Athletics at the III South Pacific Games | |
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Host City: | Port Moresby, Papua and New Guinea |
Dates: | August 14–20 |
Nations Participating: | 12 |
Events: | 34 (22 men, 12 women) |
Level: | Senior |
Previous: | 1966 Nouméa |
Next: | 1971 Pirae |
Games: | 1969 South Pacific Games |
Athletics competitions at the 1969 South Pacific Games were held in Port Moresby, Papua and New Guinea, between August 14–20, 1969.Following the event, a "Congress of the delegates of Member Countries of the Australasian Area" was held on August 21, 1969, resulting in the foundation of the Oceania Athletics Association.A total of 34 events were contested, 22 by men and 12 by women.
Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpagecourtesy 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.
100 metres (wind: -0.8 m/s) | 10.9 | Charles Godden (NHB) | 11.0 | 11.0 | |||
200 metres | 21.8 | Charles Godden (NHB) | 22.1 | 22.1 | |||
400 metres | 48.8 | 49.3 | 50.1 | ||||
800 metres | 1:57.3 | 1:58.7 | 1:58.9 | ||||
1500 metres | Raka Vele (PNG) | 4:08.6 | 4:11.9 | 4:12.3 | |||
5000 metres | Phillip Kayo (PNG) | 16:02.8 | 16:03.0 | 16:05.0 | |||
10000 metres | 33:13.2 | Phillip Kayo (PNG) | 33:17.0 | 33:17.2 | |||
Marathon | 2:49:19 | Gari Vagi (PNG) | 2:59:13 | 3:03:10 | |||
3000 metres steeplechase | 9:48.8 | 10:02.0 | 10:09.6 | ||||
110 metres hurdles | 15.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 | ||||
400 metres hurdles | 53.6 | Moses Purpuruk (PNG) | 55.7 | 56.4 | |||
High Jump | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.83 | ||||
Pole Vault | 4.22 | 4.02 | Joseph Buboi (PNG) | 3.66 | |||
Long Jump | 7.03 | Georges Lepping (SOL) | 6.97 | 6.84 | |||
Triple Jump | 14.58 | George Fafale (SOL) | 14.48 | Piewavagi Waea (PNG) | 14.37 | ||
Shot Put | 17.89 | 14.17 | 13.85 | ||||
Discus Throw | 50.22 | 43.88 | 39.24 | ||||
Hammer Throw | 43.14 | 43.08 | 41.84 | ||||
Javelin Throw | 72.76 | 67.90 | 62.28 | ||||
Decathlon | Raki Leka (PNG) | 6185 | 6010 | 5896 | |||
4 x 100 metres relay | 42.5 | 42.8 | 42.9 | ||||
4 x 400 metres relay | 3:19.6 | 3:22.2 | 3:22.9 |
100 metres | 12.8 | Naomi Taraingal (PNG) | 12.9 | 13.0 | |||
200 metres | 25.7 | Saria Kaluat (NHB) | 25.9 | Naomi Taraingal (PNG) | 26.3 | ||
400 metres | Kito Kaida (PNG) | 59.1 | 59.4 | Salitia Pipit (PNG) | 59.5 | ||
800 metres | Salitia Pipit (PNG) | 2:22.3 | Kito Kaida (PNG) | 2:22.3 | 2:25.4 | ||
80 metres hurdles | 12.1 | Naomi Taraingal (PNG) | 12.4 | 12.4 | |||
High Jump | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.50 | ||||
Long Jump | 5.24 | Delilah Exon (PNG) | 5.23 | 5.16 | |||
Shot Put | 12.19 | 11.77 | 11.45 | ||||
Discus Throw | 41.42 | 38.82 | 36.98 | ||||
Javelin Throw | 42.58 | 41.70 | 41.56 | ||||
Pentathlon | 3801 | 3742 | 3460 | ||||
52.0 | 54.7 | M. Manibusan I. Cruz J. Cruz L. Taitano | 56.8 |
Athletes from 12 countries were reported to participate: