View source for Athletics at the 1985 South Pacific Mini Games

{{Infobox Athletics Championships
|Name = Athletics at the II South Pacific Mini Games
|Logo = 
|Size =  200px
|Colour = yellow
|Optional caption = 
|Host city = [[Rarotonga]], [[Cook Islands]] {{flagicon|Cook Islands}}
|Dates = August 1–9
|Stadium = [[Tereora National Stadium]]
|Nations participating =  12
|Athletes participating =  
|Events = 40 (23 men, 17 women)
|Records set = 
|Level = Senior
|Previous = [[Athletics at the 1981 South Pacific Mini Games|1981 Honiara]]
|Next = [[Athletics at the 1989 South Pacific Mini Games|1989 Nukuʻalofa]]
|Games = [[1985 South Pacific Mini Games]]
}}

'''[[Athletics at the Pacific Games#.28South.29 Pacific Mini Games|Athletics]]''' competitions at the 1985 '''[[South Pacific Mini Games]]''' were held at the [[Avarua Tereora Stadium|Tereora National Stadium]] in [[Rarotonga]], [[Cook Islands]], between August 1–9, 1985.

A total of 40 events were contested, 23 by men and 17 by women.

==Medal summary==
Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage
courtesy of Tony Isaacs and Børre Lilloe,<ref name=gbr>
{{ Citation 
| last =  
| first =  
| date =  
| title = SOUTH PACIFIC MINI GAMES
| url = http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/spg.htm
| publisher = Athletics Weekly
| language = 
| accessdate = April 9, 2013
}}
</ref> and on the [[Oceania Athletics Association]] webpage by Bob Snow.<ref name=oaa_01>
{{ Citation
 |last=Snow 
 |first=Bob 
 |date=October 30, 2012 
 |title=MINI SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES MEDALLISTS 
 |url=http://www.athletics-oceania.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Competitions/2012/MEDALLISTS_MPG__1981-2009_.pdf 
 |publisher=[[Oceania Athletics Association|OAA]] 
 |accessdate=April 9, 2013 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030221438/http://www.athletics-oceania.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Competitions/2012/MEDALLISTS_MPG__1981-2009_.pdf 
 |archivedate=October 30, 2013 
}}
</ref>

Complete results can also be found on the [[Oceania Athletics Association]],<ref name=oaa_02>
{{ Citation
 |last=Snow 
 |first=Bob 
 |date=October 20, 2012 
 |title=MINI SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - RAROTONGA, COOK ISLANDS - August 1985 - (The Athletics was held on a grass track at Tereora) 
 |url=http://www.athletics-oceania.com/uploads/media/South_Pacific_Mini_Games_1985_-_Rarotonga__Cook_Islands.pdf 
 |publisher=[[Oceania Athletics Association|OAA]] 
 |accessdate=April 9, 2013 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030230524/http://www.athletics-oceania.com/uploads/media/South_Pacific_Mini_Games_1985_-_Rarotonga__Cook_Islands.pdf 
 |archivedate=October 30, 2013 
}}
</ref> and on the [[Athletics Papua New Guinea|Athletics PNG]]<ref name=png_01>
{{ Citation 
| last = Snow 
| first = Bob
| date =  
| title = MINI SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - RAROTONGA, COOK ISLANDS - August 1985 - (The Athletics was held on a grass track at Tereora)
| url = http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=2121443
| publisher = [[Athletics Papua New Guinea|Athletics PNG]]
| language = 
| accessdate = April 9, 2013
}}
</ref> webpages.

===Men===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|fontsize=90}}
|-
|[[100 metres]] <small>(wind: +1.8&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|{{flagathlete|[[Takale Tuna]]|PNG}} || 10.84
|{{flagathlete|[[Jerry Jeremiah]]|VAN}} || 10.93
|{{flagathlete|[[Lapule Tamean]]|PNG}} || 10.99
|-
|[[200 metres]] <small>(wind: +1.4&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|{{flagathlete|[[Takale Tuna]]|PNG}} || 21.74
|{{flagathlete|[[Lapule Tamean]]|PNG}} || 22.13
|{{flagathlete|[[Jerry Jeremiah]]|VAN}} || 22.19
|-
|[[400 metres]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Takale Tuna]]|PNG}} || 49.22
|{{flagathlete|[[Joe Rodan]]|FIJ}} || 49.80
|{{flagathlete|[[Orisi Fotu]]|FIJ}} || 50.04
|-
|[[800 metres]]
|{{flagathlete|[[John D'Siguria]]|PNG}} || 1:56.37
|{{flagathlete|[[Charlie Oliver (athlete)|Charlie Oliver]]|SOL}} || 1:57.44
|{{flagathlete|[[Albert Fafale]]|SOL}} || 1:58.41
|-
|[[1500 metres]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Binesh Prasad]]|FIJ}} || 4:06.65
|{{flagathlete|[[John Siguria]]|PNG}} || 4:07.19
|{{flagathlete|[[Semi Vuetibau]]|FIJ}} || 4:07.73
|-
|[[5000 metres]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Tau John Tokwepota]]|PNG}} || 15:47.71
|{{flagathlete|[[Roman Yanewai]]|PNG}} || 15:55.08
|{{flagathlete|[[Binesh Prasad]]|FIJ}} || 15:58.29
|-
|[[10000 metres]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Tau John Tokwepota]]|PNG}} || 32:53.69
|{{flagathlete|[[Jean-Michel Boulanger]]|NCL|1853}} || 33:58.52
|{{flagathlete|[[Pau Naraori]]|PNG}} || 34:30.16
|-
|[[Marathon]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Jean-Michel Boulanger]]|NCL|1853}} || 2:34:37
|{{flagathlete|[[Tau John Tokwepota]]|PNG}} || 2:38:51
|{{flagathlete|[[Yannick Moglia]]|NCL|1853}} || 2:48:26
|-
|[[3000 metres steeplechase]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Belsa Malanga]]|SOL}} || 9:54.98
|{{flagathlete|[[Shiri Chand]]|FIJ}} || 9:59.46
|{{flagathlete|[[Bayu Gigi]]|PNG}} || 9:59.72
|-
|[[110 metres hurdles]] <small>(wind: -0.1&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Robert Tupuhoé]]|PYF}} || 15.82
|{{flagathlete|[[Joe Rodan]]|FIJ}} || 15.95
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Simplicio Amaru]]|PYF}} || 16.19
|-
|[[400 metres hurdles]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Joe Rodan]]|FIJ}} || 54.04
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Robert Tupuhoé]]|PYF}} || 54.98
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Simplicio Amaru]]|PYF}} || 56.53
|-
|[[High Jump]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Clément Poaniewa]]|NCL|1853}} || 2.03
|{{flagathlete|[[Édouard Robsen]]|VAN}} || 2.00
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Vetea Dehors]]|PYF}} || 1.97
|-
|[[Pole Vault]]
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Gérard Braye]]|PYF}} || 4.10
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Thierry Tekuataoa]]|PYF}} || 4.10
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Sylvain Pautu]]|PYF}} || 4.00
|-
|[[Long Jump]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Armand Welepa]]|NCL|1853}} || 7.11 <small>(wind: +1.5&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|{{flagathlete|[[Jean-Jacques Honda]]|NCL|1853}} || 7.03
|{{flagathlete|[[Richard Lerori]]|PNG}} || 6.69
|-
|[[Triple Jump]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Steeve Druminy]]|NCL|1853}} || 14.98 <small>(wind: 0.0&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|{{flagathlete|[[Clément Poaniewa]]|NCL|1853}} || 14.78 <small>(wind: 0.0&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Thierry Temauri]]|PYF}} || 14.34 <small>(wind: +1.8&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|[[Shot Put]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Sanitesi Latu]]|TGA}} || 15.84
|{{flagathlete|[[Frédéric Cassier]]|NCL|1853}} || 14.76
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Jean-Claude Duhaze]]|PYF}} || 14.22
|-
|[[Discus Throw]]
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Jean-Claude Duhaze]]|PYF}} || 47.62
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Gordon Barff]]|PYF}} || 45.38
|{{flagathlete|[[Sanitesi Latu]]|TGA}} || 44.54
|-
|[[Hammer Throw]]
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Jean-Claude Duhaze]]|PYF}} || 54.82
|{{flagathlete|[[Frédéric Cassier]]|NCL|1853}} || 54.24
|{{flagathlete|[[Gaston Musumusu]]|NCL|1853}} || 46.16
|-
|[[Javelin Throw]]
|{{flagicon|Wallis and Futuna}}/{{flagathlete|[[Fabiano Fakataulavelua]]|WLF|local}} || 74.54
|{{flagicon|Wallis and Futuna}}/{{flagathlete|[[Thomas Ulutuipalelei]]|WLF|local}} || 69.50
|{{flagicon|Wallis and Futuna}}/{{flagathlete|[[Sepeliano Panuve]]|WLF|local}} || 67.32
|-
|[[Decathlon]]
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Glenn Barff]]|PYF}} || 5805
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Didier Ledoare]]|PYF}} || 5576
|{{flagicon|Wallis and Futuna}}/{{flagathlete|[[Roger Lakalaka]]|WLF|local}} || 5333
|-
|[[Racewalking|20 Kilometres Road Walk]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Uaongo Areai]]|COK}} || 2:01:29
|{{flagathlete|[[Moetu Tangitamaiti]]|COK}} || 2:12:15
|{{flagathlete|[[Andrew Lee (athlete)|Andrew Lee]]|FIJ}} || 2:19:01
|-
|[[4 x 100 metres relay]]
|{{FIJ}} <br> [[Joe Rodan]] <br> [[Inoke Bainimoli]] <br> [[Orisi Fotu]] <br> [[Lorima Sautu]] || 42.46
|{{PNG}} <br> [[Emmanuel Mack]] <br> [[Robert Karava]] <br> [[Lohia Raka]] <br> [[Takale Tuna]] || 42.99
|{{flagcountry|New Caledonia|1853}} <br> [[Fabrice Bernanos]] <br> [[Steve Druminy]] <br> [[Eddy Chenu]] <br> [[Rudy Brizard]] || 43.21
|-
|[[4 x 400 metres relay]]
|{{VAN}} <br> [[Johnny Kahi]] <br> [[Daniel Dam]] <br> [[Ruben Wotu]] <br> [[Jerry Jeremiah]] || 3:23.97
|{{FIJ}} <br> [[Joe Rodan]] <br> [[Orisi Fotu]] <br> [[Binesh Prasad]] <br> [[Sawelio Lutuni]] || 3:25.30
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagcountry|French Polynesia}} <br> [[Yves Martin]] <br> [[Patrice Manuel]] <br> [[Simplicio Amaru]] <br> [[Robert Tupuhoe]] || 3:25.86
|}

===Women===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2|fontsize=90}}
|-
|[[100 metres]] <small>(wind: +2.5&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|{{flagathlete|[[Brigitte Hardel]]|NCL|1853}} || 12.21 '''w'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Rogot Taule]]|PNG}} || 12.60 '''w'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Iammo Launa]]|PNG}} || 12.81 '''w'''
|-
|[[200 metres]] <small>(wind: +2.8&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|{{flagathlete|[[Brigitte Hardel]]|NCL|1853}} || 25.62 '''w'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Rogot Taule]]|PNG}} || 26.30 '''w'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Cathy Rasehai]]|PNG}} || 27.03 '''w''w
|-
|[[400 metres]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Brigitte Hardel]]|NCL|1853}} || 57.37
|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Estelle Kapalu]]|VAN}} || 58.95
|{{flagathlete|[[Hilda Roy]]|PNG}} || 60.95
|-
|[[800 metres]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Attina Sawtell]]|COK}} || 2:17.06
|{{flagathlete|[[Reena Devi]]|FIJ}} || 2:19.34
|{{flagathlete|[[Alice Nicolas]]|VAN}} || 2:24.00
|-
|[[1500 metres]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Attina Sawtell]]|COK}} || 4:49.21
|{{flagathlete|[[Donna Cavuilati]]|FIJ}} || 4:50.81
|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Sanderson]]|PNG}} || 4:50.84
|-
|[[3000 metres]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Sanderson]]|PNG}} || 10:27.79
|{{flagathlete|[[Nuta Rorfiake]]|PNG}} || 10:32.88
|{{flagathlete|[[Donna Cavuilati]]|FIJ}} || 10:58.86
|-
|[[Marathon]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Maria Lifu]]|PNG}} || 3:17:13
|{{flagathlete|[[Lily Ngaata]]|COK}} || 3:49:25
|{{flagathlete|[[Tumoana Pakari]]|COK}} || 3:51:49
|-
|[[100 metres hurdles]] <small>(wind: -2.6&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|{{flagathlete|[[Brigitte Hardel]]|NCL|1853}} || 15.67
|{{flagathlete|[[Ghislaine Saint-Prix]]|NCL|1853}} || 16.65
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Valérie Vahirua]]|PYF}} || 18.34
|-
|[[400 metres hurdles]]
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Léonne Ley]]|PYF}} || 65.50
|{{flagathlete|[[Véronique Becker]]|NCL|1853}} || 69.01
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Jessie Manutahi]]|PYF}} || 69.43
|-
|[[High Jump]]
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Albertine An]]|PYF}} || 1.68
|{{flagathlete|[[Brigitte Hardel]]|NCL|1853}} || 1.65
|{{flagathlete|[[Pascale Bouvet]]|NCL|1853}} || 1.58
|-
|[[Long Jump]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Brigitte Hardel]]|NCL|1853}} || 6.09 <small>(wind: +0.0&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|{{flagathlete|[[Cathy Rasehai]]|PNG}} || 5.44 <small>(wind: &nbsp;m/s)</small>
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Albertine An]]|PYF}} || 5.25 <small>(wind: &nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|[[Shot Put]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Brigitte Hardel]]|NCL|1853}} || 12.60
|{{flagathlete|[[Anna Tulitau]]|NCL|1853}} || 11.92
|{{flagathlete|[[Iammo Launa]]|PNG}} || 11.83
|-
|[[Discus Throw]]
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Sandra Bordes]]|PYF}} || 41.22
|{{flagathlete|[[Anna Tulitau]]|NCL|1853}} || 38.52
|{{flagathlete|[[Joanne Tinitali]]|ASA}} || 37.78
|-
|[[Javelin Throw]]
|{{flagicon|Wallis and Futuna}}/{{flagathlete|[[Atelaika Vakalepu]]|WLF|local}} || 47.90
|{{flagathlete|[[Marina Heafala]]|NCL|1853}} || 46.70
|{{flagicon|Wallis and Futuna}}/{{flagathlete|[[Malia-Losa Tuiasoa]]|WLF|local}} || 46.34
|-
|[[Heptathlon]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Iammo Launa]]|PNG}} || 4634
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagathlete|[[Valérie Vahirua]]|PYF}} || 3791
|{{flagathlete|[[Rosie Ah Wong (athlete)|Rosie Ah Wong]]|SAM}} || 3414
|-
|[[4 x 100 metres relay]]
|{{PNG}} <br> [[Yal Jonathon]] <br> [[Cathy Rasehai]] <br> [[Rogot Taule]] <br> [[Iammo Launa]] || 49.97
|{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagcountry|French Polynesia}} <br> [[Lisa Manutahi]] <br> [[Léonne Ley]] <br> [[Cathy Mu Kwai Chuan]] <br> [[Valérie Vahirua]] || 50.66
|{{COK}} <br> [[Erin Tierney]] <br> [[Julia Tipokoroa]] <br> [[Tangianau Vogel]] <br> [[Kura Drollet]] || 53.86
|-
|[[4 x 400 metres relay]]
|{{flagcountry|New Caledonia|1853}} <br> [[Mariella Tessier]] <br> [[Patricia Chevalier]] <br> [[Véronique Becker]] <br> [[Brigitte Hardel]] || 4:03.37
|{{VAN}} <br> [[Rona Carlot]] <br> [[Alice Nicholas]] <br> [[Ruth Kanas]] <br> [[Mary Estelle Kapalu]] || 4:06.86
|{{PNG}} <br> [[Cathy Rasehai]] <br> [[Iammo Launa]] <br> [[Yal Jonathon]] <br> [[Hilda Roy]] || 4:08.47
|}

==Medal table (unofficial)==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = COK
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_NCL = 11 | silver_NCL = 11 | bronze_NCL = 4 | name_NCL = {{flagteam|NCL|1853}}
 | gold_PNG = 10 | silver_PNG = 9 | bronze_PNG = 10
 | gold_PYF = 8 | silver_PYF = 6 | bronze_PYF = 10
 | gold_FIJ = 3 | silver_FIJ = 6 | bronze_FIJ = 5
 | gold_COK = 3 | silver_COK = 2 | bronze_COK = 2 | host_COK = yes 
 | gold_WLF = 2 | silver_WLF = 1 | bronze_WLF = 3
 | gold_VAN = 1 | silver_VAN = 4 | bronze_VAN = 2
 | gold_SOL = 1 | silver_SOL = 1 | bronze_SOL = 1
 | gold_TON = 1 | silver_TON = 0 | bronze_TON = 1
 | gold_ASA = 0 | silver_ASA = 0 | bronze_ASA = 1
 | gold_WSM = 0 | silver_WSM = 0 | bronze_WSM = 1
}}


==Participation (unofficial)==
Athletes from the following 12 countries were reported to participate:<ref name=oaa_02/><ref name=png_01/>
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagcountry|American Samoa}} 
*{{flagcountry|Cook Islands}} 
*{{flagcountry|Fiji}} 
*{{flagicon|French Polynesia|1946}}/{{flagcountry|French Polynesia}}
*{{flagcountry|Nauru}} 
*{{flagcountry|New Caledonia|1853}} 
*{{flagcountry|Papua New Guinea}} 
*{{flagcountry|Solomon Islands}} 
*{{flagcountry|Tonga}} 
*{{flagcountry|Vanuatu}} 
*{{flagicon|Wallis and Futuna}}/{{flagcountry|Wallis and Futuna|local}}
*{{flag|Western Samoa}} 
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-2642-0-0-0 Pacific Games Council]
*[http://www.athletics-oceania.com/index.php?id=462 Oceania Athletics Association]

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