Athletics at the 2003 South Pacific Games

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Athletics at the XII South Pacific Games
DatesJuly 7–12, 2003
Host city Suva, Fiji Flag of Fiji.svg
Venue National Stadium
LevelSenior
Events44 (23 men, 21 women)
Participation19 nations


Athletics competitions at the 2003 South Pacific Games were held at the National Stadium in Suva, Fiji, between July 7 and 12, 2003. [1]

Contents

A total of 44 events were contested, 23 by men and 21 by women.

There were some issues with the eligibility of athletes. Lisa Misipeka and Kelsey Nakanelua, both from American Samoa, were excluded, because due to the games charter, the athletes must have lived in their country or territory for at least five years. Expatriates must have lived in that country or territory for a period of four years immediately prior to the closing date for individual entries. Kristy Slade from Samoa was also found to be ineligible after winning the women's heptathlon. [1]

Medal summary

Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage courtesy of Tony Isaacs and Børre Lilloe, [2] and on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow. [3]

Complete results can also be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow. [1] The fully automatic timing malfunctioned during the Men's 100 metres, and was totally out of action later in the programme. [1]

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres Flag of Fiji.svg  John Lum Kon  (FIJ)10.8 (ht)Flag of Fiji.svg  Jone Delai  (FIJ)10.9 (ht)Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Peter Pulu  (PNG)10.9 (ht)
200 metres (wind: -1.1 m/s)Flag of Fiji.svg  John Lum Kon  (FIJ)21.28 GR Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Jeffrey Bai  (PNG)21.74Flag of Federated States of Micronesia.svg  John Howard  (FSM)21.94
400 metres Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Jeffrey Bai  (PNG)47.20Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Moses Kamut  (VAN)48.39Flag of Fiji.svg  Isireli Naikelekelevesi  (FIJ)48.43
800 metres Flag of Fiji.svg  Isireli Naikelekelevesi  (FIJ)1:51.06Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Clement Abai  (PNG)1:51.68Flag of Fiji.svg  Loresh Kumaran  (FIJ)1:56.31
1500 metres Flag of Fiji.svg  Isireli Naikelekelevesi  (FIJ)4:01.15Flag of Guam.svg  Neil Weare  (GUM)4:02.72Flag of Samoa.svg  Setefano Mika  (SAM)4:09.07
5000 metres Flag of Guam.svg  Neil Weare  (GUM)14:48.40Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Georges Richmond  (PYF)14:54.19Flag of Fiji.svg  Morgan Clark  (FIJ)15:19.72
10000 metres Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Georges Richmond  (PYF)31:54.7 (ht)Flag of Fiji.svg  Morgan Clark  (FIJ)32:40.9 (ht)Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Jimmy Sandy Okau-Sam-Molu  (VAN)33:04.1 (ht)
Half Marathon Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Georges Richmond  (PYF)1:09:53 GR Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Henry Foufaka  (SOL)1:13:01Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tutea Degage  (PYF)1:13:21
3000 metres steeplechase Flag of Fiji.svg  Esala Talebula  (FIJ)11:11.8 (ht)Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Chris Votu  (SOL)11:15.6 (ht)Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Henry Foufaka  (SOL)11:26.2 (ht)
110 metres hurdles (wind: -1.6 m/s)Flag of Fiji.svg  Jovesa Naivalu  (FIJ)14.36Flag of Samoa.svg  Avele Tanielu  (SAM)14.97Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Mowen Boino  (PNG)15.37
400 metres hurdles Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Mowen Boino  (PNG)51.93Flag of Fiji.svg  Jovesa Naivalu  (FIJ)52.50Flag of Fiji.svg  Meli Cama  (FIJ)54.00
High Jump Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Sandy Katusele  (PNG)2.06Flag of Fiji.svg  Rajendra Prasad  (FIJ)2.03Flag of Fiji.svg  Antonio Rahiman Mohammed  (FIJ)2.03
Pole Vault Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Jean-Bernard Harper  (NCL)4.50Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tamatoa Laibe  (PYF)4.40Flag of Fiji.svg  Joseph Rodan II  (FIJ)4.40
Long Jump Flag of Fiji.svg  Eroni Tuivanuavou  (FIJ)7.82 (wind: +1.4 m/s) GR Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Frédéric Erin  (NCL)7.65 (wind: +1.8 m/s)Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Sandy Katusele  (PNG)7.02 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
Triple Jump Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Frédéric Erin  (NCL)15.14 w(wind: +2.6 m/s)Flag of Fiji.svg  William Young  (FIJ)14.99 (wind: +1.4 m/s)Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Sandy Katusele  (PNG)14.98 w(wind: +3.2 m/s)
Shot Put Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Daniel Kilama  (NCL)16.57Flag of Samoa.svg  Shaka Sola  (SAM)15.97Flag of Fiji.svg  Sosefo Fonorito  (FIJ)15.29
Discus Throw Flag of Samoa.svg  Shaka Sola  (SAM)50.46Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Jean-Pierre Totélé  (NCL)50.23Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Frédéric Kitea  (NCL)48.22
Hammer Throw Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Jean-Pierre Totélé  (NCL)54.12Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Alikisio Fakaté  (NCL)52.99Flag of Guam.svg  Justin Andre  (GUM)51.52
Javelin Throw Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Gaëtan Siakinuu-Schmidt  (NCL)70.99Flag of Fiji.svg  James Goulding  (FIJ)68.05Flag of Fiji.svg  Tevita Ketedromo  (FIJ)60.23
Decathlon Flag of Fiji.svg  Joseph Rodan II  (FIJ)6161Flag of Fiji.svg  Iosefo Vuloaloa  (FIJ)5983Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Hendrey Ah Tchoy  (PYF)5460
20 Kilometres Road Walk Flag of Fiji.svg  Dip Chand  (FIJ)2:06:19.9tFlag of Fiji.svg  Pradeep Chand  (FIJ)2:07:07.2tFlag of Fiji.svg  Manohar Maharaj  (FIJ)2:16:40.9t
4 x 100 metres relay Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Henry Ben
Jeffrey Bai
Wally Kirika
Peter Pulu
40.94Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Gabriel Matavola
John Lum Kon
Moape Vu
Jone Delai
41.03Flag of Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia
Peter Donis Rudolf
Danny Fredrick
Jack Howard
John Howard
42.12
4 x 400 metres relay Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Clement Abai
Mowen Boino
Peter Pulu
Jeffrey Bai
3:11.43Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Gabriel Matavola
Waisea Finau
Jovesa Naivalu
Isireli Naikelekelevesi
3:11.82Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Linton Mani Oeta
Jonah Hone
Nelson Kabitana
Chris Meke Walasi
3:21.55

: The 3000 metres steeplechase event was one lap too long (approximately 3400 metres) due to a mistake in the lap counting. [1]

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres Flag of Fiji.svg  Makelesi Bulikiobo  (FIJ)11.9 (ht)Flag of Fiji.svg  Rachel Rogers  (FIJ)12.3 (ht)Flag of Fiji.svg  Litiana Miller  (FIJ)12.5 (ht)
200 metres (wind: -2.1 m/s)Flag of Fiji.svg  Makelesi Bulikiobo  (FIJ)23.68 GR Flag of Fiji.svg  Mereoni Raluve  (FIJ)24.71Flag of Fiji.svg  Litiana Miller  (FIJ)25.03
400 metres Flag of Fiji.svg  Makelesi Bulikiobo  (FIJ)52.66 GR Flag of Fiji.svg  Mereoni Raluve  (FIJ)55.35Flag of Fiji.svg  Miriama Radiniwaimaro  (FIJ)57.01
800 metres Flag of Fiji.svg  Vasiti Vatureba  (FIJ)2:18.46Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Stéphanie Nonotte  (PYF)2:19.00Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Miriam Goiye  (PNG)2:25.93
1500 metres Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Stéphanie Nonotte  (PYF)4:36.13Flag of Guam.svg  Mary Sloan Siegrist  (GUM)4:49.11Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Vaite Bounhoure  (PYF)4:54.16
5000 metres Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Sophie Gardon  (PYF)18:22.9 (ht) GR Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Vaite Bounhoure  (PYF)18:49.0 (ht)Flag of Guam.svg  Mary Sloan Siegrist  (GUM)19:00.6 (ht)
Half Marathon Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Sophie Gardon  (PYF)1:26:51 GR Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Ericka Ellis  (NCL)1:30:35Flag of Fiji.svg  Salome Tabuatalei  (FIJ)1:36:46
100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.9 m/s)Flag of Fiji.svg  Rachel Rogers  (FIJ)13.97Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Marie Yongomene  (NCL)14.94Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Rose-Marie Vakie  (NCL)14.95
400 metres hurdles Flag of Fiji.svg  Rachel Rogers  (FIJ)61.50Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Laurence Upigit  (NCL)62.02Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Mae Koime  (PNG)64.16
High Jump Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Véronique Boyer  (PYF)1.70Flag of Tonga.svg  Melesia Mafile'o  (TGA)1.60Flag of Fiji.svg  Adi Vika  (FIJ)1.55
Pole Vault Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Marion Becker  (NCL)2.90 GR Flag of Fiji.svg  Iowana Vakaloloma  (FIJ)2.90 GR Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Rosemai Poilagi  (NCL)2.60
Long Jump Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Laurence Upigit  (NCL)5.94 w(wind: +3.2 m/s)Flag of Fiji.svg  Soko Salaqiqi  (FIJ)5.92 w(wind: +2.3 m/s)Flag of Fiji.svg  Varanisese Viva  (FIJ)5.59 w(wind: +2.1 m/s)
Triple Jump Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Véronique Boyer  (PYF)13.10 w(wind: +3.7 m/s)Flag of Tonga.svg  Melesia Mafile'o  (TGA)12.39 (wind: +1.7 m/s)Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Marie Yongomene  (NCL)12.35 w(wind: +4.6 m/s)
Shot Put Flag of Tonga.svg  Ana Po'uhila  (TGA)15.89 GR Flag of France.svg /Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Selema Sione  (WLF)14.99Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Tereapii Tapoki  (COK)13.91
Discus Throw Flag of Tonga.svg  Melehifo Uhi  (TGA)50.78 GR Flag of Tonga.svg  Ana Po'uhila  (TGA)48.14Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Tereapii Tapoki  (COK)46.46
Hammer Throw *Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Patricia Kolivai  (NCL)44.95Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Marie-Chanel Tafusimai  (NCL)42.38Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Amelia Tui  (NCL)40.03
Javelin Throw Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Bina Ramesh  (NCL)54.36 GR Flag of France.svg /Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Selema Sione  (WLF)51.77Flag of Fiji.svg  Sisilia Lau  (FIJ)49.28
Heptathlon **Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  Rose-Marie Vakie  (NCL)4185Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Temoemoe Faremiro  (PYF)4149Flag of Fiji.svg  Seraseini Likuwaqa  (FIJ)4081
20 Kilometres Road Walk Flag of Fiji.svg  Deepika Chand  (FIJ)2:47:32.3tFlag of Fiji.svg  Eleni Divute  (FIJ)2:48:06.8t
4 x 100 metres relay Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Litiana Miller
Makelesi Bulikiobo
Mereoni Raluve
Rachel Rogers
44.86 GR Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Nessie Ogisi
Mae Koime
Helen Philemon
Monica Jonathan
48.95Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia
Temoemoe Faremiro
Marie-Jeanne Ceran-Jerusalemy
Dolores Dogba
Cécile Tiatia
50.93
4 x 400 metres relay ***Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  New Caledonia
Marie-Claude Haluatr
Marie Yongomene
Françoise Hnepeune
Laurence Upigit
3:59.88Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Lorraine Bailey
Angela Way
Helen Philemon
Mae Koime
4:04.83Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia
Marie-Jeanne Ceran-Jerusalemy
Cécile Tiatia
Stephanie Nonotte
Véronique Boyer
4:07.95

*: Initially, Siniva Marsters from the Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands was listed as winner of the hammer throw with 45.83 m. However, she subsequently failed a drug test and had the performance deleted. [1]
**: Initially, Kristy Slade from Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa won the women's heptathlon with 4.494 pts, but she was challenged and found to be ineligible to participate. [1]
***: Initially, the Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji team (Vasiti Vatureba, Makelesi Bulikiobo, Miriama Radiniwaimaro, Mereoni Raluve) won the women's 4x400 metres relay running a new games record in 3:40.03. However, they had to be disqualified for substituting a runner after the final submission of the team composition and running order. [1]

Medal table (unofficial)

The medal table was published. [1]

  *   Host nation (Fiji)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji  (FIJ)*17161750
2Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  New Caledonia  (NCL)117624
3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia  (PYF)75517
4Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea  (PNG)54615
5Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga  (TON)2305
6Flag of Guam.svg  Guam  (GUM)1225
7Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa  (SAM)1214
8Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands  (SOL)0224
9Flag of France.svg  Wallis and Futuna  (WLF)0202
10Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu  (VAN)0112
11Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands  (COK)0022
Flag of Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia  (FSM)0022
Totals (12 entries)444444132

Participation (unofficial)

Athletes from the following 19 countries were reported to participate: [1]

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