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Athletics at the 1987 South Pacific Games

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Athletics at the VIII South Pacific Games
DatesDecember 9–18
Host cityNouméa, New Caledonia New Caledonia
VenueStade Numa-Daly Magenta
LevelSenior
Events38 (22 men, 16 women)
Participation11 nations
Records set25


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.[1]

A total of 38 events were contested, 22 by men and 16 by women.

Medal summary

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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]

Men

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: -2.6 m/s)  Jean Fantozzi (NCL) 10.98  Takale Tuna (PNG) 11.21  Peauope Suli (TGA) 11.22
200 metres (wind: -0.8 m/s)  Takale Tuna (PNG) 22.10  Rudy Brizard (NCL) 22.20  Peauope Suli (TGA) 22.25
400 metres  Takale Tuna (PNG) 49.14  Joe Rodan (FIJ) 49.50  Fosa Torea (PNG) 49.74
800 metres  Alain Lazare (NCL) 1:55.73  Semi Vuetibau (FIJ) 1:56.17  Lui Muavesi (FIJ) 1:56.21
1500 metres  Alain Lazare (NCL) 3:50.27 GR French Polynesia/ Pascal Adams (PYF) 4:00.11  Binesh Prasad (FIJ) 4:01.62
5000 metres  Alain Lazare (NCL) 14:15.12 GR French Polynesia/ Pascal Adams (PYF) 15:20.21  Aaron Dupnai (PNG) 15:23.36
10000 metres  Alain Lazare (NCL) 30:59.99 GR  Aaron Dupnai (PNG) 32:28.63  Shiri Chand (FIJ) 33:14.16
Marathon  Alain Lazare (NCL) 2:26:58 GR  Aaron Dupnai (PNG) 2:32:56  Yannick Moglia (NCL) 2:41.06
3000 metres steeplechase  Alain Lazare (NCL) 9:07.11 GR  Davendra Singh (FIJ) 9:32.16 French Polynesia/ Pascal Adams (PYF) 9:38.49
110 metres hurdles (wind: -1.2 m/s) French Polynesia/ Robert Tupuhoé (PYF) 14.76  Albert Miller (FIJ) 14.80 French Polynesia/ Glenn Barff (PYF) 15.04
400 metres hurdles French Polynesia/ Robert Tupuhoé (PYF) 52.37 GR  Edmond Humuni (NCL) 53.03 French Polynesia/ Yves Martin (PYF) 53.06
High Jump  Clément Poaniewa (NCL) 2.02 French Polynesia/ Jean-Luc Ebbs (PYF) 1.98  Guillaume Vendegou (NCL) 1.96
Pole Vault French Polynesia/ Jean-Luc Mu Kwai Chuan (PYF) 4.60 GR  Gaël Marlier (NCL) 4.55 French Polynesia/ Thierry Tekuataoa (PYF) 4.35
Long Jump  Steeve Druminy (NCL) 7.39 GR (wind: +1.3 m/s)  Jean-Jacques Honda (NCL) 7.27 w (wind: +2.1 m/s)  Setiliki Mateialona (TGA) 6.99 w (wind: +2.2 m/s)
Triple Jump  Jean Fantozzi (NCL) 15.73 GR (wind: +2.0 m/s)  Steeve Druminy (NCL) 15.53 w (wind: +2.9 m/s) French Polynesia/ Thierry Temauri (PYF) 14.49 w (wind: +2.4 m/s)
Shot Put  Soane Suve (NCL) 15.97  Pierre Alexandrine (NCL) 15.36  Sanitesi Latu (TGA) 14.75
Discus Throw French Polynesia/ Gordon Barff (PYF) 51.30 GR  Martial Bone (NCL) 47.20  Frédéric Cassier (NCL) 44.72
Hammer Throw  Soane Lakafia (NCL) 57.90 GR  Frédéric Cassier (NCL) 55.52  Pierre-Chanel Sao (NCL) 49.88
Javelin Throw (new specification)  Jean-Paul Lakafia (NCL) 78.96 GR Wallis and Futuna/ Fapiano Fakataulavelua (WLF) 77.36  Péta Tauhavili (NCL) 75.00
Decathlon  Albert Miller (FIJ) 7019 French Polynesia/ Glenn Barff (PYF) 6319 w  Ferdinand Nongkas (PNG) 5722
4 x 100 metres relay  New Caledonia
Christophe Simonin
Remy Chenu
Rudy Brizard
Jean Fantozzi
41.07 GR  Tonga
Cedric Mateialona
Peni‘Akau Loloa
Sitaneli Mafi
Peauope Suli
41.64  Papua New Guinea
Emmanuel Mack
John Hou
David Susame
Takale Tuna
41.71
4 x 400 metres relay  Fiji
Henry Rogo
Braeman Yee
Lui Muavesi
Joe Rodan
3:17.46  Papua New Guinea
John Hou
Takale Tuna
Clement Taipala
Fosa Torea
3:18.99  New Caledonia
Thelisse
Rudy Brizard
Edmond Humuni
Samuel Pellan
3:21.13

: Albert Miller’s score of 7019 points in Decathlon was achieved with a wind assisted (+5.2 m/s) Long Jump of 6.82m. Taking his best legal jump of 6.69m (+2.1) his score becomes 6989 points - a New Games Record.

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: -1.2 m/s)  Ghislaine Saint-Prix (NCL) 12.62 French Polynesia/ Albertine An (PYF) 12.63  Laure Uedre (NCL) 12.81
200 metres (wind: -0.3 m/s)  Brigitte Hardel (NCL) 24.62 GR French Polynesia/ Albertine An (PYF) 25.41  Laure Uedre (NCL) 25.69
400 metres  Brigitte Hardel (NCL) 56.32 GR  Kanai Koniel (PNG) 59.41  Véronique Becker (NCL) 59.64
800 metres  Patricia Rouby (NCL) 2:15.58 GR  Nadia Bernard (NCL) 2:17.33 French Polynesia/ Marie-Line Marraud (PYF) 2:18.51
1500 metres  Nadia Bernard (NCL) 4:35.94 GR  Poloni Avek (PNG) 4:45.71  Kelea Vetuku (FIJ) 4:50.94
3000 metres  Nadia Bernard (NCL) 10:03.46 GR  Poloni Avek (PNG) 10:34.44 French Polynesia/ Teroro Meyer (PYF) 10:35.67
100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.7 m/s) French Polynesia/ Albertine An (PYF) 14.37 GR  Brigitte Hardel (NCL) 14.47  Sainiana Tukana (FIJ) 15.15
400 metres hurdles  Brigitte Hardel (NCL) 60.96 GR  Sainiana Tukana (FIJ) 61.90 French Polynesia/ Léonne Ley (PYF) 63.09
High Jump French Polynesia/ Albertine An (PYF) 1.65  Annie Tokona (FIJ) 1.63  Dionne Gardner (NFK) 1.63
Long Jump  Brigitte Hardel (NCL) 5.92 (wind: +1.2 m/s) French Polynesia/ Albertine An (PYF) 5.77 w (wind: +2.4 m/s)  Corinne Martin (NCL) 5.63 w (wind: +2.5 m/s)
Shot Put  Siu Ivakuka (TGA) 14.00 GR  Marie-Danielle Teanyouen (NCL) 13.75  Marie-Christine Fakaté (NCL) 13.67
Discus Throw  Marie-Christine Fakaté (NCL) 46.42 French Polynesia/ Sandra Pito (PYF) 45.22  Marie-Lucie Pauga (NCL) 43.28
Javelin Throw  Mereoni Vibose (FIJ) 52.26  Anna Tulitau (NCL) 50.04 French Polynesia/ Diane Méaméa (PYF) 49.16
Heptathlon  Sainiana Tukana (FIJ) 4822 GR French Polynesia/ Albertine An (PYF) 4817  Iammo Launa (PNG) 4772
4 x 100 metres relay  New Caledonia
Laure Uedre
Corinne Martin
Brigitte Hardel
Ghislaine Saint-Prix
47.32 GR French Polynesia/ French Polynesia
Jessie Manutahi
Aimata Leroy
Sandra Yansaud
Albertine An
47.64  Papua New Guinea
Yal Jonathan
Kanai Koniel
Barbara Sapea
Iammo Launa
48.52
4 x 400 metres relay  New Caledonia
Catherine Uedre
Patricia Rouby
Véronique Becker
Brigitte Hardel
3:52.58 GR French Polynesia/ French Polynesia
Véronique Boyer
Katia Sanford
Marie-Line Marraud
Léonne Ley
3:59.53  Papua New Guinea
Gisung Ngalau
Barbara Sapea
Lily Tua
Kanai Koniel
3:59.54

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   Host nation (New Caledonia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 New Caledonia (NCL)*25121249
2 French Polynesia (PYF)611926
3 Fiji (FIJ)46515
4 Papua New Guinea (PNG)27716
5 Tonga (TON)1146
6 Wallis and Futuna (WLF)0101
7 Norfolk Island (NFK)0011
Totals (7 entries)383838114


Participation (unofficial)

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Athletes from the following 11 countries were reported to participate:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Snow, Bob (October 2012), SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA - December 1987 - (The Athletics was held at Magenta Stadium) (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved March 30, 2013
  2. ^ SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 30, 2013
  3. ^ Snow, Bob (September 12, 2011), SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES RESULTS (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved March 30, 2013
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