The 1969 South Pacific Games, held from 13–23 August 1969 at
Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z ...
in
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
, was the third edition of the
South 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 wer ...
. A total of 1,150 athletes participated in the games.
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Participating countries
Twelve Pacific nations or territories competed at the Games:[
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Note: A number in parentheses indicates the size of a country's team (where known).
Sports
There were fifteen sports contested at the 1969 South Pacific Games:
Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport (where known).
Final medal table
Notes
A total of fifteen sports were contested at the 1969 South Pacific Games. Athletics (and the opening and closing ceremonies) were held at the newly built
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium
The Hubert Murray Stadium is a sports venue located in Port Moresby, the capital city of Papua New Guinea. It was developed for the 1969 South Pacific Games on reclaimed land at Konedobu that had previously been shoreline mangroves. The athlet ...
at
Konedobu
Konedobu is a suburb of Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. It is located in the valley in between Touaguba Hill and Burns Peak.
The suburb is the location of numerous Government departments, including the headquarters of the Royal Pa ...
.
[ The souvenir programme for 1969 features the official games logo and icons for the fifteen sports.][
Basketball, tennis, table tennis, boxing, swimming, athletics, rugby union, soccer and golf were played at the 1969 games.][
Golf: There were individual and team sections for men and for women; four medal events in total. The tournament was played at Lae.][
Judo was included in the SPG for the first time in 1969. Participants came from Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Tonga, and Papua New Guinea. One competitor per country was allowed in each of five weight divisions: lightweight, light middleweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, heavyweight.][
Netball was played at the 1969 Games,][ but PNG was given a prize instead of the gold medal as only two teams entered the competition.][
Yachting ( Fireball dinghy), volleyball, and softball were played at the 1969 games.][
Weightlifting, yachting and boxing are depicted on postage stamps celebrating the 1969 games.][
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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 were ...
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 were ...
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