1985 South Pacific Mini Games

1985 Pacific Mini Games

Host city	Rarotonga
Country	Cook Islands
Nations	16
Athletes	~700 [1]
Events	6 sports
Opening	31 July 1985 (1985-07-31)
Closing	9 August 1985 (1985-08-09)
←  1981 Honiara 1989 Nuku'alofa  →

The 1985 South Pacific Mini Games were held at Rarotonga in the Cook Islands from 31 July to 9 August 1985. It was the second edition of the South Pacific Mini Games. ^[2]

The new stadium built for the games had a grass track but several South Pacific Games athletics records were broken at the 1985 games including the women's 800 metres. ^[2] The track and field competition also served as a selection trial for the Oceania team to compete at the IAAF World Cup in Canberra. ^[3]

Participating countries

Sixteen Pacific nations participated in the Games: ^[2]

•   American Samoa
•   Cook Islands
•   Fiji
•   French Polynesia, "Tahiti"
•   Kiribati
•   Marshall Islands
•   Nauru
•   New Caledonia
•   Niue
•   Norfolk Island
•   Papua New Guinea
•   Solomon Islands
•   Tonga
•   Vanuatu
•   Wallis and Futuna
•   Western Samoa

Sports

Six sports were contested at the 1985 South Pacific Mini Games: ^[2]

•   Athletics (40) ( details ) ^[4]
•   Bowls
•   Golf (4)

•   Netball (1)
•   Rugby union (1)
•   Tennis (5)

Final medal table

Papua New Guinea topped the medal count: ^[5]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Papua New Guinea  (PNG)	13	12	12	37
2	New Caledonia  (NCL)	12	12	5	29
3	French Polynesia  (PYF)	9	7	11	27
4	Cook Islands  (COK)	6	6	8	20
	Fiji  (FIJ)	6	6	8	20
6	Samoa  (SAM)	2	4	3	9
7	Wallis and Futuna  (WLF)	2	1	3	6
8	American Samoa  (ASA)	2	1	1	4
9	Vanuatu  (VAN)	1	4	2	7
10	Norfolk Island  (NFK)	1	2	1	4
11	Solomon Islands  (SOL)	1	1	1	3
12	Tonga  (TON)	1	0	2	3
13	Kiribati  (KIR)	0	0	0	0
	Marshall Islands  (MHL)	0	0	0	0
	Nauru  (NRU)	0	0	0	0
	Niue  (NIU)	0	0	0	0
Totals (16 entries)		56	56	57	169

See also

• Athletics at the 1985 South Pacific Mini Games

References

1. "Mini South Pacific Games". Pacific Islands Monthly. 56 (9). Pacific Publications: 25. 1985. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
2. "1985 Mini Games". Pacific Games Council. 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
3. "World Cup highlights". The Canberra Times. 6 August 1985. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
4. "Mini Games - what will they bring!". The Fiji Times. 18 September 2009.^{[ dead link ‍]}
5. "Medals Won at Mini Games". Pacific Games Council. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

Sources

• 2nd Mini South Pacific Games: Raratonga 31st July ~ 9th August 1985 (PDF) (Report). Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee. 1985. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.