The 1966 South Pacific Games, held at
Nouméa
Nouméa () is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia and is also the largest francophone city in Oceania. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, an ...
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New Caledonia from 8–18 December 1966, was the second edition of the
South Pacific Games.
Participating countries
Fourteen Pacific nations or territories participated in the Games:
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Sports
Twelve sports were contested at the 1966 South Pacific Games:[
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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 obtained third position.[
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See also
*Athletics at the 1966 South Pacific Games
Athletics competitions at the 1966 South Pacific Games were held in Nouméa, New Caledonia, between 10 and 13 December 1966.
A total of 31 events were contested, 20 by men and 11 by women.
Medal summary
Medal winners and their results were publ ...
* Football at the 1966 South Pacific Games
*Rugby union at the 1966 South Pacific Games
Rugby union at the 1966 South Pacific Games was played as a round-robin tournament with 4 men's teams competing. No finals were played and the teams finishing in the top three positions were awarded medals. Papua New Guinea, captained by Peter Em ...
Notes
Men's and women's basketball (five-a-side) competitions were held. A women's netball competition (seven-a-side) was also held.[
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.
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).][
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References
Sources
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The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania. The inaugural Games took place in 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently in 2019 in Apia, Samoa. The Games we ...
Pacific Games
The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania. The inaugural Games took place in 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently in 2019 in Apia, Samoa. The Games we ...
1966 in New Caledonia
December 1966 sports events in Oceania