1983 South Pacific Games
The 1983 South Pacific Games, held at Apia in Western Samoa from 5–16 September 1983, was the seventh edition of the South Pacific Games.[1]
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| Host city | Apia |
|---|---|
| Country | Western Samoa |
| Nations participating | 15 |
| Athletes participating | 2,500+ a |
| Events | 13 sports |
| Opening ceremony | September 5, 1983 |
| Closing ceremony | September 16, 1983 |
| Officially opened by | Malietoa Tanumafili II |
Participating countries
Fifteen nations competed at the 1983 South Pacific Games:
Sports
Despite swimming being a compulsory sport for the South Pacific Games, there was no facility built in Apia to host swimming events in 1983.[2] There were thirteen sports contested at the 1983 South Pacific Games:
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Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known).
Final medal table
New Caledonia topped the table ahead of hosts Western Samoa:[1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 24 | 20 | 19 | 63 |
| 2 |  | 20 | 13 | 12 | 45 |
| 3 |  | 13 | 17 | 14 | 44 |
| 4 |  | 12 | 17 | 14 | 43 |
 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 43 | |
| 6 |  | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 |  | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 |  | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 |  | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 13 |  | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 14 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (15 nations) | 97 | 97 | 102 | 296 | |
Notes
^a Attempts to reduce the size the games were not successful and more than 2,500 athletes took part in 1983.[1]
^b Niue competed in the soccer and rugby competitions.[3][4]
^c Tokelau competed in the rugby competition.[5]
^d Postage stamps depicting athletics, netball, tennis, weightlifting, boxing, soccer, golf and rugby were issued by Samoa for the 1983 South Pacific Games.[6]
^e Fiji's women's basketball team won gold in 1983.[7]
^f Bowls: Fiji won gold in the women's pairs at Apia in 1983.[8]
^g Cook Islands won the netball gold in 1983.[9]
^h The South Pacific Games Council announced in 1978 that squash would be included in the Games, and it was played in 1979, 1983, 1987, and 1991.[10] There were four gold medals on offer in 1983, for men's and women's individual and team events.[10] The men's individual event won by Fiji's Willie Valentine, and the women's team event won by PNG.[11] Fiji won silver in both men's and women's team events.[10]
^i Women's volleyball was played at the 1983 South Pacific Games.[12]
References
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- "History". Fiji Swimming. 2015. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- "South Pacific Games 1983 (Western Samoa)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1983. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- "Come out and play, please". The Canberra Times. 13 September 1983. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- "South Pacific Games". The Rugby Archive. 1983. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- "1983 7th South Pacific Games Apia". Golowe's Stamps. 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- "1983 South Pacific Games - Apia: Basketball". matavuvale.com. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- "FASANOC reflects on another sporting great". Pacific Games Council. 8 March 2007. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- "Mamia Tunui Savage". Pacific Games Council. 8 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- "...that in 1978 Squash was included for the FIRST time". Squash Fiji. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- SPG Results 1983, p. 4.
- "1983 South Pacific Games - Apia: Volleyball". matavuvale.com. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
Sources
- 1983 South Pacific Games Results. Oceania Sport Information Centre (Report). Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.