Host city Nouméa | Country New Caledonia | |
Events 12 sports
86 medal events Opening ceremony December 8, 1966 (1966-12-08) Closing ceremony December 18, 1966 (1966-12-18) | ||
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.
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Participating countries
Fourteen Pacific nations or territories participated in the Games:
Sports
Twelve sports were contested at the 1966 South Pacific Games:
Final medal table
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 moved into third position.
References
1966 South Pacific Games Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA