# Athletics at the 2019 Pacific Games

Athletics was one of the 26 sports contested at the 2019 Pacific Games hosted by Samoa. The track and field events were held at Apia Park on 15–20 July, with the half marathon staged on a course at the Apia waterfront on 20 July. Forty-nine athletics events were contested at the games, including six parasport events.

## Participating nations

A total of 21 countries, nineteen Pacific Games Association members plus Australia and New Zealand, competed in athletics at the 2019 games. It was the first Pacific Games where track and field athletes from Australia and New Zealand had participated.
* American Samoa (3)
* Australia (7)
* Cook Islands (3)
* Federated States of Micronesia (6)
* Fiji (26)
* Guam (13)
* Kiribati (4)
* Marshall Islands (1)
* Nauru (10)
* New Caledonia (17)
* New Zealand (5)
* Northern Mariana Islands (8)
* Palau (8)
* Papua New Guinea (48)
* Samoa (67)
* Solomon Islands (29)
* Tahiti (17)
* Tonga (18)
* Tuvalu (2)
* Vanuatu (20)
* Wallis and Futuna (13)
Note: A number shown in brackets is the size of the athletics contingent (excluding para-athletes) for each country.

## Medal table

Papua New Guinea topped the medal table for athletics, retaining the position they won four years earlier. Fiji came in second while New Caledonia finished third. Host nation Samoa was ranked eighth with nine medals including one gold.
* Host nation (Samoa)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 14 | 20 | 17 | 51 |
| 2 | Fiji (FIJ) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | New Caledonia (NCL) | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Tonga (TGA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Cook Islands (COK) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Wallis and Futuna (WLF) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Samoa (SAM)* | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Tahiti (TAH) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | Vanuatu (VAN) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | Solomon Islands (SOL) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 | Guam (GUM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | American Samoa (ASA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 49 | 50 | 47 | 146 |

## Medal summary
### Men's results

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m (wind: -0.8 m/s) | Banuve Tabakaucoro Fiji | 10.31 (GR) | Jeremy Dodson Samoa | 10.48 | Kelvin Masoe Samoa | 10.56 (PB) |
| 200 m (wind: -1.0 m/s) | Banuve Tabakaucoro Fiji | 20.87 (SB) | Jeremy Dodson Samoa | 20.91 | Theo Piniau Papua New Guinea | 21.70 (SB) |
| 400 m | Steven Solomon Australia | 45.62 (GR) | Daniel Baul Papua New Guinea | 47.31 (PB) | Benjamin Aliel Papua New Guinea | 47.63 (PB) |
| 800 m | Alex Beddoes Cook Islands | 1:53.18 | Ephraim Lerkin Papua New Guinea | 1:53.78 | Petero Veitaqomaki Fiji | 1:54.72 |
| 1500 m | Alex Beddoes Cook Islands | 4:03.13 | Messach Fred Papua New Guinea | 4:06.09 | Petero Veitaqomaki Fiji | 4:07.10 |
| 5000 m | Samuel Aragaw Tahiti | 15:45.54 | Avikash Lal Fiji | 15:48.93 | James Gundu Papua New Guinea | 14:57.00 |
| 10000 m | Simbai Kaspar Papua New Guinea | 33:34.90 (SB) | Siune Kagl Papua New Guinea | 33:36.86 | James Gundu Papua New Guinea | 33:39.01 |
| Half marathon | Avikash Lal Fiji | 1:12:06 (SB) | Samuel Aragaw Tahiti | 1:14:23 (SB) | Derek Mandell Guam | 1:15:05 |
| 110 m hurdles (wind: +2.0 m/s) | Mosese Foliaki Tonga | 14.52 (PB) | Talatala Po'oi Tonga | 14.55 | Kolone Alefosio Samoa | 14.88 |
| 400 m hurdles | Ian Dewhurst Australia | 50.86 (GR) | Daniel Baul Papua New Guinea | 51.80 (PB) | Ephraim Lerkin Papua New Guinea | 52.82 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Simbai Kaspar Papua New Guinea | 9:37.14 | Sapolai Yao Papua New Guinea | 10:14.17 | Andipas Georasi Papua New Guinea | 10:16.44 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Fiji Albert Miller Jr Tony Lemeki Jim Colasau Banuve Tabakaucoro | 40.18 (SB) | Samoa Shupeng Ah Vui Kelvin Masoe Kolone Alefosio Jeremy Dodson | 40.26 (NR) | Papua New Guinea Linus Kuravi Thoa Ora Manoka John Michael Penny | 41.34 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Papua New Guinea Benjamin Aliel Emmanuel Wanga Shadrick Tansi Daniel Baul | 3:13.06 (SB) | Fiji Meli Romuakalou Petero Veitaqomaki Samuela Railoa Kameli Ravuci | 3:15.98 | Vanuatu Tikie Mael Andrew Mahittatan Obediah Timbaci Nathan Kalman | 3:17.90 |
| High jump | Mosese Foliaki Tonga | 2.06 m (NR) | Malakai Kaiwalu Fiji | 1.99 m | shared silver | |
| High jump | Mosese Foliaki Tonga | 2.06 m (NR) | Peniel Richard Papua New Guinea | 1.99 m (SB) | shared silver | |
| Pole vault | Éric Reuillard New Caledonia | 4.60 m | Timona Poareu Tahiti | 4.60 m | Kaisa Pakileata Tonga | 3.50 m |
| Long jump | Kelvin Masoe Samoa | 7.65 m (NR) (-2.2 m/s) | Marvin Delaunay-Belleville New Caledonia | 7.27 m (PB) (-2.0 m/s) | Peniel Richard Papua New Guinea | 7.01 m (-2.6 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Eugene Vollmer Fiji | 15.53 m (NWI) | Peniel Richard Papua New Guinea | 15.51 m (NR) (-0.3 m/s) | Ulric Buama New Caledonia | 14.45 m (NWI) |
| Shot put | Mustafa Fall Fiji | 17.75 m (NR) | Tumatai Dauphin Tahiti | 17.40 m (SB) | Nathaniel Sulupo Samoa | 16.07 m (SB) |
| Discus throw | Stephen Mailagi Wallis and Futuna | 50.03 m (PB) | Selevasio-Ryan Valao Wallis and Futuna | 49.54 m | Nathaniel Sulupo Samoa | 48.03 m |
| Hammer throw | Erwan Cassier New Caledonia | 57.19 m (SB) | Petelo Toto New Caledonia | 54.85 m | Debono Paraka Papua New Guinea | 36.57 m |
| Javelin throw | Felise Vaha'i Sosaia Wallis and Futuna | 62.41 m (PB) | Laurence Faapoi Tasi Samoa | 53.53 m | Lakona Gerega Papua New Guinea | 52.72 m |
| Decathlon | Florian Geffrouais New Caledonia | 7419 pts (GR) | Karo Iga Papua New Guinea | 6643 pts | Timona Poareu Tahiti | 6521 pts |

#### Para events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m ambulant | Sylvain Bova (T11) New Caledonia | 11.86 | Steven Abraham (T46) Papua New Guinea | 11.78 | Falicien Siapo (T44) New Caledonia | 12.87 |
| Shot put seated | Thierry Cibone (F37) New Caledonia | 9.45 m | Marcelin Walico (F57) New Caledonia | 11.12 m | Timothy Shadrack (F54) Solomon Islands | 6.74 m |
| Javelin ambulant | Thierry Washetine (T/F20) New Caledonia | 44.46 m | Ken Kahu (T/F44) Vanuatu | 46.61 m | Iosefo Rakesa (F44) Fiji | 31.90 m |

### Women's results

The pole vault event for women was not contested.
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m (wind: -0.4 m/s) | Toea Wisil Papua New Guinea | 11.56 | Heleina Young Fiji | 11.82 | Leonie Beu Papua New Guinea | 11.94 |
| 200 m (wind: 2.4 m/s) | Toea Wisil Papua New Guinea | 23.45 | Heleina Young Fiji | 24.01 | Leonie Beu Papua New Guinea | 24.40 |
| 400 m | Toea Wisil Papua New Guinea | 53.90 | Leonie Beu Papua New Guinea | 55.71 | Hereiti Bernardino Tahiti | 56.35 |
| 800 m | Keely Small Australia | 2:10.53 (GR) | Donna Koniel Papua New Guinea | 2:14.17 | Jenny Albert Papua New Guinea | 2:16.30 |
| 1500 m | Poro Gahekave Papua New Guinea | 4:42.04 (PB) | Genina Criss Guam | 4:51.36 | Lyanne Tibu Papua New Guinea | 4:52.04 |
| 5000 m | Poro Gahekave Papua New Guinea | 18:27.46 (PB) | Mary Tenge Papua New Guinea | 19:14.50 | Dianah Matekali Solomon Islands | 19:31.38 |
| 10000 m | Sharon Firisua Solomon Islands | 41:19.92 | Margaret Kuras Vanuatu | 42:14.65 | Dianah Matekali Solomon Islands | 42:27.90 |
| Half marathon | Margaret Kuras Vanuatu | 1:29:55 | Dianah Matekali Solomon Islands | 1:30:10 | Sharon Firisua Solomon Islands | 1:32:36 |
| 100 m hurdles (wind: +0.1 m/s) | Brianna Beahan Australia | 13.17 (GR) | Adrine Monagi Papua New Guinea | 13.99 | Esther Wejieme New Caledonia | 14.25 |
| 400 m hurdles | Donna Koniel Papua New Guinea | 1:00.14 | Ana Kaloucava Baleveicau Fiji | 1:01.01 (NR) | Annie Topal Papua New Guinea | 1:02.39 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Poro Gahekave Papua New Guinea | 11:38.42 | Mary Tenge Papua New Guinea | 11:59.25 | Alison Bowman Guam | 12:15.65 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Fiji Younis Bese Elenani Tinai Makereta Naulu Heleina Young | 45.76 | Papua New Guinea Adrine Monagi Leonie Beu Nancy Malamut Toea Wisil | 45.97 (NR) | Vanuatu Roslyn Nalin Lyza Malres Lesbeth Kalopong Nerry Bongnaim | 50.34 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Papua New Guinea Leonie Beu Isila Apkup Donna Koniel Toea Wisil | 3:44.86 | Fiji Heleina Young Ana Baleveicau Serenia Ragatu Elenani Tinai | 3:46.72 | Vanuatu Valentine Hello Lesbeth Kalopong Lyza Malres Roslyn Nalin | 3:59.54 |
| High jump | Shawntell Lockington Fiji | 1.68 m | Rellie Kaputin Papua New Guinea | 1.65 m | Candice Richer Tahiti | 1.59 m |
| Long jump | Rellie Kaputin Papua New Guinea | 6.15 m (+0.0 m/s) | Annie Topal Papua New Guinea | 5.68 m (+1.3 m/s) | Lyza Malres Vanuatu | 5.55 m (+0.7 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Annie Topal Papua New Guinea | 12.91 m (-3.7 m/s) | Rellie Kaputin Papua New Guinea | 12.44 m (-2.5 m/s) | Candice Richer Tahiti | 11.45 m (-1.8 m/s) |
| Shot put | ʻAta Maama Tuutafaiva Tonga | 16.61 m (PB) | Nuuausala Tuilefano American Samoa | 13.12 m | Vaihina Doucet Tahiti | 12.63 m |
| Discus throw | Lesly Filituulaga New Caledonia | 45.41 m | Tereapii Tapoki Cook Islands | 44.63 m | ʻAta Maama Tuutafaiva Tonga | 40.39 m |
| Hammer throw | Alexandra Hulley Australia | 64.37 m (GR) | Ellise Takosi New Caledonia | 51.73 m | Jacklyn Travertz Papua New Guinea | 47.99 m (NR) |
| Javelin throw | Sharon Toako Papua New Guinea | 47.13 m | Linda Selui New Caledonia | 45.49 m | Gwoelani Patu Tahiti | 42.17 m |
| Heptathlon | Elenani Tinai Fiji | 4550 pts | Raylynne Kanam Papua New Guinea | 4101 pts | Edna Boafob Papua New Guinea | 3848 pts |

#### Para events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m ambulant | Joanne Lhuillery (T/F46) New Caledonia | 13.88 | Rose Vandegou (T/F41) New Caledonia | 21.69 | Marcelline Moli (T/F46) Vanuatu | 15.26 |
| Shot put ambulant | Naibili Vatunisolo (F42) Fiji | 7.83 m | Rose Vandegou (T/F41) New Caledonia | 7.05 m | Elie Enock (T/F42) Vanuatu | 6.71 m |
| Javelin ambulant | Rose Vandegou (T/F41) New Caledonia | 22.14 m | Elie Enock (T/F42) Vanuatu | 13.56 m | Jeminah Otoa (T/F46) Solomon Islands | 18.25 m |