The 1975 South Pacific Games, held in
Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
from 1 to 10 August 1975, was the fifth 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 were ...
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[ A total of 1,205 athletes (907 men and 298 women) participated in a rain-affected games which had only one clear day out of the ten scheduled.][
The hosting of the event, originally planned for 1974,][ had met trouble from the start. ]Carlos Camacho
Carlos Garcia Camacho (November 16, 1924 – December 6, 1979) was an American (U.S. citizen) politician and dentist. Camacho was a former Republican Senator in the Guam Legislature. Camacho served as the last appointed Governor of Guam from 196 ...
, the Governor of Guam, had been opposed to spending any government money on the games.[ The impasse was broken in late 1973 and the games were rescheduled for 1975.][ However, preparations for the events did not progress smoothly,][ and visiting teams were disappointed with the condition of some of the venues and the scheduling in the middle of the rainy season.][ The games went ahead despite the logistical problems. Sixteen South Pacific Games records were broken in the track and field athletics events alone.][
Guam's basketball gold medal win by the men's team captained by Tony Susuico was the highlight of the Games for the hosting country.][
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Participating countries
Thirteen 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 16 sports contested at the 1975 South Pacific Games:[
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Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known).
Medal table
New Caledonia topped the (unofficial) medal count.
Notes
Team sizes were reported before the Games for several countries including: American Samoa,
[ New Hebrides,][
Weightlifting: medals were awarded only for total lift in each weight class.
The medal table as reported in '']Pacific Islands Monthly
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', commonly referred to as "PIM", was a magazine founded in 1930 in Sydney by New Zealand born journalist R.W. Robson.
Background
''Pacific Islands Monthly'' was started in Sydney in 1930. The first issue ran in August ...
'' at the conclusion of the Games[ is used as the source here. An incomplete medal tally was published on the official Pacific Games Council webpage (as at May 2015).][
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References
Sources
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Pacific Games by year
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 were ...
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 were ...
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 were ...
International sports competitions hosted by Guam
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 were ...