2009 Pacific Mini Games

Participating countries

There were 21 countries participating at the 2009 Games:

• American Samoa(16)
• Cook Islands(227)
• Federated States of Micronesia(6)
• Fiji(167)
• Guam(17)
• Kiribati(41)
• Nauru(17)
• New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg/NCL(106)
• Niue(104)
• Norfolk Island(8)
• Northern Mariana Islands(3)
• Palau(5)
• Papua New Guinea(123)
• Samoa(160)
• Solomon Islands
• Tahiti (159)
• Tokelau(31)
• Tonga(104)
• Tuvalu(4)
• Vanuatu(14)
• Wallis and Futuna(42)

Note: A number in parentheses indicate the size of a country's team (athletes and officials, where known).

Sports

15 sports were contested at the 2009 Games:

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Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport (where known).

Notes

: Errors – The official website lists all 2009 medal winners,{{cite web |url-status=live but while athletes' names appear correct, their recorded nationalities are mismatched in some cases. e.g. New Caledonians are listed as from Federated States of Micronesia, Fijians are listed as from Niue).

: Athletics – There were 21 men's events and 20 women's events contested.{{cite web |url-status=dead

: Bowls – Singles, pairs, triples and fours were played for both men and women for a total of eight events. In the women's competition, the Cook Islands won all events except the singles for which the gold medal was claimed by Niue. The Cook Islands' David Akaruru also won the men's singles gold medal, with the remaining men's events being won by Fiji.

: Boxing – In 2009, although there were ten weight divisions scheduled, medals were only ultimately awarded in nine of them.{{cite report |url-status=live |url-status=live |url-status= live

: Golf – Cook Islands won all four gold medals.

: Netball – Fiji, PNG and Cook Islands were the medallists.{{cite web |url-status=

: Rugby league sevens – Fiji beat Cook Islands in the final, Samoa won the bronze against Tonga.{{cite web |url-status=

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: Sailing – In the dinghy events, host nation Cook Islands won three gold medals and Tahiti won one gold medal.{{cite web |url-status=live |url-status=live New Caledonia won two gold medals in the Hobie 16.{{cite web |url-status=live

: Squash – Papua New Guinea took three gold medals and New Caledonia one (medals for New Caledonia incorrectly recorded for Federated States of Micronesia on official website medal listing). (

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: Weightlifting – There were eight divisions for men, and five divisions for women, with three gold medals offered within each division.

References

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Sources

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References

1. [http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-4592-0-0-0&sID=53098 Homepage for the Pacific Mini Games 2009 Cook Islands]; retrieved 2009-08-14. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100412161926/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-4592-0-0-0&sID=53098 Archived] 2009-08-16.
2. [http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-4592-0-0-0&sID=146233 Participating countries] list from the 2009 Games website; retrieved 2009-08-14.
3. {{in lang. fr [http://www.ladepeche.pf/sport/fenua-sport/6115-mini-jeux-aux-cook-la-delegation-de-polynesie-francaise-engagee-dans-dix-sports.html Mini-Jeux aux Cook : la délégation de Polynésie française engagée dans dix sports] (trans: Mini-Games at Cook: the French Polynesia delegations will engage in 10 sports); [[La Dépêche de Tahiti]]; published 2009-08-28, retrieved 2009-09-02. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717081859/http://www.ladepeche.pf/sport/fenua-sport/6115-mini-jeux-aux-cook-la-delegation-de-polynesie-francaise-engagee-dans-dix-sports.html Archived] 2009-09-07.
4. [http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-4592-0-0-0&sID=146595 Participating Sports] list from the 2009 Games website; retrieved 2009-08-14.