1997 South Pacific Mini Games

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1997 South Pacific Mini Games
1997 South Pacific Mini Games logo.png
Host city Pago Pago
Country American Samoa
Nations participating 19
Athletes participating 1,798*
Events 11 sports
Opening ceremony August 11, 1997 (1997-08-11)
Closing ceremony August 22, 1997 (1997-08-22)
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The 1997 South Pacific Mini Games were held at Pago Pago in American Samoa from 11–22 August 1997. It was the fifth edition of the South Pacific Mini Games.[1] It was much larger than previous editions, with an almost doubling of the number of medals awarded compared to the 1993 South Pacific Mini Games. The impressive performances by Nauru in weightlifting continued in Pago Pago, with the tiny nation finishing on top of the unofficial medal table after winning 33 gold.[2]

The 1997 Games were criticized for poor preparation by local and international journalists,[3] with Matai Akauo in the Pacific Islands Monthly describing them as "the most disoganised ever in the history of the Pacific Islands Council".[4] Without other means transportation, some athletes had to walk to their venues.[5] However, the games went ahead and the events were able to be completed.[6]

Participating countries

Nineteen Pacific nations participated in the Games:[1]*

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Note: A number in parentheses indicate the size of a country's team.

Sports

The 1997 South Pacific Mini Games hosted eleven sports:[7]

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Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport.

Final medal table

Nauru topped the medal table due to gold medals won in weightlifting. Fiji won the most overall medals:[1]

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Nauru 33 10 12 55
2  Fiji 31 31 28 90
3  American Samoa 20 23 7 50
4  Papua New Guinea 18 23 17 58
5  Samoa 14 9 13 36
6  New Caledonia 10 8 4 22
7  Tahiti 7 9 8 24
8  Tonga 4 4 9 17
9  Solomon Islands 2 6 11 19
10  Vanuatu 2 4 4 10
11  Guam 2 2 2 6
12  Cook Islands 1 3 4 8
13  Federated States of Micronesia 0 3 0 3
14  Norfolk Island 0 1 0 1
 Niue 0 0 0 0
 Northern Marianas 0 0 0 0
 Palau 0 0 0 0
 Wallis and Futuna 0 0 0 0
Totals 144 136 119 399

See also

Notes

^* The official site provided web pages for each country with the number of athletes in each team:

^a Basketball was included in the 1997 Mini Games in lieu of the FIBA Oceania Tournament.[8]

^b Golf: Adi Sai won bronze as a member of the Fijian women's team at the 1979, 1983 and 1987 SPG, and at the 1989, 1993, and 1997 SPMG.[9]

^c Netballers walked to their training venue.[5]

^d Sailing: Dean Hudson was a bronze medalist for American Samoa sailing Hobie 16's at the 1997 South Pacific Mini Games.[10]

^e International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) coach Sue Gozansky coached the Tongan women's and men's teams in preparation for the 1997 Mini Games.[11]

^f The large number of medals awarded for weighlifting (three per weight division) allowed Nauru to top the gold medal count.[2][12]

References

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