Va'a at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games

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Va'a
at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games
Location Gahi
  2009
2017  

Va'a, also called the outrigger canoe, for the 2013 Pacific Mini Games , was held in Gahi village and its namesake bay area. It is located in the southeast coast of Wallis and Futuna. Competition for this sport was on the 3 to 6 September 2013. [1]

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Medal table

Key:

  *   Host nation (Wallis and Futuna)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia  (TAH)120012
2Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Wallis and Futuna  (WLF)*07512
3Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea  (PNG)0325
4Flag of Palau.svg  Palau  (PLW)0202
5Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji  (FIJ)0044
6Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga  (TON)0011
Totals (6 entries)12121236

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
V1 500mFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Wallis and Futuna Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
V6 500mFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Wallis and Futuna Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
V6 1,500mFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Wallis and Futuna Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
V12 500mFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Wallis and Futuna Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
V1 marathon 15 kmFlag of French Polynesia.svg Isidore Tevaearai (TAH)Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg Penisio Talalua (WLF)Flag of Fiji.svg  Kelekele Lausi  (FIJ)
V6 marathon 30 kmFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Wallis and Futuna Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
V1 500mFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Flag of Palau.svg  Palau Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Wallis and Futuna
V6 500mFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Wallis and Futuna Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
V6 1,500mFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Wallis and Futuna
V12 500mFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Wallis and Futuna
V1 marathon 10 kmFlag of French Polynesia.svg Marguerite Temaiana (TAH)Flag of Palau.svg Marina Toribiong (PLW)Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg Caroline Tauhola (WLF)
V6 marathon 20 kmFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Wallis and Futuna

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