Athletics competitions at the 1997 South Pacific Mini Games were held at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in Pago Pago, American Samoa, between August 15–20, 1997.

A total of 42 events were contested, 23 by men and 19 by women.

Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage courtesy of Tony Isaacs and Børre Lilloe,[1] and on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow.

[2] Complete results can also be found on the Oceania Athletics Association,[3] and on the Athletics PNG[4][5] webpages.

[3][4] *   Host nation (American Samoa) Athletes from the following 15 countries were reported to participate:[3][4][5]