Bodybuilding at the 2015 Pacific Games
Body building at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea was held on July 13, 2015 at the Caritas Secondary School.[1] In the men's competition Papua New Guinea won five gold medals. Tonga won three gold medals in the men’s heavy categories,[2] as well as the men’s overall title which went to Trevor Huni.[3] New Caledonia and American Samoa took one gold medal each in the women's competition.[2][4] Virginie Foucault won the overall women's title.[3]
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Papua New Guinea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Papua New Guinea* | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  Tonga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  New Caledonia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  American Samoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Fiji | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  Solomon Islands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  French Polynesia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Niue | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 | |
Men's Results
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Refs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -65 kg | Mark Donald (PNG) |
46.0 | Rocky Teklem (SOL) |
54.0 | Yvan Thales (NCL) |
60.0 | [5] |
| -70 kg | Selen Jim (PNG) |
68.0 | Nelson Sanmarso (NCL) |
70.0 | Gary Colombani (TAH) |
73.0 | [5] |
| -75 kg | Jack Viyufa (PNG) |
70.0 | Matthieu Soerjana (NCL) |
72.0 | Leslie Faarodo (SOL) |
74.0 | [5] |
| -80 kg | Steve Bomal (PNG) |
75.0 | Lewaitasi Biliwaqa (FIJ) |
77.0 | Sitani Tautalanoa (TGA) |
78.0 | [5] |
| -85 kg | Wilfred Kurua (PNG) |
80.0 | Inoke Ligairi (FIJ) |
81.0 | Kapiolani Mausia (TGA) |
84.0 | [5] |
| -90 kg | Trevor Jimmy Huni (TGA) |
83.0 | Donald Kaiwi (PNG) |
87.0 | Jekesoni Yanuyanudrua (FIJ) |
[5] | |
| -100 kg | Manase Afuhaamango (TGA) |
93.0 | Pascol Sabin (PNG) |
95.0 | Jean Yann Matiere (TAH) |
99.0 | [5] |
| +100 kg | Standford Faaui (TGA) |
105.0 | Michael Mondo (PNG) |
109.0 | Reagan Ioane (NIU) |
112.0 | [5] |
| Overall title | Trevor Jimmy Huni (TGA)
|
N/A | [3] | ||||
Notes
- Under 90 kg The original silver medallist, Stanley Bruneau of Tahiti, was disqualified after testing positive for a prohibited drug. Donald Kaiwi was awarded the silver medal. Fiji's Jekesoni Yanuyanudrua was awarded the bronze medal.[6]
Women's Results
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Refs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -55 kg | Virginie Foucault (NCL) |
37.0 | Maryann Moss (FIJ) |
56.0 | Pau Moses (PNG) |
78.0 | [5] |
| +55 kg | Ursula Teo Martin (ASM) |
56.0 | Misa Avefa (PNG) |
57.0 | Haifa June Work (FIJ) |
59.0 | [5] |
| Overall title | Virginie Foucault (NCL)
|
N/A | [3] | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Body Building Schedule". Port Moresby 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ a b "PNG Muscles out Port Moresby 2015 Bodybuilding Competitors". EMTV. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d "PNG muscles out Port Moresby 2015 bodybuilding competitors". Oceania National Olympic Committees. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ Fausia, Ausage (14 July 2015). "Ursula Te'o Martin wins Gold for American Samoa in Bodybuilding". Samoa News. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Results". Inside the Games. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Medal saga". the Fiji Times. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.