1966 South Pacific Games
# 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 |
