South Pacific Games Marathon

Dates/Venues (16 runnings, 13 runnings as a marathon)

Date	Distance	Venue
12 Jul 2003	half marathon	Suva FIJ
14 Dec 2001	half marathon	Middlegate NFK
11 Jun 1999	marathon	Agana GUM
20 Aug 1997	32.4 km	Pago Pago ASA
24 Apr 1995	marathon	Papeete TAH
16 Dec 1993	marathon	Port Vila VAN
20 Sep 1991	marathon	Port Moresby PNG
30 Aug 1989	marathon	Nuku'alofa TGA
19 Dec 1987	marathon	Noumea NCL
08 Aug 1985	marathon	Rarotonga COK
15 Sep 1983	marathon	Apia SAM
16 Jul 1981	marathon	Honiara SOL
08 Sep 1979	marathon	Suva FIJ
09 Aug 1975	marathon	Tumon GUM
15 Sep 1971	marathon	Papeete TAH
20 Aug 1969	marathon	Port Moresby PNG

Notes: 1969 was the inaugural year.

Medalists

2003

G	1:09:53	Georges Richmond (TAH)	1:26:51	Sophie Gardon (TAH)
S	1:13:01	Henry Foufaka (SOL)	1:30:35	Erika Ellis (NCL)
B	1:13:21	Tutea Degage (TAH)	1:36:46	Salome Tabuatalei (FIJ)

2001

G	1:14:03	Georges Richmond (TAH)	1:36:39	Salome Tabuatalei (FIJ)
S	1:15:09	David Karnie (PNG)	1:36:58	Erika Ellis (NCL)
B	1:15:16	Chrius Votu (SOL)	---	none

1999

G	2:32:08	Georges Richmond (TAH)	3:15:11	Laura Hina Grepin (TAH)
S	2:43:52	Jacky Brilland (TAH)	3:15:52	Susan Seay (GUM)
B	2:46:42	Tutea Degage (TAH)	3:18:17	Annick Robin (NCL)

1997

G	2:08:59	Georges Richmond (TAH)
S	2:11:46	Primo Higa (SOL)
B	2:12:17	Jean-Marie Zazina (NCL)

1995

G	2:30:32	Georges Richmond (TAH)	2:54:02	Pauliane Vea (TGA)
S	2:34:01	Bineshwar Prasad (FIJ)	3:11:02	Marie-José Berthet (NCL)
B	2:45:22	Mahendra Prasad (FIJ)	3:16:44	Marie Benito (GUM)

1993

G	2:40:52	Bineshwar Prasad (FIJ)	3:13:29	Marie-Jose Gardereau (NCL)
S	2:43:33	Jean-Michel Boulanger (NCL)	3:19:00	Pauliane Vea (TGA)
B	2:50:13	Mahendra Prasad (FIJ)	3:54:19	Rosemary Turare (PNG)

1991

G	2:36:17	Bineshwar Prasad (FIJ)	3:25:17	Jen Allred (GUM)
S	2:38:54	Jean-Michel Boulanger (NCL)	3:25:50	Christine Taitano (GUM)
B	2:41:53	Tim Omundsen (PNG)	3:33:20	Marie Benito (GUM)

1989

G	2:36:52	Shiri Chand (FIJ)
S	2:40:58	Philip Aitai (SOL)
B	2:42:08	Leon Harehoe (TAH)

1987

G	2:26:58	Alain Lazare (NCL)
S	2:32:56	Aaron Dupnai (PNG)
B	2:41:06	Yannick Moglia (NCL)

1985

G	2:34:37	Jean-Michel Boulanger (NCL)
S	2:38:51	Tau John Tokwepota (PNG)
B	2:48:26	Yannick Moglia (NCL)

1983

G	2:28:29.6	Alain Lazare (NCL)
S	2:36:50	Jean-Louis Bonhoure (TAH)
B	2:38:50	Birendra Prasad (FIJ)

1981

G	2:36:15	Shiri Chand (FIJ)
S	2:38:55	Tau John Tokwepota (PNG)
B	2:46:09	Abel Manumanua (PNG)

1979

G	2:30:57	Alain Lazare (NCL)
S	2:37:48	Batum Makon (PNG)
B	2:40:42	Tau John Tokwepota (PNG)

1975

G	2:36:35	Alain Lazare (NCL)
S	2:37:24	John Kokinai (PNG)
B	2:43:38	Yannick Moglia (NCL)

1971

G	2:50:50	André Petersen (NCL)
S	2:51:59	Tom Brandt (PNG)
B	2:53:53	Gari Vagi (PNG)

1969

G	2:49:18.8	Julien Gohe (NCL)
S	2:59:12.2	Gari Vagi (PNG)
B	3:03:10.4	Robert Moran Morris (NRU)

Medal Count by Country

Men
       G   S   B  Score
NCL    7   1   4    42
TAH    5   2   3    34
PNG    0   8   3    27
FIJ    3   1   3    21
SOL    0   3   1    10
NRU    0   0   1     1

Women
       G   S   B  Score
NCL    1   3   1    15
GUM    1   2   2    13
TAH    2   0   0    10
TGA    1   1   0     8
FIJ    1   0   1     6
PNG    0   0   1     1

scoring is G = 5, S = 3, B = 1

Multiple Medal Winners

Men
25  Georges Richmond (TAH)      G (1995) G (1997) G (1999) G (2001) G (2003)
20  Alain Lazare (NCL)          G (1975) G (1979) G (1983) G (1987)
13  Bineshwar Prasad (FIJ)      G (1991) G (1993) S (1995)
11  Jean-Michel Boulanger (NCL) G (1985) S (1991) S (1993)
10  Shiri Chand (FIJ)           G (1981) G (1989)
 7  Tau John Tokwepota (PNG)    B (1979) S (1981) S (1985)
 4  Gari Vagi (PNG)             S (1969) B (1971)
 3  Yannick Moglia (NCL)        B (1975) B (1985) S (1987)
 2  Mahendra Prasad (FIJ)       B (1993) B (1995)
 2  Tutea Degage (TAH)          B (1999) B (2003)

Women
 8  Pauliane Vea (TGA)          S (1993) G (1995)
 6  Salome Tabuatalei (FIJ)     G (2001) B (2003)
 6  Erika Ellis (NCL)           S (2001) S (2003)
 2  Marie Benito (GUM)          B (1991) B (1995)

Quality Performances

Men
None under 2:20

Women
None under 2:50

Last Updated on 01 Feb 2005

Contributor: Tony Isaacs (50)