 | |
| Host city | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
|---|---|
| Motto | One Ocean, One People |
| Nations | 24 |
| Athletes | 2000 |
| Events | 172 in 14 sports |
| Opening | 4 December |
| Closing | 15 December |
| Opened by | Tallis Obed Moses |
| Main venue | Korman Stadium |
The 2017 Pacific Mini Games were held in Port Vila, Vanuatu, in December 2017. It was the tenth edition of the Pacific Mini Games, and the second to be hosted in Vanuatu (after the 1993 games).
Vanuatu was awarded the right to host the games at a September 2011 meeting of the Pacific Games Council's General Assembly. Nauru and the Northern Mariana Islands were the other countries to bid. The event was originally planned for September 2017 but preparations were delayed by Cyclone Pam. [1] [2]
Both rounds of voting took place on the 4 September 2011 with Nauru eliminated after the first round. In the final round, Vanuatu edged Northern Mariana Islands by 4 votes to earn hosting rights. [3]
| 2017 Pacific Mini Games bidding results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Country | Round 1 | Round 2 | ||
| Port Vila |  Vanuatu | 8 | 13 | ||
| Saipan |  Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 9 | ||
| Yaren |  Nauru | 6 | — | ||
There were 24 national teams that competed at the games:
American Samoa 
Australia 
Cook Islands 
Fiji 
Guam 
Kiribati 
Marshall Islands 
Federated States of Micronesia 
New Caledonia 
New Zealand Nauru 
Niue 
Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands 
Palau 
Papua New Guinea 
Samoa 
Solomon Islands 
Tokelau 
Tonga 
Tuvalu Vanuatu 
Wallis and Futuna 
Independent PGC athletes * The final medal tally for the 2017 Pacific Mini Games.
* Host nation (Vanuatu)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Caledonia | 46 | 16 | 20 | 82 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 32 | 32 | 21 | 85 |
| 3 | Fiji | 23 | 31 | 24 | 78 |
| 4 | Vanuatu * | 22 | 26 | 27 | 75 |
| 5 | Samoa | 20 | 16 | 10 | 46 |
| 6 | Solomon Islands | 8 | 11 | 18 | 37 |
| 7 | Tonga | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 |
| 8 | Cook Islands | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | Kiribati | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Marshall Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | New Zealand | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Wallis and Futuna | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | Independent PGC athletes * | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Nauru | 1 | 9 | 15 | 25 |
| 15 | Guam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tuvalu | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tokelau | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 172 | 167 | 166 | 505 | |
Fourteen sports were hosted: [6]
3-on-3 basketball (2) ()
Archery (6) ()
Athletics (47) () a 
Beach volleyball (2) ()
Boxing (10) ()
Football (2) ()
Golf (4) ()
Judo (15) ()
Karate (16) ()
Netball (1) ()
Rugby sevens (1) ()
Table tennis (11) () b 
Tennis (7) ()
Weightlifting (48) ()| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual recurve | Robert Elder Fiji | Danick Aisik Vanuatu | Arne Jansen Tonga [7] |
| Women's individual recurve | Isabelle Vermande New Caledonia | Jil Grete Walter Samoa | Isabelle Soero New Caledonia [8] |
| Mixed team recurve | New Caledonia Denis Moedjijo Isabelle Soero | Samoa Joseph Walter Jil Grete Walter | Tonga Arne Jansen Karoline Tatafu |
| Men's individual compound | Henry Shiu New Caledonia | Frederick Leota Fiji | Xavier Mangoen New Caledonia |
| Women's individual compound | Cecile Picot New Caledonia | Lisa Leota Fiji | [9] |
| Mixed team compound | New Caledonia Henry Shiu Cecile Picot | Fiji Lisa Leota Frederick Leota | [10] |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light flyweight 49 kg | Namry Berry Vanuatu | Tetekana Clinton Solomon Islands | [11] |
| Flyweight 52 kg | Kalai Gill Vanuatu | Keama Charkes Feama Papua New Guinea | Mika Alex Solomon Islands [12] |
| Bantamweight 56 kg | Warawara Boe Vanuatu | Cook Yachen Nauru | Noki Beupu Papua New Guinea |
| Iiaha Denis Moses Solomon Islands | |||
| Lightweight 60 kg | Nu'uuli Mose Samoa | Silas Johnny Vanuatu | Oaike Allan Aukoae Papua New Guinea |
| Kia Henry Solomon Islands | |||
| Light welterweight 64 kg | Sere Roy Vanuatu | Ume John Papua New Guinea | Babanisi Gerrard Solomon Islands |
| Davule Jone Fiji | |||
| Welterweight 69 kg | Moleni John Barry Slade Tonga | Aisaga Andrew Kape Papua New Guinea | Hill Winston Fiji |
| Fandaux Than Guy New Caledonia | |||
| Middleweight 75 kg | Sivas Lui Vanuatu | Sua Ropati Samoa | Kometa Andrew Kiribati |
| Drayton Sabastien New Caledonia | |||
| Light heavyweight 81 kg | Henry Tyrell Samoa | Jubiely Torea Independent PGC athletes | Waritam Robert Zorro Vanuatu |
| Tameifuna Mercy Sione Tonga | |||
| Heavyweight 91 kg | Heimata Neuffer Independent PGC athletes | Peneueta John Samoa | Missak Tuk Vanuatu |
| Kami Talamoni Clayton Tonga | |||
| Super heavyweight +91 kg | Atiu Amoroa Independent PGC athletes | Robin Peter Vanuatu | Aukoso Faamanu Samoa |
| Tusamoa Jean New Caledonia |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual [13] | Guillaume Castagne New Caledonia | Abid Hussain Fiji | Morgan Annato Papua New Guinea |
| Women's individual [14] | Emillie Ricaud New Caledonia | Rotana Howard Cook Islands | Mathilde Guepy New Caledonia |
| Men's team [15] | New Caledonia Guillaume Castagne Morgan Dufour Anthony Cuer Norman Bonnet | Papua New Guinea Morgan Annato Vagi James Philip Mek Justin Brunskill | Fiji Abid Hussain Olaf Allen Won Hwang Ryan Kumar |
| Women's team | New Caledonia Emillie Ricaud Mathilde Guepy Maiwen Delamarie-le Blevic Ines Lavelua | Papua New Guinea Kristine Seko Wari Winchcombe Natalie Mok Danae Clamp | Fiji Merelita McCarthy Jee Dawi Raina Kumar Ufemia Naisara |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 60 kg | Tony Lomo Solomon Islands | Charles Cure New Caledonia | Loic Michel Nasse Vanuatu |
| Men's 66 kg | Kaieura Kip Nauru | Joe Mahit Vanuatu | Claude Kalo Vanuatu |
| Ugo Langois New Caledonia | |||
| Men's 73 kg | Vincent Neris New Caledonia | Tom Willie Vanuatu | Ilai Ualesi Elekana Manu Tokelau |
| Men's 81 kg | William Fayard New Caledonia | Vincent Burani New Caledonia | Pandabela Lesley Solomon Islands |
| Men's 90 kg | Teva Gouriou New Caledonia | Ovini Uera Nauru | Nicolas Monvoisin Vanuatu |
| Feao Fakaosi Tonga | |||
| Men's 100 kg | David Put New Caledonia | not awarded | not awarded |
| Men's +100 kg | Finetuui Moala Tonga | Sailosi Fua Ealelei Tonga | Nazario Martin Fiakaifonu Vanuatu |
| Men's open lightweight | Vincent Neris New Caledonia | Ugo Langois New Caledonia | Kaierua Kip Nauru |
| Charles Cure New Caledonia | |||
| Men's open heavyweight | Teva Gouriou New Caledonia | Sailosi Fua Ealelei Tonga | William Fayard New Caledonia |
| Finetuui Moala Tonga | |||
| Women's 52 kg | Chloe Omo-Perraut New Caledonia | not awarded | not awarded |
| Women's 57 kg | Jaycee Brival New Caledonia | not awarded | not awarded |
| Women's 63 kg | Camille Geniau New Caledonia | Nathalyn Takayawa Fiji | Emeline Kaddour New Caledonia |
| Women's 70 kg | Shanice Takayawa Fiji | not awarded | not awarded |
| Women's open lightweight | Jaycee Brival New Caledonia | Chloe Omo-Perraut New Caledonia | not awarded |
| Women's open heavyweight | Shanice Takayawa Fiji | Emeline Kaddour New Caledonia | Aykesa Atuvaha New Caledonia |
| Esther Dumons New Caledonia | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual [19] | Vu Duc Minh Dack New Caledonia | Tumu Lango Vanuatu | not awarded |
| Women's individual [20] | Laura Rothery New Caledonia | Vamule Vassy Mata Lango Vanuatu | Crystal Elizabeth Raka Mari Papua New Guinea |
| Men's team [21] | New Caledonia Vu Duc Minh Dack Jean Emmanuel Faure Kevyn Pognon | Vanuatu Tumu Lango Trevor Naieu Freddy Wilson | not awarded |
| Women's team | New Caledonia Angelique Mondoloni Laura Rothery Juliette Schmidt | Vanuatu Vamule Vassy Mata Lango Winona Lango Augustine Yalou | not awarded |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 60 kg | Jaremy Di Matteo New Caledonia | Joshua Iauko Vanuatu | Everest Foetaa Ega Solomon Islands |
| Nigel Bana Papua New Guinea | |||
| Men's 67 kg | Jean-Emmanuel Faure New Caledonia | Paul Henry Iauko Vanuatu | Frengy Bisoka Solomon Islands |
| Men's 75 kg | Philippe Annonier New Caledonia | Jasper Samo Solomon Islands | Tumu Lango Vanuatu |
| Men's 84 kg | Stephane Breton Vanuatu | Vincent Quentin Bougen Papua New Guinea | Dylan Agamalu New Caledonia |
| Siosi Tafoa Junior Solomon Islands | |||
| Men's +84 kg | Jonathan Dedieu New Caledonia | Petelo Perkon Peato Vanuatu | not awarded |
| Men's open | Iwe Rene Hmana New Caledonia | Nigel Bana Papua New Guinea | Siosi Tagoa Junior Solomon Islands |
| Trevor Naieu Vanuatu | |||
| Men's team | New Caledonia Dylan Agamalu Mathieu Annonier Philippe Annonier Jonathan Dedieu Jean-Emmanuel Faure Lucien Haiu Iwe Rene Hmana Kevyn Pognon | Vanuatu Petelo Perkon Peato Tumu Lango Cliford Bule Reynold Noukout Stephane Breton Christopher Olule Gely Robert Pakoa | Papua New Guinea Cosmas Walihl Sallawali Nigel Bana Vincent Quentin Bougen |
| Solomon Islands Siosi Tafoa Junior Kenihiria Rex Jasper Samo Frengy Bisoka Everest Foetaa Ega | |||
| Women's 61 kg | Vamule Vassy Mata Lango Vanuatu | Crystal Elizabeth Raka Mari Papua New Guinea | not awarded |
| Women's 68 kg | Aurore Vaysset New Caledonia | Augustine Yalou Vanuatu | Janet Lydia Gwai Solomon Islands |
| Women's +68 kg | Romina Rambans New Caledonia | Lynn Tari Vanuatu | not awarded |
| Women's open | Morane Vacher New Caledonia | Crystal Elizabeth Raka Mari Papua New Guinea | Winona Lango Vanuatu |
| Women's team | New Caledonia Romina Rambans Morane Vacher Aurore Vaysset | Vanuatu Vamule Vassy Mata Lango Winona Lango Lynn Tari Augustine Yalou | not awarded |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Samoa (SAM) | Fiji (FIJ) | Tonga (TGA) |
The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule. [25]
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | ● | Commonwealth Games qualifying | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| December 2017 | 2nd Sat | 3rd Sun | 4th Mon | 5th Tue | 6th Wed | 7th Thu | 8th Fri | 9th Sat | 10th Sun | 11th Mon | 12th Tue | 13th Wed | 14th Thu | 15th Fri | Gold medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ceremonies | OC | CC | |||||||||||||
| 3-on-3 basketball | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Archery | ● | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Athletics | 9 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 47 | ||||||||||
| Beach volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Boxing | ● | ● | ● | ● | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
| Football | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Golf | ● | ● | ● | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Judo | ● | 7 | 8 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Karate | 10 | 6 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Netball | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Rugby sevens | ● | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Table tennis | ● | ● | 2 | ● | 1 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||
| Tennis | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 2 | ● | 7 | |||
| Weightlifting | 18 | 15 | 15 | 48 | |||||||||||
| Total gold medals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 172 |
| Cumulative total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 42 | 67 | 77 | 97 | 97 | 106 | 117 | 133 | 158 | 172 |
^* No official Tahiti team took part in the 2017 Mini Games following the French Polynesian government's decision to boycott the event. A number of Tahitian athletes competed under the banner of the Pacific Games Council. [26]
^a Athletics included four parasport events: men's 100m – ambulatory; men's javelin – ambulatory; men's shot put – seated; and women's shot put – ambulatory.
^b Table tennis to include four parasport events: men's/women's singles – seated; and men's/women's singles – ambulatory. [27]
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