1979 South Pacific Games

The 1979 South Pacific Games, held at Suva in Fiji from 28 August to 8 September 1979, was the sixth edition of the South Pacific Games.

Participating countries
Nineteen Pacific nations or territories attended:

• 🇦🇸 American Samoa

• 🇨🇰 Cook Islands

• 🇫🇯 Fiji

• 🇵🇫 French Polynesia

• 🇬🇺 Guam

• 🇰🇮 Kiribati

• 🇳🇷 Nauru

• 🇳🇨 New Caledonia

• New Hebrides

• 🇳🇺 Niue

• 🇳🇫 Norfolk Island

• Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands (1972).svg Northern Marianas

• 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea

• 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands

• 🇳🇿 Tokelau

• 🇹🇴 Tonga

• 🇹🇻 Tuvalu

• Flag of Wallis and Futuna (1974-1985).svg Wallis and Futuna

• Western Samoa

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

Final medal table
New Caledonia topped the table again: