1981 South Pacific Mini Games

The 1981 South Pacific Mini Games were held at Honiara in the Solomon Islands from 8–16 July 1981. It was the first edition of the South Pacific Mini Games.

Participating countries

Fifteen Pacific nations participated in the Games:

Five sports were contested at the 1981 South Pacific Mini Games:

New Caledonia topped the medal count:


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	New Caledonia (NCL)	17	17	11	45
2	French Polynesia (PYF)	10	7	5	22
3	Papua New Guinea (PNG)	8	6	6	20
4	Fiji (FIJ)	4	2	3	9
4	Samoa (SAM)	4	2	3	9
6	Solomon Islands (SOL)	2	6	9	17
7	American Samoa (ASA)	2	1	0	3
8	Cook Islands (COK)	1	3	0	4
9	Tonga (TON)	1	0	2	3
10	Wallis and Futuna (WLF)	1	0	1	2
11	Vanuatu (VAN)	0	4	8	12
12	Guam (GUM)	0	0	0	0
	Kiribati (KIR)	0	0	0	0
	Norfolk Island (NFK)	0	0	0	0
	Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)	0	0	0	0
Totals (15 entries)		50	48	48	146

^* For the 1981 Mini Games, almost 600 contestants were expected to take part.

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