1966 South Pacific Games
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Host city | Nouméa |
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Country | New Caledonia |
Events | 12 sports 86 medal events |
Opening | December 8, 1966 (1966-12-08) |
Closing | December 18, 1966 (1966-12-18) |
← 1963 Suva 1969 Port Moresby → |
The 2nd South Pacific Games (French: 2es Jeux du Pacifique sud), also known as Nouméa 1966, held on 8–18 December 1966 in Nouméa, New Caledonia, was the second edition of the South Pacific Games.
Participating countries
Fourteen Pacific nations or territories participated in the Games:[1]
American Samoa
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Guam
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Hebrides
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Western Samoa
Wallis and Futuna
Sports
Twelve sports were contested at the 1966 South Pacific Games:[2][3][4]
Athletics (31) (details)
Basketball (2) (details) a
Boxing (10)
Cycling (6) b
Football (1) (details)
Netball (1) (details) a
Rugby union (1) (details)
Swimming (19) (details)
Table tennis (3) c
Tennis (3) c
Volleyball (2)
Weightlifting (7)
Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known).
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 obtained third position.[1]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 39 | 30 | 30 | 99 |
2 | ![]() | 19 | 23 | 17 | 59 |
3 | ![]() | 13 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 11 | 13 | 29 |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (13 entries) | 86 | 85 | 87 | 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, 1 km sprint, and 4 km 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
- ^ a b "Only one team missed a medal". Pacific Islands Monthly. 28 (1). Pacific Publications: 23. 1967. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "12 sports in Games". The Canberra Times. 24 August 1965. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "South Pacific Games results 1963 and 1966". Pacific Islands Monthly. 40 (2). Pacific Publications: 31–32. 1969. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ SPG Results 1966.
- ^ SPG Results 1966, p. 8.
Sources
- "South Pacific Games". Pacific Islands Monthly. 28 (1). Pacific Publications: 5–6, 23–36, 125–128. 1967. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- South Pacific Games Results. Oceania Sport Information Centre (Report). 1966. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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- Known as the South Pacific Games prior to 2009
Games
Games
- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach volleyball
- Boxing
- Cricket
- Field hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Judo
- Netball
- Lawn bowls
- Rugby union (7s & 15s)
- Rugby league (9s)
- Sailing
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Touch rugby
- Triathlon
- Va'a
- Volleyball
- Weightlifting