Athletics at the I Micronesian Games | |
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Dates | July |
Host city | San Antonio, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
Level | Senior |
Events | 24 (18 men, 6 women) |
Participation | 6 nations |
Athletics competitions at the 1969 Micronesian Games were held in San Antonio, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, in July, 1969. Only athletes from those six Micronesian territories that constituted the U.S. administrated Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands were participating. [1]
A total of 24 events were contested, 18 by men and 6 by women.
Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage courtesy of Tony Isaacs. [2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Clara Joshua (PLW) | 13.5 | Atalia Chukon (CHU) | 13.8 | Ines Iasuo (CHU) | 13.9 |
200 metres | Notune Albert (POH) | 28.7 | Clara Joshua (PLW) | 30.1 | Ines Iasuo (CHU) | 30.3 |
400 metres | Notune Albert (POH) | 71.7 | Menros Amru (CHU) | 72.2 | Royal Olter (POH) | 75.9 |
High jump | Julia Franz (PLW) | 1.27 | Margarita Ngirakamerang (PLW) | 1.24 | Kautiang Mikel (PLW) | 1.24 |
Long jump | Julia Franz (PLW) | 4.39 | Clara Joshua (PLW) | 4.31 | Maraka Kamien (CHU) | 3.86 |
4 × 100 metres relay | Truk | 56.8 | Ponape | 57.4 | Palau | 57.6 |
* Host nation (Northern Mariana Islands)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Palau | 14 | 15 | 8 | 37 |
2 | Ponape | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
3 | Truk | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
4 | Marshall Islands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Northern Mariana Islands* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Yap | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |
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