1979 South Pacific Games

Host City	Suva
Country	FIJ
Held	28 August – 8 September 1979
Events	91
Competitors	207
Countries	12

Events

Event	Gender	Held	Status	Competitors	Countries
100 m, Men	Men	30 August – 1 September 1979	Medal	3	3
200 m, Men	Men	1 – 4 September 1979	Medal	4	4
400 m, Men	Men	1 – 6 September 1979	Medal	3	3
800 m, Men	Men	30 August – 1 September 1979	Medal	3	3
1,500 m, Men	Men	3 – 7 September 1979	Medal	3	3
5,000 m, Men	Men	4 September 1979	Medal	3	2
10,000 m, Men	Men	30 August 1979	Medal	3	2
Marathon, Men	Men	8 September 1979	Medal	3	2
110 m Hurdles, Men	Men	3 – 4 September 1979	Medal	3	3
400 m Hurdles, Men	Men	30 August – 1 September 1979	Medal	3	2
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men	Men	1 September 1979	Medal	3	3
4 x 100 m Relay, Men	Men	7 – 8 September 1979	Medal	12	3
4 x 400 m Relay, Men	Men	7 – 8 September 1979	Medal	12	3
High Jump, Men	Men	31 August 1979	Medal	3	2
Pole Vault, Men	Men	3 September 1979	Medal	3	2
Long Jump, Men	Men	30 August – 1 September 1979	Medal	3	2
Triple Jump, Men	Men	3 – 4 September 1979	Medal	3	3
Shot Put, Men	Men	30 – 31 August 1979	Medal	3	3
Discus Throw, Men	Men	31 August – 1 September 1979	Medal	3	3
Hammer Throw, Men	Men	29 August 1979	Medal	3	2
Javelin Throw, Men	Men	3 September 1979	Medal	3	2
Decathlon, Men	Men	6 – 7 September 1979	Medal	3	3
100 m, Women	Women	31 August – 1 September 1979	Medal	3	2
200 m, Women	Women	3 – 6 September 1979	Medal	3	2
400 m, Women	Women	1 – 4 September 1979	Medal	3	2
800 m, Women	Women	30 August – 1 September 1979	Medal	3	2
1,500 m, Women	Women	3 – 6 September 1979	Medal	3	3
3,000 m, Women	Women	1 September 1979	Medal	3	3
100 m Hurdles, Women	Women	6 – 7 September 1979	Medal	3	2
4 x 100 m Relay, Women	Women	8 September 1979	Medal	12	3
4 x 400 m Relay, Women	Women	8 September 1979	Medal	12	3
High Jump, Women	Women	6 September 1979	Medal	3	3
Long Jump, Women	Women	30 August 1979	Medal	3	1
Shot Put, Women	Women	31 August – 1 September 1979	Medal	3	2
Discus Throw, Women	Women	6 September 1979	Medal	3	3
Javelin Throw, Women	Women	30 August 1979	Medal	3	3
Pentathlon, Women	Women	4 September 1979	Medal	3	3

Event	Gender	Held	Status	Competitors	Countries
Basketball, Men	Men	—	Medal	0	3
Basketball, Women	Women	—	Medal	0	3

Event	Gender	Held	Status	Competitors	Countries
Football, Men	Men	—	Medal	17	3

Event	Gender	Held	Status	Competitors	Countries
-60 kg, Men	Men	—	Medal	4	2
-65 kg, Men	Men	—	Medal	4	2
-71 kg, Men	Men	—	Medal	4	3
-78 kg, Men	Men	—	Medal	4	2
-86 kg, Men	Men	—	Medal	4	3
-95 kg, Men	Men	—	Medal	3	2
+95 kg, Men	Men	—	Medal	4	3
Open, Men	Men	—	Medal	4	3
Team, Men	Men	—	Medal	0	3

Event	Gender	Held	Status	Competitors	Countries
Netball, Women	Women	—	Medal	0	3

Event	Gender	Held	Status	Competitors	Countries
Hobie 16, Mixed	Mixed	—	Medal	6	2

Event	Gender	Held	Status	Competitors	Countries
100 m Freestyle, Men	Men	—	Medal	3	3
200 m Freestyle, Men	Men	—	Medal	3	3
400 m Freestyle, Men	Men	—	Medal	3	3
1,500 m Freestyle, Men	Men	—	Medal	3	3
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men	Men	—	Medal	0	3
100 m Backstroke, Men	Men	—	Medal	3	3
100 m Breaststroke, Men	Men	—	Medal	3	3
200 m Breaststroke, Men	Men	—	Medal	3	3
100 m Butterfly, Men	Men	—	Medal	3	2
200 m Individual Medley, Men	Men	—	Medal	3	3
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men	Men	—	Medal	0	3
100 m Freestyle, Women	Women	—	Medal	3	2
200 m Freestyle, Women	Women	—	Medal	3	2
400 m Freestyle, Women	Women	—	Medal	3	2
800 m Freestyle, Women	Women	—	Medal	3	2
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women	Women	—	Medal	0	3
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women	Women	—	Medal	0	3
100 m Backstroke, Women	Women	—	Medal	3	1
100 m Breaststroke, Women	Women	—	Medal	3	3
200 m Breaststroke, Women	Women	—	Medal	3	3
100 m Butterfly, Women	Women	—	Medal	3	2
200 m Individual Medley, Women	Women	—	Medal	3	2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women	Women	—	Medal	0	3

Event	Gender	Held	Status	Competitors	Countries
Singles, Men	Men	—	Medal	3	2
Doubles, Men	Men	—	Medal	6	2
Singles, Women	Women	—	Medal	3	2
Doubles, Women	Women	—	Medal	6	3
Doubles, Mixed	Mixed	—	Medal	6	2

Event	Gender	Held	Status	Competitors	Countries
Volleyball, Men	Men	—	Medal	0	3
Volleyball, Women	Women	—	Medal	0	3

Event	Gender	Held	Status	Competitors	Countries
-52 kg Total, Men	Men	—	Medal	2	2
-56 kg Total, Men	Men	—	Medal	2	2
-60 kg Total, Men	Men	—	Medal	2	2
-67.5 kg Total, Men	Men	—	Medal	3	2
-75 kg Total, Men	Men	—	Medal	3	2
-82.5 kg Total, Men	Men	—	Medal	3	3
-90 kg Total, Men	Men	—	Medal	3	3
-100 kg Total, Men	Men	—	Medal	2	2
-110 kg Total, Men	Men	—	Medal	2	2
+110 kg Total, Men	Men	—	Medal	3	3

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	New Caledonia	NCD	30	38	22	90
2	French Polynesia	FPN	23	17	21	61
3	Fiji	FIJ	14	10	12	36
4	Guam	GUM	10	6	7	23
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	2	4
10	Wallis and Futuna	WAF	0	1	2	3
11	Cook Islands	COK	0	1	1	2
12	Solomon Islands	SOL	0	0	5	5

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

Event	🥇 Gold		🥈 Silver		🥉 Bronze
Basketball, Men	Guam	GUM	French Polynesia	FPN	American Samoa	ASA
Basketball, Women	Papua New Guinea	PNG	Fiji	FIJ	French Polynesia	FPN

Event	🥇 Gold		🥈 Silver		🥉 Bronze
Football, Men	French Polynesia	FPN	Fiji	FIJ	Solomon Islands	SOL

Event	🥇 Gold		🥈 Silver		🥉 Bronze
-60 kg, Men	Serge Pouillen	NCD	P Croute	FPN	C Pascua G Yau	NCD FPN
-65 kg, Men	Alain Vandange	NCD	Frank Alighieri	NCD	P Lucas W Lucas	FPN FPN
-71 kg, Men	O Reiatua	FPN	M Oper	NCD	J Ravaludai P Lecomte	FIJ NCD
-78 kg, Men	Ronald Chantreux	NCD	Eddie Armien	NCD	B Lopin J Kircher	FPN FPN
-86 kg, Men	Viliame Takayawa	FIJ	Patrick Briand	NCD	J Wainiqolo M John	FIJ FPN
-95 kg, Men	Jean-Luc Audifren	NCD	L Jacquot	NCD	A Norel	FPN
+95 kg, Men	Ricardo Blas	GUM	D Briand	NCD	O Vaurasi Patrick Briand	FIJ NCD
Open, Men	Ricardo Blas	GUM	Jean-Luc Audifren	NCD	J Siguenza Viliame Takayawa	GUM FIJ
Team, Men	New Caledonia	NCD	Guam	GUM	French Polynesia	FPN

Event	🥇 Gold		🥈 Silver		🥉 Bronze
Netball, Women	Fiji	FIJ	Cook Islands	COK	Tonga	TGA

Event	🥇 Gold		🥈 Silver		🥉 Bronze
Hobie 16, Mixed	French Polynesia	FPN	French Polynesia	FPN	New Caledonia	NCD

Event	🥇 Gold		🥈 Silver		🥉 Bronze
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

Event	🥇 Gold		🥈 Silver		🥉 Bronze
Singles, Men	Victor Lau	FPN	Roger Laoyan	NCD	Henri Wo	NCD
Doubles, Men	Victor Lau / Félix Lieou-Kui	FPN	Roger Laoyan / Henri Wo	NCD	Philippe Utia / James Lao	FPN
Singles, Women	Luana Trafton	FPN	Akisi Renner	FIJ	Laisa Naivalulevu	FIJ
Doubles, Women	Akisi Renner / Laisa Naivalulevu	FIJ	Luana Trafton / Chantal Koleon	FPN	Marlina Ali / Annick Turi	NCD
Doubles, Mixed	Victor Lau / Luana Trafton	FPN	Henri Wo / Uarlina Wo	NCD	Roger Laoyan / Anna Rabenjoro	NCD

Event	🥇 Gold		🥈 Silver		🥉 Bronze
Volleyball, Men	American Samoa	ASA	New Caledonia	NCD	French Polynesia	FPN
Volleyball, Women	French Polynesia	FPN	New Caledonia	NCD	American Samoa	ASA

Event	🥇 Gold		🥈 Silver		🥉 Bronze
-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