1971 South Pacific Games

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.

Approximately 1,500 male athletes and 500 female athletes participated in the games.

Participating countries
Fourteen Pacific nations or territories competed at the Games: • 🇦🇸 American Samoa

• 🇳🇿 Cook Islands (70)

• 🇫🇯 Fiji

• 🇵🇫 French Polynesia

• Flag of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1937–1976).svg Gilbert and Ellice Islands

• 🇬🇺 Guam

• 🇳🇷 Nauru

• 🇳🇨 New Caledonia (200+)

• New Hebrides

• 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea (132)

• 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands

• 🇹🇴 Tonga

• 🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna

•  Western Samoa

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:

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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: