| Athletics at the VI South Pacific Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 29 - September 8 |
| Host city | Suva, Fiji  |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 37 (22 men, 15 women) |
| Participation | 16 nations |
| ← 1975 Tumon, Guam 1983 Apia → 1979 South Pacific Games | |
Athletics competitions at the 1979 South Pacific Games were held in Suva, Fiji, between August 29 - September 8, 1979.
A total of 37 events were contested, 22 by men and 15 by women.
Medal summary
Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage courtesy of Tony Isaacs and Børre Lilloe, and on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow.
Complete results can also be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.
Men
Women
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Fiji)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Caledonia | 20 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| 2 | Fiji* | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 |  French Polynesia | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 |  Guam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  New Hebrides | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  Tonga | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Western Samoa | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Solomon Islands | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 |  Cook Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 | |
Participation (unofficial)
Athletes from the following 16 countries were reported to participate:
American Samoa- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- Guam
Kiribati- New Caledonia
- New Hebrides
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Wallis and Futuna
- Western Samoa
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References
- ^ SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - Suva, Fiji 1979 (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved March 30, 2013
- SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 30, 2013
- Snow, Bob (September 12, 2011), SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES RESULTS (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved March 30, 2013
External links
| Athletics at the Pacific Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Games |  | |
| Pacific Mini Games | ||
| Known as the South Pacific Games prior to 2009 | ||