| Host City | Honiara |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Held | 7 – 19 July 1981 |
| Events | 38 |
| Competitors | 110 |
| Countries | 10 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m, Men | Men | 10 – 14 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 200 m, Men | Men | 8 – 15 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m, Men | Men | 10 – 14 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 800 m, Men | Men | 9 – 13 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 1,500 m, Men | Men | 10 – 14 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 5,000 m, Men | Men | 13 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 10,000 m, Men | Men | 8 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Marathon, Men | Men | 16 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 110 m Hurdles, Men | Men | 14 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m Hurdles, Men | Men | 8 – 9 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 3,000 m Steeplechase, Men | Men | 11 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 4 x 100 m Relay, Men | Men | 13 July 1981 | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 4 x 400 m Relay, Men | Men | 15 July 1981 | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| High Jump, Men | Men | 10 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Pole Vault, Men | Men | 9 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Long Jump, Men | Men | 15 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Triple Jump, Men | Men | 14 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Shot Put, Men | Men | 9 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Discus Throw, Men | Men | 10 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Hammer Throw, Men | Men | 16 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Javelin Throw, Men | Men | 15 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Pentathlon, Men | Men | 13 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 100 m, Women | Women | 9 – 10 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 200 m, Women | Women | 8 – 15 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 400 m, Women | Women | 8 – 10 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 800 m, Women | Women | 9 – 15 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 1,500 m, Women | Women | 14 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| 3,000 m, Women | Women | 8 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 100 m Hurdles, Women | Women | 10 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 4 x 100 m Relay, Women | Women | 15 July 1981 | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 4 x 400 m Relay, Women | Women | 13 July 1981 | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| High Jump, Women | Women | 11 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Long Jump, Women | Women | 10 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Shot Put, Women | Women | 15 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Discus Throw, Women | Women | 11 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Javelin Throw, Women | Women | 14 July 1981 | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football, Men | Men | — | Medal | 24 | 3 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netball, Women | Women | — | Medal | 0 | 3 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Caledonia | 16 | 15 | 7 | 38 | |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | |
| 3 | French Polynesia | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| 4 | Fiji | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |
| 6 | Cook Islands | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Tonga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Samoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Vanuatu | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |