The 1971 South Pacific Games, held at Papeete in

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from 25 August to 5 September 1971, was the fourth edition of the

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. Approximately 1,500 male athletes and 500 female athletes participated in the games.

Participating countries

Fourteen Pacific nations or territories competed at the Games:

Note: A number in parentheses indicates the size of a country's team (where known).

Sports

There were 17 sports contested at the 1971 South Pacific Games:

Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known).

Final medal table

Medals were awarded in 117 events:

Notes

Cycling: Six events were held: 1 km time trial, individual road race (111 km), 74 km road race, 4 km individual pursuit, 4 km Olympic pursuit, and an individual sprint. The sailing event was for the Fireball dinghy class. The women's softball tournament was won by Guam, with Papua New Guinea and American Samoa taking second and third place respectively, although the Oceania Sport Information Centre report (on their Sporting Pulse webpage as at October 2015) omits the result.

References

Sources

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1971 in French Polynesia International sports competitions hosted by Tahiti