Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
at the
1963 South Pacific Games
The 1963 South Pacific Games, held from 29 August to 9 September 1963 at Suva in Fiji, was the first edition of the South Pacific Games. The multisport games were established to engender bonds of friendship amongst peoples in the Pacific, after an ...
was played at
Suva
Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Divi ...
in
Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...
with 6 teams competing in the men's tournament.
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Medal summary
Men's tournament
Standings
Final standings after the round robin tournament:[
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Matches
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Play-off for bronze medal
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Papua New Guinea defeated Nauru,[ to win the bronze medal in extra time.][
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See also
*Basketball at the Pacific Games
Basketball at the Pacific Games (previously known as the South Pacific Games) has been played since 1963. It has also been contested at the Pacific Games#Mini, Pacific Mini Games and, from the games at Port Vila in 2017, under the 3x3 (basketba ...
References
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, date= 25 September 1963
, title= Athlete from Nauru
, work= The Canberra Times
, url= http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104268199
, accessdate= 15 May 2015
]
[{{cite web
, date=2010
, title= Men Basketball I South Pacific Games 1963 - 12 Suva (FIJ) - Winner French Polinesia
, work= Todor66
, accessdate= 18 May 2015
, url= http://www.todor66.com/basketball/Oceania/Men_Pacific_1963.html
, url-status= live
, archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120824013946/http://todor66.com/basketball/Oceania/Men_Pacific_1963.html
, archivedate= 24 August 2012
]
[{{cite report
, title= 1963 South Pacific Games: Official Report and Results
, page=30
, website= Oceania Sport Information Centre
, accessdate= 28 October 2015
, url= http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=3808994
, url-status= live
, archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20151028134753/http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=3808994
, archivedate= 28 October 2015
]
1963 Pacific Games
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...
Pacific