1985 South Pacific Mini Games
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| Host city | Rarotonga | ||
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| Country | Cook Islands | ||
| Nations participating | 16 | ||
| Athletes participating | ~700[1] | ||
| Events | 6 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | July 31, 1985 | ||
| Closing ceremony | August 9, 1985 | ||
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The 1985 South Pacific Mini Games were held at Rarotonga in the Cook Islands from 31 July to 9 August 1985. It was the second edition of the South Pacific Mini Games.[2]
The new stadium built for the games had a grass track but several South Pacific Games athletics records were broken at the 1985 games including the women's 800 metres.[2] The track and field competition also served as a selection trial for the Oceania team to compete at the IAAF World Cup in Canberra.[3]
Participating countries
Sixteen Pacific nations participated in the Games:[2]
Sports
Six sports were contested at the 1985 South Pacific Mini Games:[2]
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Netball (1) -
Rugby union (1) -
Tennis (5)
Final medal table
Papua New Guinea topped the medal count:[5]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Papua New Guinea | 13 | 12 | 12 | 37 |
| 2 |  New Caledonia | 12 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 3 | Tahiti | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 4 |  Cook Islands | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
 Fiji | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |
| 6 |  Samoa | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Wallis and Futuna | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 |  American Samoa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Vanuatu | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 |  Norfolk Island | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 |  Solomon Islands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Tonga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Kiribati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Marshall Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Nauru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Niue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 56 | 56 | 56 | 168 | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Mini South Pacific Games". Pacific Islands Monthly (Pacific Publications) 56 (9): 25. 1985. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "1985 Mini Games". Pacific Games Council. 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ "World Cup highlights". The Canberra Times. 6 August 1985. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ↑ "Mini Games - what will they bring!". The Fiji Times. 18 September 2009. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Medals Won at Mini Games". Pacific Games Council. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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