1983 South Pacific Games
7th edition of the South Pacific Games
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The 7th South Pacific Games (Samoan: Taʻaloga Lona-Fitu a le Pasefika i Saute), also known as Apia 1983, held on 5–16 September 1983 in Apia, Western Samoa, was the seventh edition of the South Pacific Games.[1]
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| Host city | Apia |
|---|---|
| Country | Western Samoa |
| Nations | 15 |
| Athletes | 2,500+ a |
| Events | 13 sports |
| Opening | September 5, 1983 |
| Closing | September 16, 1983 |
| 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][3] There were thirteen sports contested at the 1983 South Pacific Games:[4]
Rugby union (1) () c
Squash (4) f
Table tennis (7)
Tennis (7) d
Volleyball (2) i
Weightlifting (10) d
Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known).
Medal table
New Caledonia topped the table ahead of hosts Western Samoa:[1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Caledonia (NCL) | 24 | 20 | 19 | 63 |
| 2 |  Western Samoa (WSM) | 20 | 13 | 12 | 45 |
| 3 |  French Polynesia (PYF) | 13 | 17 | 14 | 44 |
| 4 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 12 | 17 | 14 | 43 |
 Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 12 | 17 | 14 | 43 | |
| 6 |  American Samoa (ASA) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 |  Cook Islands (COK) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 |  Guam (GUM) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 |  Norfolk Island (NFI) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Wallis and Futuna (WLF) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 |  Solomon Islands (SOL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Vanuatu (VAN) | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 13 |  Tonga (TON) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 14 |  Niue (NIU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tokelau (TKL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 97 | 97 | 102 | 296 | |
See also
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.[5][6]
^c Tokelau competed in the rugby competition.[7]
^d Postage stamps depicting athletics, netball, tennis, weightlifting, boxing, soccer, golf and rugby were issued by Samoa for the 1983 South Pacific Games.[8]
^e Fiji's women's basketball team won gold in 1983.[9]
^f Bowls: Fiji won gold in the women's pairs at Apia in 1983.[10]
^g Cook Islands won the netball gold in 1983.[11]
^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.[12] There were four gold medals on offer in 1983, for men's and women's individual and team events.[12] The men's individual event won by Fiji's Willie Valentine, and the women's team event won by PNG.[13] Fiji won silver in both men's and women's team events.[12]
^i Women's volleyball was played at the 1983 South Pacific Games.[14]