1979 South Pacific Games

Host City	Suva
Country	FIJ
Held	28 August – 8 September 1979
Competitors	143
Countries	12

Events

• Athletics
• Basketball
• Swimming
• Volleyball
• Weightlifting

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	New Caledonia	NCD	25	28	15	68
2	French Polynesia	FPN	16	14	12	42
3	Fiji	FIJ	11	8	7	26
4	Guam	GUM	8	5	6	19
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	4	4
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
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
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