1985 South Pacific Mini Games Explained

1985 Pacific Mini Games
Size:168px
Host City:Rarotonga
Country:Cook Islands
Nations:16
Athletes:~700
Events:6 sports
Previous:1981 Honiara
Next:1989 Nuku'alofa

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.

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. The track and field competition also served as a selection trial for the Oceania team to compete at the IAAF World Cup in Canberra.

Participating countries

Sixteen Pacific nations participated in the Games:

Sports

Six sports were contested at the 1985 South Pacific Mini Games:

Final medal table

Papua New Guinea topped the medal count:

See also

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