| Athletics at the V South Pacific Mini Games | |
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| Colour: | yellow |
| Host City: | Pago Pago, American Samoa  |
| Dates: | August 15–20 |
| Stadium: | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| Nations Participating: | 15 |
| Events: | 42 (23 men, 19 women) |
| Level: | Senior |
| Previous: | 1993 Port Vila |
| Next: | 2001 Middlegate |
| Games: | 1997 South Pacific Mini Games |
Athletics competitions at the 1997 South Pacific Mini Games were held at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in Pago Pago, American Samoa, between August 15–20, 1997.
A total of 42 events were contested, 23 by men and 19 by women.
Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpagecourtesy of Tony Isaacs and Børre Lilloe, and on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow.
Complete results can also be found on the Oceania Athletics Association, and on the Athletics PNG webpages.
| 100 metres (wind: -2.0 m/s) | 10.52 | 10.70 | 10.82 | ||||
| 200 metres (wind: -3.6 m/s) | 21.36 | 21.38 | 21.54 | ||||
| 400 metres | 46.46 | 48.80 | 49.14 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:50.54 | 1:53.33 | 1:56.13 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:56.07 | 3:59.88 | 4:00.95 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 15:54.66 |  / | 15:57.75 | 15:58.40 | |||
| 10000 metres | 33:19.96 | / | 33:19.98 | 34:36.18 | |||
| Road running | / | 2:08:59 | 2:11:46 | 2:12:17 | |||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:30.86 | 9:34.86 | 9:37.42 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +2.8 m/s) | 13.9 (ht) w | 14.3 (ht) w | 14.4 (ht) w | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 51.87 | 52.64 | 53.25 | ||||
| High Jump | 2.04 | 1.97 | / | 1.91 | |||
| Pole Vault | 4.50 | 4.40 | 4.20 | ||||
| Long Jump | 7.16 w (wind: +4.4 m/s) | / | 7.11 w (wind: +4.0 m/s) | 7.00 (wind: +2.0 m/s) | |||
| Triple Jump | 14.53 (wind: +1.9 m/s) | 14.52 (wind: +1.5 m/s) | 14.49 w (wind: +3.6 m/s) | ||||
| Shot Put | 15.13 | / | 15.05 | 14.50 | |||
| Discus Throw | / | 48.88 | 41.54 | 40.20 | |||
| Hammer Throw | 54.00 | 52.48 | 44.46 | ||||
| Javelin Throw | 73.58 | 68.76 | 66.76 | ||||
| Decathlon | 6235 | 5958 | 5331 | ||||
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | 1:49:23 | 1:50:16 | 2:03:56 | ||||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | 40.15 | 41.77 | 42.11 | ||||
| 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:13.80 | 3:16.63 | 3:21.56 |
| 100 metres (wind: -3.3 m/s) | 12.60 | 12.64 | 12.78 | ||||
| 200 metres (wind: -3.6 m/s) | 25.47 | 25.53 | 25.89 | ||||
| 400 metres | 57.74 | 57.98 | 59.04 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:14.93 | 2:17.59 | 2:18.87 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 5:04.81 | 5:04.98 | 5:16.99 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 11:02.78 | 11:08.78 | / | 11:14.76 | |||
| 10000 metres | 43:46.0 | 45:50.0 | |||||
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +1.8 m/s) | 13.6 | 13.8 | / | 15.8 | |||
| 400 metres hurdles | 62.72 | 63.04 | / | 66.07 | |||
| High Jump | 1.74 | / | 1.55 | 1.50 | |||
| Long Jump | 6.19 w (wind: +3.7 m/s) | 5.64 w (wind: +4.4 m/s) | 5.47 (wind: +2.0 m/s) | ||||
| Triple Jump | 12.49 w (wind: +2.5 m/s) | 11.40 w (wind: +3.7 m/s) | 11.23 w (wind: +2.4 m/s) | ||||
| Shot Put | 14.37 | 13.04 | 12.90 | ||||
| Discus Throw | 44.64 | 43.32 | 43.27 | ||||
| Hammer Throw | 58.20 | 32.76 | 30.50 | ||||
| Javelin Throw | 46.10 | 43.68 | 43.38 | ||||
| Heptathlon | 4265 | / | 3798 | ||||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | 47.36 | 51.28 | 52.13 | ||||
| 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:58.41 | 4:16.53 | 4:27.58 |
The medal table was published.
Athletes from the following 15 countries were reported to participate:
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