Athletics at the 1983 South Pacific Games

Athletics competitions at the 1983 South Pacific Games were held in Apia, Western Samoa, between September 8–15, 1983.

A total of 38 events were contested, 22 by men and 16 by women.

Medal summary
Sources

Men
†:The Fully Automatic Timing failed on September 12, and hand times (ht) were then used.

Participation (unofficial)
Athletes from the following 15 countries were reported to participate:


 * 🇦🇸 american samoa
 * 🇨🇰 cook islands
 * 🇫🇯 fiji
 * 🇵🇫 french polynesia
 * 🇬🇺 guam
 * 🇳🇷 nauru
 * 🇳🇨 new caledonia
 * 🇳🇺 niue
 * Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands (1976-1989).svg Northern Mariana Islands
 * 🇵🇬 papua new guinea
 * 🇸🇧 solomon islands
 * 🇹🇴 tonga
 * 🇻🇺 vanuatu
 * 🇼🇫 wallis and futuna
 * Western Samoa