Athletics competitions at the 1963 South Pacific Games were held at the Buckhurst Park in Suva, Fiji, between August 30 – September 2, 1963. A total of 29 events were contested, 19 by men and 10 by women.
Picture: Viliame Saulekaleka in action in the Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
Overall Medal Tally
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Fiji | 12 | 15 | 15 | 42 |
| 2 | PNG | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | New Caledonia | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | French Polynesia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Tonga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Cook Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Gilbert and Ellice Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | New Hebrides | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Western Samoa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |