1971 South Pacific Games
The 4th South Pacific Games (French: 4e Jeux du Pacifique sud; Tahitian: A 4 o te Ha‘utira‘a no Pātifita), also known as Papeete 1971 (Tahitian: Papeʻete 1971), held in Papeete, Tahiti from 25 August to 5 September 1971, was the fourth edition of the South Pacific Games.[1] Approximately 1,500 male athletes and 500 female athletes participated in the games.[2] Participating countriesFourteen Pacific nations or territories competed at the Games:[2] Note: A number in parentheses indicates the size of a country's team (where known). SportsThere were 17 sports contested at the 1971 South Pacific Games:[4][2]
Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known). Final medal tableMedals were awarded in 117 events:
Source: [1]
Notes^a Cycling: Six events were held: 1 km time trial, individual road race (111 km), 74 km road race, 4 km individual pursuit, 4 km Olympic pursuit, and an individual sprint.[5] ^b The sailing event was for the Fireball dinghy class.[6] ^c The women's softball tournament was won by Guam, with Papua New Guinea and American Samoa taking second and third place respectively,[5] although the Oceania Sport Information Centre report (on their Sporting Pulse webpage as at October 2015) omits the result.[4] References
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