Athletics competitions have been held at every Pacific Games since the inaugural edition 1963 in Suva, Fiji and at every Pacific Mini Games since the inaugural edition 1981 in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Both events are open for the 22 member federations of the Pacific Games Council. The Pacific Games started as South Pacific Games and were renamed in 2011, whereas the Pacific Mini Games started as South Pacific Mini Games and were renamed in 2009.
| Games | Year | Location | Host country | Events | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | ||||
| I | 1963 () | Suva |  Fiji | 19 | 10 | 29 |
| II | 1966 () | Nouméa |  New Caledonia | 20 | 11 | 31 |
| III | 1969 () | Port Moresby |  Papua and New Guinea | 22 | 12 | 34 |
| IV | 1971 () | Pirae |  Tahiti | 22 | 13 | 35 |
| V | 1975 () | Tumon |  Guam | 22 | 13 | 35 |
| VI | 1979 () | Suva |  Fiji | 22 | 15 | 37 |
| VII | 1983 () | Apia |  Western Samoa | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| VIII | 1987 () | Nouméa | New Caledonia | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| IX | 1991 () | Port Moresby |  Papua New Guinea | 23 | 18 | 41 |
| X | 1995 () | Pirae |  Tahiti | 23 | 19 | 42 |
| XI | 1999 () | Santa Rita | Guam | 23 | 22 | 45 |
| XII | 2003 () | Suva | Fiji | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| XIII | 2007 () | Apia | Samoa | 23 | 22 | 45 |
| XIV | 2011 () | Nouméa |  New Caledonia | 25 | 23 | 48 a |
| XV | 2015 () | Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea | 25 | 23 | 48 a |
| XVI | 2019 () | Apia | Samoa | 25 | 24 | 49 b |
| XVII | 2023 () | Honiara |  Solomon Islands | |||
| XVIII | 2027 () | Papeete | Tahiti | |||
Medal winners for the athletics events of the Pacific Games until 2003 were published. [1] Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage. [2] After the 2019 games, only Kiribati, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Tokelau, and Tuvalu are yet to win a medal.
Updated after the 2019 Pacific Games.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Caledonia | 198 | 148 | 141 | 487 |
| 2 | Fiji | 157 | 163 | 118 | 438 |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 116 | 135 | 135 | 386 |
| 4 | Tahiti | 80 | 76 | 90 | 246 |
| 5 |  Tonga | 26 | 18 | 33 | 77 |
| 6 |  Vanuatu | 11 | 21 | 32 | 64 |
| 7 | Samoa | 11 | 20 | 20 | 51 |
| 8 |  Wallis and Futuna | 9 | 15 | 19 | 43 |
| 9 | Solomon Islands | 7 | 15 | 25 | 47 |
| 10 | Guam | 6 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
| 11 |  Cook Islands | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 12 |  Nauru | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 13 |  Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 |  American Samoa | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 |  Norfolk Island | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 |  Gilbert and Ellice Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Marshall Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Palau | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Micronesia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (19 entries) | 640 | 638 | 637 | 1915 | |
| Games | Year | Location | Host country | Events | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | ||||
| I | 1981 () | Honiara | Solomon Islands | 22 | 14 | 36 |
| II | 1985 () | Rarotonga | Cook Islands | 23 | 17 | 40 |
| III | 1989 () | Nukualofa | Tonga | 23 | 17 | 40 |
| IV | 1993 () | Port Vila | Vanuatu | 23 | 19 | 42 |
| V | 1997 () | Pago Pago | American Samoa | 23 | 19 | 42 |
| VI | 2001 () | Middlegate | Norfolk Island | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| VII | 2005 () | Koror | Palau | 20 | 19 | 39 |
| VIII | 2009 () | Rarotonga | Cook Islands | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| IX | 2013 () | Mata-Utu | Wallis and Futuna | 25 | 22 | 47 a |
| X | 2017 () | Port Vila | Vanuatu | 25 | 22 | 47 a |
| XI | 2022 () | Saipan |  Northern Mariana Islands | 26 | 26 | 52 c |
| XII | 2025 () | Koror | Palau | |||
Medal winners for the athletics events of the Pacific Mini Games until 2005 were published. [3] Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage. [2]
Athletics competitions at the 1963 South Pacific Games were held at the Buckhurst Park in Suva, Fiji, between 30 August and 2 September 1963.
Athletics competitions at the 1966 South Pacific Games were held in Nouméa, New Caledonia, between 10 and 13 December 1966.
Athletics competitions at the 1969 South Pacific Games were held in Port Moresby, Papua and New Guinea, between August 14–20, 1969. Following the event, a "Congress of the delegates of Member Countries of the Australasian Area" was held on August 21, 1969, resulting in the foundation of the Oceania Athletics Association. A total of 34 events were contested, 22 by men and 12 by women.
Athletics competitions at the 1971 South Pacific Games were held at the Stade Pater Te Hono Nui in Pirae, French Polynesia, between September 9-15, 1971.
Athletics competitions at the 1975 South Pacific Games were held in Tumon, Guam, between August 4–9, 1975.
Athletics competitions at the 1979 South Pacific Games were held in Suva, Fiji, between August 29 - September 8, 1979.
Athletics competitions at the 1987 South Pacific Games were held at the Stade Numa-Daly Magenta in Nouméa, New Caledonia, between December 9–18, 1987.
Athletics competitions at the 1991 South Pacific Games were held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, between September 13–21, 1991.
Athletics competitions at the 1995 South Pacific Games were held at the Stade Pater Te Hono Nui in Pirae, French Polynesia, between August 17–24, 1995.
Athletics competitions at the 1999 South Pacific Games were held in Santa Rita, Guam, between June 3–11, 1999.
Athletics competitions at the 2003 South Pacific Games were held at the National Stadium in Suva, Fiji, between July 7 and 12, 2003.
Athletics competitions at the 1981 South Pacific Mini Games were held in Honiara, Solomon Islands, between July 8–16, 1981.
Athletics competitions at the 1985 South Pacific Mini Games were held at the Tereora National Stadium in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, between August 1–9, 1985.
Athletics competitions at the 1989 South Pacific Mini Games were held at the Teufaiva Stadium in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga, between August 24–30, 1989.
Athletics competitions at the 1993 South Pacific Mini Games were held in Port Vila, Vanuatu, between December 10–16, 1993.
Athletics competitions at the 1997 South Pacific Mini Games were held at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in Pago Pago, American Samoa, between August 15–20, 1997.
Athletics competitions at the 2001 South Pacific Mini Games were held in Middlegate, Norfolk Island, between December 10–14, 2001.
Athletics competitions at the 2005 South Pacific Mini Games were held at the National Stadium in Koror, Palau, between July 25–29, 2005.
Athletics competitions at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games were held at the Bank of the Cook Islands National Stadium in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, between September 22–26, 2009.
Tennis at the Pacific Games has been contested since 1963 when it was included as one of ten sports at the First South Pacific Games held in Suva, Fiji.
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