Oceania Continental championships · since 1963 
Apia, Samoa 8–15 Sep 1983
1983 South Pacific Games
Apia, Samoa 8–15 Sep 1983- events
- 38
- medals awarded
- 116
- nations on the podium
- 11
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
Marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
Medal table
11 nations · 116 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Caledonia NCL | 18 | 9 | 10 | 37 | |
| 2 |  Papua New Guinea PNG | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |
| 3 |  Fiji FIJ | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | |
| 4 |  French Polynesia PYF | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | |
| 5 | Samoa SAM | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| 6 |  Cook Islands COK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Vanuatu VAN | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| 8 |  Wallis & Futuna WLF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Solomon Islands SOL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 |  American Samoa ASA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Tonga TGA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Records set
12 CR- CR Alain Lazare 10,000m · Men 31:55.11
- CR William Fong 110m hurdles · Men 14.5
- CR Frederic Cassier Hammer throw · Men 56.78
- CR Jean-Paul Lakafia Javelin throw · Men 84.74
- CR Albert Miller Decathlon · Men 6870
- CR Attina Sawtell 800m · Women 2:17.73
- CR Nadia Prasad 1500m · Women 4:44.71
- CR Brigitte Hardel 100m hurdles · Women 14.67
- CR Brigitte Hardel Long jump · Women 5.70
- CR Marie-Christine Sealeu Shot put · Women 13.59
- CR Marie-Christine Sealeu Discus throw · Women 46.42
- CR Monika Fiafialoto Javelin throw · Women 53.02