1966 South Pacific Games
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| Host city | Nouméa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | New Caledonia | ||
| Events |
12 sports 86 medal events | ||
| Opening ceremony | December 8, 1966 | ||
| Closing ceremony | December 18, 1966 | ||
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The 1966 South Pacific Games, held at Nouméa in New Caledonia from 8–18 December 1966, was the second edition of the South Pacific Games.[1]
Participating countries
Fourteen Pacific nations or territories participated in the Games:[1][2]
Sports
Twelve sports were contested at the 1966 South Pacific Games:[2][3][4]
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Athletics (31) () -
Basketball (2) () a -
Boxing (10) -
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Cycling (6) b -
Football (1) () - Netball (1) a
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Rugby union (1) () -
Swimming (17) () -
Table tennis (3) c -
Tennis (3) c -
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Volleyball (2) -
Weightlifting (7)
Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known).
Final medal table
In a significant turnaround of fortunes backed by French government investment, New Caledonia took the mantle at the top of the medal table from Fiji and French Polynesia moved into third position.[1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Caledonia | 39 | 30 | 30 | 99 |
| 2 |  Fiji | 19 | 23 | 17 | 59 |
| 3 | French Polynesia | 13 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea | 5 | 11 | 13 | 29 |
| 5 |  Western Samoa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 |  Nauru | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 |  Tonga | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  American Samoa | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 10 |  Solomon Islands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  New Hebrides | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Cook Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 86 | 86 | 86 | 258 | |
See also
- Athletics at the 1966 South Pacific Games
- Football at the 1966 South Pacific Games
- Rugby union at the 1966 South Pacific Games
Notes
^a Men's and women's basketball (five-a-side) competitions were held. A women's netball competition (seven-a-side) was also held.[3]
^b A 100 km individual road race and 70 km team road race were held, as well as events for 1 km time trial, 4 km individual pursuit, 1km sprint, and 4km Olympic pursuit.[5]
^c The sports of tennis and table tennis had three competitions each. These were all team events (i.e. competitions for men's, women's and mixed teams).[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "South Pacific Games 1966 - New Caledonia". Pacific Games Council. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- 1 2 "12 sports in Games". The Canberra Times. 24 August 1965. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 "South Pacific Games results 1963 and 1966". Pacific Islands Monthly. Pacific Publications. 40 (2): 31–32. 1969. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ↑ SPG Results 1966.
- ↑ SPG Results 1966, p. 8.
Sources
- 1966 South Pacific Games Results. Oceania Sport Information Centre (Report). Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.