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 idea originated by Dr A.H. Sahu Khan was adopted by the South Pacific Commission. At a meeting of nine Territories, held in Nouméa during March 1961, Fiji was awarded the honour of hosting the first Games.

Participating countries
Thirteen Pacific nations or territories, and 646 competitors, participated in the Games:

• 🇦🇸 American Samoa (91)

• 🇳🇿 Cook Islands (25)

• 🇫🇯 Fiji (176)

• 🇵🇫 French Polynesia (68)

• Gilbert and Ellice Islands (15)

• 🇦🇺 Nauru (18)

• 🇳🇨 New Caledonia (76)

• New Hebrides (30)

• 🇳🇿 Niue (17)

• Territory of Papua and New Guinea (86)

• 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands (27)

• 🇹🇴 Tonga (47)

• Western Samoa (69)

Note: A number in parentheses indicate the size of a country's team (athletes and officials, where known).

Sports
Ten sports were contested at the 1963 South Pacific Games:

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Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport (where known).

Final medal table
The home nation, Fiji, easily topped the (unofficial) medal tally: {{legend|#ccccff|The host country is highlighted in lavender blue|border=solid 1px #aaa}}

Calendar
The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule.