1966_South_Pacific_Games
1966 South Pacific Games
2nd edition of the South Pacific Games
The 1966 South Pacific Games, held at Nouméa in New Caledonia from 8–18 December 1966, was the second edition of the South Pacific Games.
| Host city | Nouméa |
|---|---|
| Country | New Caledonia |
| Events | 12 sports 86 medal events |
| Opening | December 8, 1966 (1966-12-08) |
| Closing | December 18, 1966 (1966-12-18) |
Fourteen Pacific nations or territories participated in the Games:[1]
Twelve sports were contested at the 1966 South Pacific Games:[2][3][4]
Athletics (31) (details)
Basketball (2) (details) a
Boxing (10)
Cycling (6) b
Football (1) (details)
Netball (1) (details) a
Rugby union (1) (details)
Swimming (19) (details)
Table tennis (3) c
Tennis (3) c
Volleyball (2)
Weightlifting (7)
Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known).
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.[1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Caledonia (NCL) | 39 | 30 | 30 | 99 |
| 2 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 19 | 23 | 17 | 59 |
| 3 |  French Polynesia (PYF) | 13 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 5 | 11 | 13 | 29 |
| 5 |  Western Samoa (WSM) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 |  Nauru (NRU) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 |  Tonga (TON) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Cook Islands (COK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  American Samoa (ASA) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Wallis and Futuna (WLF) | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 11 |  Solomon Islands (SOL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  New Hebrides | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Guam (GUM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 86 | 85 | 87 | 258 | |
^a Men's and women's basketball (five-a-side) competitions were held. A women's netball competition (seven-a-side) was also held.[3]
^b 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, 1 km sprint, and 4 km Olympic pursuit.[5]
^c 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).[3]
- "Only one team missed a medal". Pacific Islands Monthly. 28 (1). Pacific Publications: 23. 1967. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "12 sports in Games". The Canberra Times. 24 August 1965. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- "South Pacific Games results 1963 and 1966". Pacific Islands Monthly. 40 (2). Pacific Publications: 31–32. 1969. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- SPG Results 1966, p. 8.
- "South Pacific Games". Pacific Islands Monthly. 28 (1). Pacific Publications: 5–6, 23–36, 125–128. 1967. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- South Pacific Games Results. Oceania Sport Information Centre (Report). 1966. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.