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2005 South Pacific Mini Games
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | VII South Pacific Mini Games |
| logo | 2005 South Pacific Mini Games Logo.png |
| size | 190px |
| host_city | Koror |
| country | PLW |
| nations | 20 |
| events | 12 sports |
| opening | |
| closing | |
| opened_by | Tommy Remengesau |
| torch_lighter | Christopher Silas Adolf |
| stadium | National Stadium |
| previous | 2001 Kingston |
| next | 2009 Rarotonga |
The VII South Pacific Mini Games were held July 25-August 4, 2005 in Palau.
Torch lighter was athlete Christopher Silas Adolf, Palau's first Olympian.
Participating countries
- American Samoa
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- Guam
- Marshall Islands
- FSM
- Nauru
- New Caledonia
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Wallis and Futuna
Tahiti and Tokelau did not send teams to the games, with Tahiti citing a need to conserve costs.
Sports
12 sports were contested at the 2005 Pacific Mini Games:
Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of events in each sport.
Final medal table
New Caledonia dominated the medal tally, finishing ahead of Fiji. The small nation of Nauru finished in third place with 18 gold medals; all of them gold and won in the weightlifting competition. Host nation Palau also won 18 medals and finished in sixth position on the table.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No medal awarded | 2 | 49 | 77 | 128 | Totals | 172 | 172 | 179 | 523 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Caledonia | 56 | 29 | 25 | 110 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Fiji | 23 | 21 | 16 | 60 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Nauru | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 16 | 11 | 8 | 35 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Samoa | 16 | 8 | 2 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Palau | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Guam | 6 | 9 | 14 | 29 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Cook Islands | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Federated States of Micronesia | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Tonga | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Northern Marianas | 4 | 12 | 7 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Vanuatu | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Wallis and Futuna | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Marshall Islands | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Niue | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Norfolk Island | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Tuvalu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 19 | American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Kiribati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Tahiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Tokelau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -- |
Notes
:{{cite web |url-status=live :{{cite web |archive-date= 2015-05-22 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150522092041/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-2663-0-0-0 |url-status= dead : Basketball was included in the 2005 Mini Games in lieu of the FIBA Oceania Tournament. {{cite web |archive-date= 2011-10-26 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111026201401/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=11-2664-0-0-0 |url-status= dead :{{cite web |archive-date= 2010-04-13 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100413232251/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-2665-0-0-0 |url-status= dead : {{cite web |archive-date= 2010-04-14 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100414113736/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-2666-0-0-0 |url-status= dead : {{cite web |archive-date= 2010-04-13 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100413155103/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-2667-0-0-0 |url-status= dead : {{cite web |archive-date= 2010-04-14 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100414014431/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-2668-0-0-0 |url-status= dead : {{cite web |archive-date= 2010-04-14 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100414074852/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-2669-0-0-0 |url-status= dead :{{cite web |archive-date= 2010-04-14 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100414065821/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-2670-0-0-0 |url-status= dead : {{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100414125027/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-2671-0-0-0 |url-status= dead |archive-date= April 14, 2010 : {{cite web |archive-date= 2010-04-13 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100413143233/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-2875-0-0-0 |url-status= dead : {{cite web |archive-date= 2010-04-14 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100414130636/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-2672-0-0-0 |url-status= dead : As per the Pacific Games Charter: :# Only when five or more competitors compete in an event, will the Gold, Silver and Bronze medal be awarded. :# Where only one competitor competes in an event, no medal is awarded. :# Where two competitors compete in an event, only a Gold Medal will be awarded. :# Where three competitors compete, only a Gold Medal will be awarded :# Where four competitors compete, only a Gold and Silver Medal will be awarded. :# Table Tennis award two bronze medals when a minimum of 5 competitors compete.
References
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Sources
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