title: 1966 South Pacific Games
text: # 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:
  
  * Athletics (31) (details)
  * Basketball (2) (details)
  * Boxing (10)
  * Cycling (6)
  * Football (1) (details)
  * Netball (1) (details)
  * Rugby union (1) (details)
  * Swimming (19) (details)
  * Table tennis (3)
  * Tennis (3)
  * Volleyball (2)
  * Weightlifting (7)
  
  ## 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.
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | New Caledonia (NCL) | 39 | 30 | 30 | 99 |
  | 2 | Fiji (FIJ) | 19 | 23 | 17 | 59 |
  | 3 | French Polynesia (PYF) | 13 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
  | 4 | Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 5 | 11 | 13 | 29 |
  | 5 | Western Samoa (WSM) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
  | 6 | Nauru (NRU) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
  | 7 | Tonga (TON) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 8 | Cook Islands (COK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 9 | American Samoa (ASA) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
  | 10 | Wallis and Futuna (WLF) | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
  | 11 | Solomon Islands (SOL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 12 | New Hebrides | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 13 | Guam (GUM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 86 | 85 | 87 | 258 |
  