1989 South Pacific Mini Games
# 1989 South Pacific Mini Games

The 1989 South Pacific Mini Games were held at Nuku'alofa in Tonga from 22 August to 1 September 1989. It was the third edition of the South Pacific Mini Games.

Tonga's national stadium, the Teufaiva Sport Stadium, was built for the Games on the previous site of the agricultural showgrounds. The stadium, new Atele gymnasium, and tennis courts, were built or refurbished with the aid of Taiwan and France. The venues were eventually completed just in time for the games following some controversy in the preceding months with the construction alarmingly behind schedule.

## Participating countries

Sixteen Pacific nations participated in the Games:

* American Samoa
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* French Polynesia, "Tahiti"
* Guam
* Nauru
* New Caledonia
* Niue
* Norfolk Island
* Northern Marianas
* Papua New Guinea
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Vanuatu
* Wallis and Futuna
* Western Samoa

## Sports

The six sports contested at the 1989 South Pacific Mini Games were:

* Athletics (40) (details)
* Boxing (12)
* Golf (4)
* Netball (1)
* Tennis (5)
* Weightlifting

## Final medal table

Western Samoa topped the medal count:

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Western Samoa (WSM) | 27 | 6 | 3 | 36 |
| 2 | French Polynesia (PYF) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
| 3 | New Caledonia (NCL) | 15 | 17 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 14 | 17 | 15 | 46 |
| 5 | Fiji (FIJ) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 |
| 6 | Nauru (NRU) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Tonga (TON) | 2 | 13 | 13 | 28 |
| 8 | American Samoa (ASA) | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 9 | Cook Islands (COK) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Guam (GUM) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Vanuatu (VAN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Norfolk Island (NFK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Solomon Islands (SOL) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | Niue (NIU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Wallis and Futuna (WLF) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 93 | 92 | 99 | 284 |
