Athletics at the 1979 South Pacific Games

Athletics competitions at the 1979 South Pacific Games were held in Suva, Fiji, between August 29 - September 8, 1979.

A total of 37 events were contested, 22 by men and 15 by women.

Medal summary
Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage courtesy of Tony Isaacs and Børre Lilloe, and on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow.

Complete results can also be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.

Participation (unofficial)
Athletes from the following 16 countries were reported to participate:


 * 🇦🇸 american samoa
 * 🇨🇰 cook islands
 * 🇫🇯 fiji
 * 🇵🇫 french polynesia
 * 🇬🇺 guam
 * 🇰🇮 kiribati
 * 🇳🇨 new caledonia
 * New Hebrides
 * 🇳🇺 niue
 * 🇳🇫 norfolk island
 * Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands (1972).svg Northern Mariana Islands
 * 🇵🇬 papua new guinea
 * 🇸🇧 solomon islands
 * 🇹🇴 tonga
 * 🇼🇫 wallis and futuna
 * Western Samoa