Outrigger canoeing at the 2023 Pacific Games

Outrigger canoeing
at the 2023 Pacific Games
Va'a pictogram for the Games
VenueDC Park
LocationHoniara, Solomon Islands
Dates27 November – 1 December

The outrigger canoeing competition, mostly referred to as Vaʻa in the Pacific region, at the 2023 Pacific Games was held from 27 November – 1 December 2023 at DC Park in Honiara, Solomon Islands.[1]

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Solomon Islands)

Vaʻa medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Tahiti126119
2 New Caledonia54716
3 Fiji2237
4 Samoa1506
5 Wallis and Futuna0303
6 Cook Islands0066
7 Norfolk Island0011
 Solomon Islands*0011
Totals (8 entries)20201959

Men's results

Event Gold Silver Bronze Ref
V1 500 m  Temoana Taputu (TAH) 2:23.51  Maël Legras (NCL) 2:29.87  Andre Tutaka (COK) 2:31.47 [2]
V6 500 m  Tahiti (TAH)
1:41.69  Wallis and Futuna (WLF)
1:42.81  New Caledonia (NCL)
1:43.83 [3]
V6 1500 m  Tahiti (TAH)
8:07.89  Wallis and Futuna (WLF)
8:15.50  Fiji (FIJ)
8:29.89 [4]
V12 500 m  New Caledonia (NCL)
1:55.62  Wallis and Futuna (WLF)
1:56.60  Tahiti (TAH)
2:01.90 [5]
V1 Marathon 16 km
  (time= h:min:s)
 Tuatea Teraiamano (TAH) 1:24:55.00  Titouan Puyo (NCL) 1:27:04.00  Andre Tutaka (COK) 1:31:59.00 [6]
V6 Marathon 24 km
  (time= h:min:s)
 Tahiti (TAH)
1:49:37.00  New Caledonia (NCL)
1:56:58.00  Fiji (FIJ)
2:01:04.00 [7]

Women's results

Event Gold Silver Bronze Ref
V1 500 m  Elenoa Vateitei (FIJ) 2:50.42  Anne Cairns (SAM) 2:54.38  Ada Nebauer (NFK) 3:01.01 [8]
V6 500 m  New Caledonia (NCL)
2:00.26  Tahiti (TAH)
2:01.02  Cook Islands (COK)
2:03.16 [9]
V6 1500 m  Tahiti (TAH)
9:52.02  Fiji (FIJ)
10:03.43  Cook Islands (COK)
10:09.32 [10]
V12 500 m  Tahiti (TAH)
2:22.65  New Caledonia (NCL)
2:26.92  Fiji (FIJ)
2:32.95 [11]
V1 Marathon 16 km
  (time= h:min:s)
 Elenoa Vateitei (FIJ) 1:30:09  Mahia Poroi (TAH) 1:31:33  Rosemelle Terii (NCL) 1:32:35 [12]
V6 Marathon 24 km
  (time= h:min:s)
 Tahiti (TAH)
1:58:36.00  Fiji (FIJ)
2:05:13.00  New Caledonia (NCL)
2:07:33.00 [13]

Kayak

Men's results
Event Gold Silver Bronze Ref
K1 500 m  Tuva'a Clifton (SAM) 2:00.03  Nohoarii Thuau (TAH) 2:02.06  Andre George (COK) 2:02.73 [14]
K2 500 m  New Caledonia (NCL)
Christophe Barrielle
Benjamin Legavre
1:47.99  Tahiti (TAH)
Charles Taie
Nohoarii Thuau
1:55.23  Solomon Islands (SOL)
Paul Bouro
Saeni Kofela
1:58.23 [15]
K1 Marathon 16 km
  (time= h:min:s)
 Benjamin Legavre (NCL) 1:11:52  Nohoarii Thuau (TAH) 1:11:55  Andre George (COK) 1:17:52 [16]
K2 Marathon 16 km
  (time= h:min:s)
 New Caledonia (NCL)
Christophe Barrielle
Benjamin Legavre
1:12:20  Tahiti (TAH)
Charles Taie
Nohoarii Thuau
1:12:28 [17]
Women's results
Event Gold Silver Bronze Ref
K1 500 m  Iloha Eychenne (TAH) 2:11.67  Anne Cairns (SAM) 2:16.30  Charlotte Robin (NCL) 2:24.47 [18]
K2 500 m  Tahiti (TAH)
Nateahi Sommer
Iloha Eychenne
2:00.75  Samoa (SAM)
Jayde Leota
Anne Cairns
2:08.82  New Caledonia (NCL)
Charlotte Robin
Myriam Wejieme
2:11.10 [19]
K1 Marathon 16 km
  (time= h:min:s)
 Iloha Eychenne (TAH) 1:03:16  Anne Cairns (SAM) 1:08:50  Charlotte Robin (NCL) 1:10:25 [20]
K2 Marathon 16 km
  (time= h:min:s)
 Tahiti (TAH)
Nateahi Sommer
Iloha Eychenne
1:23:31  Samoa (SAM)
Jayde Leota
Anne Cairns
1:36:03  New Caledonia (NCL)
Charlotte Robin
Myriam Wejieme
1:43:22 [21]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Va'a schedule". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Va'a V1 -500m Male". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Va'a V6 -500m Male". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Va'a V6 -1500m Male". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Va'a V12 -500m Male". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Va'a V1 -16km marathon Male". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Va'a V6 -24km marathon Male". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Va'a V1 -500m Female". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Va'a V6 -500m Female". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Va'a V6 -1500m Female". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Va'a V12 -500m Female". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Va'a V1 -16km marathon Female". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Va'a V6 -24km marathon Female". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Kayak K1 -500m Male". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Kayak K2 -500m Male". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Kayak K1 -16km marathon Male". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Kayak K2 -16km marathon Male". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Kayak K1 -500m Female". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Kayak K2 -500m Female". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Kayak K1 -16km marathon Female". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Kayak K2 -16km marathon Female". Sol23. Retrieved 13 July 2025.