1966 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.

Participating countries
Fourteen Pacific nations or territories participated in the Games: • 🇦🇸 American Samoa

• 🇳🇿 Cook Islands

• 🇫🇯 Fiji

• 🇵🇫 French Polynesia

• Gilbert and Ellice Islands

• 🇬🇺 Guam

• 🇦🇺 Nauru

• 🇳🇨 New Caledonia

• New Hebrides

• 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea

• 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands

• 🇹🇴 Tonga

• Western Samoa

• 🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna

Sports
Twelve sports were contested at the 1966 South Pacific Games:

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Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known).

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 obtained third position.