Athletics competitions have been held at every Pacific Games since the inaugural edition 1963 in Suva, Fiji and at every Pacific Mini Games since the inaugural edition 1981 in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Both events are open for the 22 member federations of the Pacific Games Council. The Pacific Games started as South Pacific Games and were renamed in 2011, whereas the Pacific Mini Games started as South Pacific Mini Games and were renamed in 2009.
Games | Year | Location | Host country | Events | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Total | ||||
I | 1963 ( | )Suva | ![]() |
19 | 10 | 29 |
II | 1966 ( | )Nouméa | ![]() |
20 | 11 | 31 |
III | 1969 ( | )Port Moresby | ![]() |
22 | 12 | 34 |
IV | 1971 ( | )Pirae | ![]() |
22 | 13 | 35 |
V | 1975 ( | )Tumon | ![]() |
22 | 13 | 35 |
VI | 1979 ( | )Suva | ![]() |
22 | 15 | 37 |
VII | 1983 ( | )Apia | ![]() |
22 | 16 | 38 |
VIII | 1987 ( | )Nouméa | ![]() |
22 | 16 | 38 |
IX | 1991 ( | )Port Moresby | ![]() |
23 | 18 | 41 |
X | 1995 ( | )Pirae | ![]() |
23 | 19 | 42 |
XI | 1999 ( | )Santa Rita | ![]() |
23 | 22 | 45 |
XII | 2003 ( | )Suva | ![]() |
23 | 21 | 44 |
XIII | 2007 ( | )Apia | ![]() |
23 | 22 | 45 |
XIV | 2011 ( | )Nouméa | ![]() |
25 | 23 | 48 a |
XV | 2015 ( | )Port Moresby | ![]() |
25 | 23 | 48 a |
XVI | 2019 ( | )Apia | ![]() |
25 | 24 | 49 b |
XVII | 2023 ( | )Honiara | ![]() |
Medal winners for the athletics events of the Pacific Games until 2003 were published.[1] Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.[2] After the 2015 games, only Kiribati, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Tokelau, and Tuvalu are yet to win a medal.
The following table has the all-time medal tally for athletics at the Pacific Games from 1963 to 2015:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 189 | 141 | 138 | 468 |
2 | ![]() | 147 | 156 | 115 | 418 |
3 | ![]() | 102 | 115 | 118 | 335 |
4 | ![]() | 79 | 73 | 84 | 236 |
5 | ![]() | 23 | 17 | 31 | 71 |
6 | ![]() | 10 | 18 | 26 | 54 |
7 | ![]() | 10 | 16 | 16 | 42 |
8 | ![]() | 7 | 14 | 19 | 40 |
9 | ![]() | 6 | 14 | 20 | 40 |
10 | ![]() | 6 | 11 | 9 | 26 |
11 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
12 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
13 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (18 nations) | 591 | 588 | 590 | 1769 |
Games | Year | Location | Host country | Events | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Total | ||||
I | 1981 ( | )Honiara | ![]() |
22 | 14 | 36 |
II | 1985 ( | )Rarotonga | ![]() |
23 | 17 | 40 |
III | 1989 ( | )Nukualofa | ![]() |
23 | 17 | 40 |
IV | 1993 ( | )Port Vila | ![]() |
23 | 19 | 42 |
V | 1997 ( | )Pago Pago | ![]() |
23 | 19 | 42 |
VI | 2001 ( | )Middlegate | ![]() |
22 | 21 | 43 |
VII | 2005 ( | )Koror | ![]() |
20 | 19 | 39 |
VIII | 2009 ( | )Rarotonga | ![]() |
21 | 20 | 41 |
IX | 2013 ( | )Mata-Utu | ![]() |
25 | 22 | 47 a |
X | 2017 ( | )Port Vila | ![]() |
25 | 22 | 47 a |
XI | 2022 ( | )Saipan | ![]() |
26 | 26 | 52 c |
Medal winners for the athletics events of the Pacific Mini Games until 2005 were published.[3] Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.[2]