Beach volleyball at the Pacific Games
Beach volleyball at the Pacific Games has been contested since 1999 when the sport was included at the Eleventh South Pacific Games held in Guam. Since that time Beach volleyball has been one of the core sports of the Pacific Games, required to be included for both men and women in every games. It has also been included in some of the Pacific Mini Games, starting with the seventh edition held in Palau in 2005.
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Contents
1 Pacific Games
1.1 Men's tournament
1.2 Women's tournament
1.3 Medal table
2 Pacific Mini Games
2.1 Men's
2.2 Women's
2.3 Medal tally
3 See also
4 References
Pacific Games
Men's tournament
| Games | Host city | Final | Third play-off | Refs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | 4th place | ||||
XI | 1999 () | Santa Rita |  Lomitusi Pritchard Kennaway Maisa | 1–0 |  Soane Maugateau P. Tufale |  Waisale Suka Apenisa Saukuru | 1–0 |  Bert Mercado Brian Goolsby | [1][2] [3][4] |
XII | 2003 () | Suva |  Steeve Tuihani Axel Vaki | 2–0 |  Tio Fonohema Soane Vaipulu | Waisale Suka Rupeni Nainima | 2–1 | ? | [5][6] [7] |
XIII | 2007 () | Apia | Maheanuu Hapiatahaa Dino Tauraa | 2–1 | Waisale Suka [8] Eroni Suasua | Kama Manulevu Tio Fonohema | 2–0 |  Jon Taoupoulou Anselmen Wea | [9][10] [11] |
XIV | 2011 () | Nouméa | Aisake Raratabu Waisale Suka | 2–1 | Frantz Gouzenes Yvannick Iwa | Dino Tauraa Vatea Tauraa | 2–1 |  Sigalu Selefuti Aitui Sam Samasoni Sam | [12][13] |
XV | 2015 () | Port Moresby |  Richard Kilarupa Moha Mea | 2–0 | Aisake Raratabu Waisale Suka | Miles Muagututia Sigalu Aitui | 2–0 | Metuisela Vainikolo Salesi Tuakoi | [14][15] |
XVI | 2019 () | Apia | |||||||
Women's tournament
| Games | Host city | Final | Third play-off | Refs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | 4th place | ||||
XI | 1999 () | Santa Rita | Mereula Meya Sanimelia Francis | round robin |  Suzie Leong Gabriella Diau | Dorothy Kivung Alice Ito | round robin | Regina Ferguson Lisa Bordallo | [16][3] [4] |
XII | 2003 () | Suva | Mereula Meya [17] Finau Waqa [18] | 2–0 | Raurea Temarii Lokelani Vero [19] | ? | 2–0 | Suzie Leong [20] Gabriella Diau | [6][21] |
XIII | 2007 () | Apia | Lokelani Vero Taiana Tere | 2–1 | Mereula Meya Finau Waqa |  Henriette Iatika Miller Elwin[22] | 2–1 | Armonie Konhu Aurelie Konhu | [23][24] [25] |
XIV | 2011 () | Nouméa | Linline Matauatu Miller Elwin | 2–0 | Sulita Malivao Sylvie Mero | Kahaialanie Tauraa Ramata Temarii | 2–0 | Raka Tai Dianne Moia | [26][27] [28] |
XV | 2015 () | Port Moresby | Rachelle Suaava Litara Sisitina | 2–1 | Loti Joe Leeslyn Ler | Vaimiti Lee Tham Heiani Vaki | 2–1 | Alice Ito Diane Moia [29] | [14][30] |
XVI | 2019 () | Apia | |||||||
Medal table
These are the all time medal standings in Pacific Games beach volleyball for both men and women since 1999.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Tahiti | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Vanuatu (VAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  American Samoa (ASM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Samoa (SAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  New Caledonia (NCL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Tonga (TGA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Solomon Islands (SOL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (9 nations) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 | |
Pacific Mini Games
Men's
| Games | Host city | Final | Third play-off | Refs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | 4th place | ||||
VII | 2005 () | Koror | Tio Fonohema Samuela Fotu | 2–0 | Petelo Manuopuava Jon Taoupoulou | David Rillera Brian Matanane | 2–1 | Soane Tuitoga Vitali Petelo Tupou | [31][32] [33][34] |
IX | 2013 () | Mata-Utu | Terau Ena Steve Tauraa | 2–0 | ? | Richard Batari Harry Omoa [35] | 2–0 | Samuela Fotu Tio Fonohema | [36][37] |
X | 2017 () | Port Vila | Moha Mea Richard Kilarupa | 2–1 | Eneliko Tui Ioane Lesoa | Nacanieli Elliott Inia Korowale | 2–0 | Salesi Tuakoi Semisi Funaki | [38][39] |
Women's
| Games | Host city | Final | Third play-off | Refs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | 4th place | ||||
VII | 2005 () | Koror | Mereula Meya Agnes Tuilevuka [40] | 2–0 | Hajen Atrea Armonie Konhu [41] | Lisette Bordallo Aubrey Posadas [42] | 2–1 | Rose Gwali Susie Leong [43] | [44][45] [33][34] |
IX | 2013 () | Mata-Utu | Joyce Joshua Linline Matauatu | 2–0 | Leontine Ono [46] Hazel Ruga [47] | ? | 2–1 |  Hila Asanuma Holly Yamada [48] | [37][36] |
X | 2017 () | Port Vila | Loti Joe Linline Matautu | 2–0 | Rose Gwali Hanah Donga | Laite Nima Iliseva Ratudina | 2–0 | Emily Bae Michelle Walo | [38][49] |
Medal tally
These are the all time medal standings in Pacific Mini Games beach volleyball for both men and women since 2005.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanuatu (VAN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Fiji (FIJ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | French Polynesia (TAH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tonga (TGA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | New Caledonia (NCL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Samoa (SAM) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | Solomon Islands (SOL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Guam (GUM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (9 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
See also
- Asian Beach Volleyball Championships
- Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics
References
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International beach volleyball | ||
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| Asia and Oceania | AVC – Asian Championship |  |
| Africa | CAVB – African Championship | |
| North America | NORCECA – NORCECA Circuit | |
| South America | CSV – South American Circuit | |
| Europe | CEV – European Championships – U22 – U20 – U18 | |
