1979 SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES

Full Results

Athletics competitions at the 1979 South Pacific Games were held in Suva, Fiji, between August 29 – September 8, 1979. A total of 37 events were contested, 22 by men and 15 by women.

Yavala

Picture: Samu Yavala won the men’s 100m final at the 1979 SPG in a time of 10.86s. He held several regional and national athletics records, some of which stood for more than 20 years.

Overall Medal Tally

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 New Caledonia 20 14 7 41
2 Fiji 8 7 5 20
3 French Polynesia 6 5 4 15
4 PNG 2 5 8 15
5 Guam 1 0 0 1
6 New Hebrides 0 2 3 5
7 Tonga 0 2 1 3
8 Western Samoa 0 1 3 4
9 Wallis and futuna 0 1 1 2
10 Solomon Islands 0 0 4 4
11 Cook Islands 0 0 1 1