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Athletics at the IX South Pacific Games
Athletics at the IX South Pacific Games
Dates	September 13–21
Host city	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Level	Senior
Events	41 (23 men, 18 women)
Participation	16 nations
Records set	14
	← 1987 Nouméa 1995 Pirae → ; 1991 South Pacific Games

Athletics competitions at the 1991 South Pacific Games were held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, between September 13–21, 1991.^[1]

A total of 41 events were contested, 23 by men and 18 by women.

Medal summary

Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage courtesy of Tony Isaacs and Børre Lilloe,^[2] and on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow.^[3]

Complete results can also be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow.^[1]

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -2.4 m/s)	Ezekiel Wartovo (PNG)	10.80 GR	Takale Tuna (PNG)	10.92	Jone Delai (FIJ)	10.93
200 metres (wind: -3.9 m/s)	Takale Tuna (PNG)	21.79	Anare Raqiqia (FIJ)	21.86	Subul Babo (PNG)	21.97
400 metres	Subul Babo (PNG)	46.77 GR	Takale Tuna (PNG)	47.24	Baobo Duaba (PNG)	47.43
800 metres	Baptiste Firiam (VAN)	1:54.81	Peteresio Ranuku (FIJ)	1:55.65	Uraia Koroi (FIJ)	1:55.91
1500 metres	Davendra Singh (FIJ)	4:00.44	Peteresio Ranuku (FIJ)	4:02.91	Anil Kumar (FIJ)	4:03.14
5000 metres	Davendra Singh (FIJ)	15:12.43	Tawai Keiruan (VAN)	15:47.56	Binesh Prasad (FIJ)	15:55.48
10000 metres	Alain Lazare (NCL)	31:44.58	Binesh Prasad (FIJ)	32:34.68	Ashok Kumar (FIJ)	34:05.67
Marathon	Binesh Prasad (FIJ)	2:36:17	Jean-Michel Boulanger (NCL)	2:38:54	Tim Omundsen (PNG)	2:41:53
3000 metres steeplechase	Davendra Singh (FIJ)	9:35.82	Moses Khan (FIJ)	10:05.98	Ancel Nalau (VAN)	10:10.47
110 metres hurdles (wind: -1.5 m/s)	William Fong (SAM)	14.86	Albert Chambonnier (NCL)	14.86	Albert Miller (FIJ)	15.03
400 metres hurdles	Baobo Duaba (PNG)	52.50	Kaminiel Selot (PNG)	53.24	Albert Chambonnier (NCL)	54.25
High Jump	Jean-Bernard Fuller (NCL)	2.05	Jale Waivure (FIJ)	1.98	/ Jean-Luc Mu Kwai Chuan (TAH)	1.95
Pole Vault	/ Thibaut Cattiau (TAH)	4.70 GR	/ Jean-Luc Mu Kwai Chuan (TAH)	4.20	/ Nizié Feleu (WLF)	4.00
Long Jump	Gabriele Qoro (FIJ)	7.49 w (wind: +3.1 m/s)	/ Robert Tupuhoé (TAH)	7.18 w (wind: +3.9 m/s)	Ikani Taliai (TGA)	7.09 w (wind: +4.7 m/s)
Triple Jump	Steeve Druminy (NCL)	15.66 w (wind: +4.8 m/s)	/ Apolosi Foliaki (TAH)	15.02 w (wind: +2.4 m/s)	Eliesa Latu (TGA)	14.87 w (wind: +2.5 m/s)
Shot Put	Jean-Pierre Totélé (NCL)	16.44	/ Gordon Barff (TAH)	15.76	Victor Lakafia (NCL)	15.35
Discus Throw	/ Gordon Barff (TAH)	51.32 GR	Jean-Pierre Totélé (NCL)	46.66	Frederick Morgan (ASA)	45.78
Hammer Throw	Soane Lakafia (NCL)	55.58	Topié Suve (NCL)	54.38	Frédéric Cassier (NCL)	49.96
Javelin Throw	Jean-Paul Lakafia (NCL)	77.12	/ Jean-Baptiste Siselo (WLF)	72.66	/ Fapiano Fakataulavelua (WLF)	69.70
Decathlon	Albert Miller (FIJ)	7265 GR	/ Nizié Feleu (WLF)	6681	Homelo Vi (TGA)	6572
20 Kilometres Road Walk	Caleb Maybir (FIJ)	1:51:39 GR	Pramesh Prasad (FIJ)	1:55:54	Joe Kaikai (PNG)	2:12:13
4 x 100 metres relay	Papua New Guinea Ezekiel Wartovo Subul Babo Baobo Duabaa Takale Tuna	40.54 GR	Fiji Gabriel Qoro Jone Delai Anare Raqiqia Jone Marayawa	40.90	Tonga Toluta'u Koula Tevita Fauonuku Mateaki Mafi Peauope Suli	41.20
4 x 400 metres relay	Papua New Guinea Takale Tuna Baobo Duaba Kaminiel Selot Subul Babo	3:09.55 GR	Fiji Apisai Driu Calvin Yee Autiko Daunakamakama Anare Raqiqia	3:13.53	Tonga Siale Vaha'i Mateaki Mafi Peauope Suli Paea Kokohu	3:19.53

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -2.5 m/s)	Ghislaine Saint-Prix (NCL)	12.25	Laure Uedre (NCL)	12.43	/ Albertine An (TAH)	12.60
200 metres (wind: -2.9 m/s)	Vaciseva Tavaga (FIJ)	25.30	Ghislaine Saint-Prix (NCL)	25.68	Laure Uedre (NCL)	26.11
400 metres	Mary Estelle Kapalu (VAN)	55.82 GR	Vaciseva Tavaga (FIJ)	56.97	/ Katia Sanford (TAH)	57.49
800 metres	Karolina Tanono (FIJ)	2:17.14	Jen Allred (GUM)	2:19.19	Poloni Avek (PNG)	2:19.26
1500 metres	Jen Allred (GUM)	4:43.91	Karolina Tanono (FIJ)	4:46.83	Rosemary Turare (PNG)	4:48.37
3000 metres	Jen Allred (GUM)	10:27.04	Rosemary Turare (PNG)	10:28.30	Iva Bati Nabutulovo (FIJ)	10:48.27
10000 metres	Jen Allred (GUM)	39:35.60 GR	Rosemary Turare (PNG)	39:56.82	Marie Benito (GUM)	40:19.71
Marathon	Jen Allred (GUM)	3:25:17	Christine Taitano (GUM)	3:25:50	Marie Benito (GUM)	3:33:20
100 metres hurdles (wind: -2.1 m/s)	/ Albertine An (TAH)	14.70	Lillyanne Beining (PNG)	14.88	/ Katia Sanford (TAH)	15.00
400 metres hurdles	Mary Estelle Kapalu (VAN)	60.98	/ Tahiri Homerang (PNG)	61.52	Lily Tua (PNG)	62.94
High Jump	/ Albertine An (TAH)	1.75	Dionne Gardner (NFK)	1.71	Angela Way (PNG)	1.60
Long Jump	/ Albertine An (TAH)	5.92 (wind: +1.5 m/s) =GR	Rosi Tamani (FIJ)	5.73 (wind: +2.0 m/s)	Lily Tua (PNG)	5.67 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
Shot Put	Marie-Christine Fakaté (NCL)	13.64	Marie-Danielle Teanyouen (NCL)	13.05	Iammo Launa (PNG)	12.61
Discus Throw	Marie-Christine Fakaté (NCL)	47.88 GR	/ Sandra Pito (TAH)	42.38	Mereoni Vibose (FIJ)	41.48
Javelin Throw	Iammo Launa (PNG)	49.68	Marie-Danielle Teanyouen (NCL)	49.30	/ Monika Fiafialoto (WLF)	47.12
Heptathlon	Iammo Launa (PNG)	5018 GR	Lillyanne Beining (PNG)	4751	/ Véronique Boyer (TAH)	4573
4 x 100 metres relay	Fiji Rachael Rogers Vaciseva Tavaga Litea Tawai Rosi Tamani	47.78	New Caledonia Laure Uedre Edith Kamin Christelle Oiremoin Ghislaine Saint-Prix	48.18	Tonga Siulolo Liku Malia Makisi Soana Ma'upesea Lusia Pule'ang	49.73
4 x 400 metres relay	Papua New Guinea Mary Unido Lily Tua Barbara Sapea Tahiri Homerang	3:50.50 GR	Fiji Rachael Rogers Vaciseva Tavaga Rosi Tamani Della Shaw	3:58.44	Tonga Vasa Tulahe Lusia Pule'anga Siulolo Liku Malia Makisi	4:01.48

Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Papua New Guinea)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Fiji (FIJ)	10	13	8	31
2	New Caledonia (NCL)	9	9	4	22
3	Papua New Guinea (PNG)*	9	8	10	27
4	French Polynesia (TAH)	5	5	5	15
5	Guam (GUM)	4	2	2	8
6	Vanuatu (VAN)	3	1	1	5
7	Western Samoa (WSM)	1	0	0	1
8	Wallis and Futuna (WLF)	0	2	3	5
9	Norfolk Island (NFK)	0	1	0	1
10	Tonga (TON)	0	0	7	7
11	American Samoa (ASA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 entries)		41	41	41	123