 | |
| Host city | Papeete |
|---|---|
| Country | Tahiti |
| Nations | 14 |
| Athletes | ~2,000 |
| Events | 17 sports |
| Opening | August 25, 1971 |
| Closing | September 5, 1971 |
| Opened by | Pierre Messmer |
The 1971 South Pacific Games, held at Papeete in Tahiti from 25 August to 5 September 1971, was the fourth edition of the South Pacific Games. [1]
Approximately 1,500 male athletes and 500 female athletes participated in the games. [2]
Participating countries
Fourteen Pacific nations or territories competed at the Games: [2]
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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: [4] [2]
Archery (2)
Athletics (35) ()
Basketball (2) ()
Boxing (11)
Cycling (6)
a
Football (1) ()
Golf (2)
Judo (6)
Rugby union (1) ()
Sailing (1)
b
Softball (1)
c
Swimming (1)
Table tennis (7)
Tennis (7)
Underwater fishing (2)
Volleyball (2)
Weightlifting (8)
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:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
New Caledonia (NCL) | 33 | 32 | 27 | 92 |
| 2 | 
Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 28 | 28 | 21 | 77 |
| 3 | 
French Polynesia (PYF) | 22 | 24 | 24 | 70 |
| 4 | 
Fiji (FIJ) | 16 | 17 | 13 | 46 |
| 5 | 
Western Samoa (WSM) | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | 
Tonga (TON) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | 
Guam (GUM) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 8 |
Wallis and Futuna (WLF) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | 
Solomon Islands (SOL) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 
American Samoa (ASA) | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 11 | 
Cook Islands (COK) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 
New Hebrides | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| – | 
Gilbert and Ellice Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 
Nauru (NRU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 117 | 117 | 125 | 359 | |
Notes
^a 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. [5]
^b The sailing event was for the Fireball dinghy class. [6]
^c The women's softball tournament was won by Guam, with Papua New Guinea and American Samoa taking second and third place respectively, [5] although the Oceania Sport Information Centre report (on their Sporting Pulse webpage as at October 2015) omits the result. [4]
References
- ^ a b "South Pacific Games 1971 - Tahiti". Pacific Games Council. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Islanders arrive for Pacific Games". The Canberra Times. 9 September 1971. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Games predictions – Papua New Guinea –". Pacific Islands Monthly. Pacific Publications. 1971. p. 133. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ a b SPG Results 1971.
- ^ a b "South Pacific Games, Results of Tahiti Games" (PDF). Pacific Islands Monthly. 42 (10). Pacific Publications: 39. 1971. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ Ian A. Forbes (9 May 2003). "History of the Rarotonga Sailing Club". Sports Pulse.
Sources
- 1971 South Pacific Games Results. Oceania Sport Information Centre (Report). Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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| |
| Host city | Papeete |
|---|---|
| Country | Tahiti |
| Nations | 14 |
| Athletes | ~2,000 |
| Events | 17 sports |
| Opening | August 25, 1971 |
| Closing | September 5, 1971 |
| Opened by | Pierre Messmer |
The 1971 South Pacific Games, held at Papeete in Tahiti from 25 August to 5 September 1971, was the fourth edition of the South Pacific Games. [1]
Approximately 1,500 male athletes and 500 female athletes participated in the games. [2]
Participating countries
Fourteen Pacific nations or territories competed at the Games: [2]
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: [4] [2]
-
Archery (2)
-
Athletics (35) ()
-
Basketball (2) ()
-
Boxing (11)
-
Cycling (6)
a
-
Football (1) ()
-
Golf (2)
-
Judo (6)
-
Rugby union (1) ()
-
Sailing (1)
b
-
Softball (1)
c
-
Swimming (1)
-
Table tennis (7)
-
Tennis (7)
-
Underwater fishing (2)
-
Volleyball (2)
-
Weightlifting (8)
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:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Caledonia (NCL) | 33 | 32 | 27 | 92 |
| 2 |
Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 28 | 28 | 21 | 77 |
| 3 |
French Polynesia (PYF) | 22 | 24 | 24 | 70 |
| 4 |
Fiji (FIJ) | 16 | 17 | 13 | 46 |
| 5 |
Western Samoa (WSM) | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 |
Tonga (TON) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 |
Guam (GUM) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 8 |
Wallis and Futuna (WLF) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 |
Solomon Islands (SOL) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 |
American Samoa (ASA) | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 11 |
Cook Islands (COK) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 |
New Hebrides | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| – |
Gilbert and Ellice Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – |
Nauru (NRU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 117 | 117 | 125 | 359 | |
Notes
^a 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. [5]
^b The sailing event was for the Fireball dinghy class. [6]
^c The women's softball tournament was won by Guam, with Papua New Guinea and American Samoa taking second and third place respectively, [5] although the Oceania Sport Information Centre report (on their Sporting Pulse webpage as at October 2015) omits the result. [4]
References
- ^ a b "South Pacific Games 1971 - Tahiti". Pacific Games Council. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Islanders arrive for Pacific Games". The Canberra Times. 9 September 1971. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Games predictions – Papua New Guinea –". Pacific Islands Monthly. Pacific Publications. 1971. p. 133. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ a b SPG Results 1971.
- ^ a b "South Pacific Games, Results of Tahiti Games" (PDF). Pacific Islands Monthly. 42 (10). Pacific Publications: 39. 1971. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ Ian A. Forbes (9 May 2003). "History of the Rarotonga Sailing Club". Sports Pulse.
Sources
- 1971 South Pacific Games Results. Oceania Sport Information Centre (Report). Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.