ
100 m Breaststroke, Men Ronald Bonnet FPN Jean-Christophe Mouren NCD Geoff Burke GUM
200 m Breaststroke, Men Ronald Bonnet FPN Jean-Christophe Mouren NCD David Murphy PNG
100 m Butterfly, Men Henri Noble FPN Daniel Berdichewsky FPN Eri Anderson GUM
200 m Individual Medley, Men Henri Noble FPN David Zimmerman GUM Jean-Christophe Mouren NCD
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men French Polynesia FPN Guam GUM Fiji FIJ
100 m Freestyle, Women Lydia Lambert GUM Patricia Legras NCD Heather Hagadron GUM
200 m Freestyle, Women Patricia Legras NCD Yolaine Saminadin NCD Elizabeth Zenone FPN
400 m Freestyle, Women Patricia Legras NCD Yolaine Saminadin NCD Cathy Zenone FPN
800 m Freestyle, Women Patricia Legras NCD Yolaine Saminadin NCD Cathy Zenone FPN
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Guam GUM Papua New Guinea PNG French Polynesia FPN
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women Guam GUM French Polynesia FPN New Caledonia NCD
100 m Backstroke, Women Carolyn Dalby PNG Trudy Chang PNG Dawn Edwards PNG
100 m Breaststroke, Women Judy Macaskill FIJ Mini Eria FPN Patricia Legras NCD
200 m Breaststroke, Women Judy Macaskill FIJ Patricia Legras NCD Cathy Ysrael GUM
100 m Butterfly, Women Trudy Chang PNG Carolyn Dalby PNG Elizabeth Ysrael GUM
200 m Individual Medley, Women Trudy Chang PNG Patricia Legras NCD Vaoa Verave PNG
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women New Caledonia NCD Papua New Guinea PNG Guam GUM
Singles, Men Victor Lau FPN Roger Laoyan NCD Henri Wo NCD
Doubles, Men Victor Lau / Félix Lieou-Kui FPN Roger Laoyan / Henri Wo FPN Philippe Utia / James Lao FPN
Doubles, Mixed Victor Lau / Luana Trafton FPN Henri Wo / Uarlina Wo NCD Roger Laoyan / Anna Rabenjoro NCD
Singles, Women Luana Trafton FPN Akisi Renner FIJ Laisa Naivalulevu FIJ
Doubles, Women Akisi Renner / Laisa Naivalulevu FIJ Luana Trafton / Chantal Koleon FPN Marlina Ali / Annick Turi NCD
Volleyball, Men American Samoa ASA New Caledonia NCD French Polynesia FPN
Volleyball, Women French Polynesia FPN New Caledonia NCD American Samoa ASA
-52 kg Total, Men André Massin FPN Serge Niautou NCD
-56 kg Total, Men B Leungwai SAM Soané Gutuhau NCD
-60 kg Total, Men Aniseto Leungwai SAM Regly Tokana PNG
-67.5 kg Total, Men A Fatetululu SAM Soané Limu NCD M Emeli SAM
-75 kg Total, Men T Kimala PNG V Ulia SAM K Yakopo PNG
-82.5 kg Total, Men Cheung FPN Kuki Alo SAM Selelino Lemo NCD
-90 kg Total, Men Paul Wallwork SAM Michael Mexico PNG François Selefen NCD
-100 kg Total, Men Huch Emu SAM T Pimatarioa FPN
-110 kg Total, Men Quake Raddock FIJ E Teururai FPN
+110 kg Total, Men V Masoe SAM P Tahai FPN Kasetano Sako WAF