 | |
| Host city | Koror |
|---|---|
| Country |  Palau |
| Nations | 20 |
| Events | 12 sports |
| Opening | July 25, 2005 |
| Closing | August 4, 2005 |
| Opened by | Tommy Remengesau |
| Torch lighter | Christopher Silas Adolf |
| Main venue | National Stadium |
The VII South Pacific Mini Games were held July 25-August 4, 2005 in Palau.
Torch lighter was athlete Christopher Silas Adolf, Palau's first Olympian. [1]
12 sports were contested at the 2005 Pacific Mini Games:
Athletics (39) () a 
Baseball (1) b 
Basketball (2) c 
Beach volleyball (2) d 
Outrigger canoeing (10) () e 
Softball (2) f 
Swimming (40) () g 
Table tennis (7) h 
Tennis (7) () i 
Triathlon (3) j 
Weightlifting (45) k 
Wrestling (14) l New Caledonia dominated the medal tally, finishing ahead of Fiji. The small nation of Nauru finished in third place with 18 gold medals; all of them gold and won in the weightlifting competition. Host nation Palau also won 18 medals and finished in sixth position on the table. [4]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Caledonia | 56 | 29 | 25 | 110 |
| 2 |  Fiji | 23 | 21 | 16 | 60 |
| 3 |  Nauru | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea | 16 | 11 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 |  Samoa | 16 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| 6 | Palau | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 |  Guam | 6 | 9 | 14 | 29 |
| 8 |  Cook Islands | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 |
| 9 |  Federated States of Micronesia | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 |  Tonga | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 |  Northern Marianas | 4 | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| 12 |  Solomon Islands | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 13 |  Vanuatu | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 |  Wallis and Futuna | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 |  Marshall Islands | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 |  Niue | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 |  Norfolk Island | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  Tuvalu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kiribati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| No medal awarded m | 2 | 49 | 77 | 128 | |
| Totals | 172 | 172 | 179 | 523 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Caledonia | 56 | 29 | 25 | 110 |
| 2 | Fiji | 23 | 21 | 16 | 60 |
| 3 | Nauru | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 16 | 11 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 | Samoa | 16 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| 6 | Palau | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | Guam | 6 | 9 | 14 | 29 |
| 8 | Cook Islands | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 |
| 9 | Micronesia | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | Tonga | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Northern Mariana Islands | 4 | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| 12 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 13 | Vanuatu | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Wallis and Futuna | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Marshall Islands | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Niue | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Norfolk Island | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Tuvalu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 |  French Polynesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiribati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Tokelau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 170 | 123 | 102 | 395 | |
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