1971 South Pacific Games

Host City	Papeete
Country	FPN
Held	8 – 19 September 1971
Competitors	141
Countries	11

Events

• Archery
• Athletics
• Basketball
• Swimming
• Volleyball
• Weightlifting

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	New Caledonia	NCD	21	21	21	63
2	Papua New Guinea	PNG	20	23	17	60
3	Fiji	FIJ	13	10	5	28
4	French Polynesia	FPN	8	9	11	28
5	Samoa	SAM	4	1	2	7
6	Tonga	TGA	3	1	2	6
7	Wallis and Futuna	WAF	1	1	3	5
8	Solomon Islands	SOL	0	2	2	4
9	Guam	GUM	0	1	2	3
10	American Samoa	ASA	0	1	1	2
11	Vanuatu	VAN	0	0	2	2

Medal winners

Event	🥇 Gold		🥈 Silver		🥉 Bronze
Recurve individual, Men	L Thompson	FIJ	K Winchcombe	PNG	E Shan	FPN
Recurve Team, Men	Fiji	FIJ	Papua New Guinea	PNG
100 m, Men	Joseph Wéjièmé	NCD	Jean Charles Bourne	FPN	Alexandre Aunoa	FPN
200 m, Men	Jean Charles Bourne	FPN	Samuela Yavala	FIJ	Paul Maraga	PNG
400 m, Men	Samuela Yavala	FIJ	Saimoni Jioji	FIJ	Goa Koiti	PNG
800 m, Men	Phillip Kayo	PNG	Barry Morgan	SOL	Samuela Bulai	FIJ
1,500 m, Men	Samuela Bulai	FIJ	Raka Vele	PNG	Alain Julien	NCD
5,000 m, Men	Usaia Sotutu	FIJ	Ala Loi	PNG	John Kokinai	PNG
10,000 m, Men	Usaia Sotutu	FIJ	Ala Loi	PNG	Tom Brandt	PNG
Marathon, Men	André Petersen	NCD	Tom Brandt	PNG	Gari Vagi	PNG
110 m Hurdles, Men	Penisimani Tuipulotu	TGA	Raki Leka	PNG	Charles Tétaria	FPN
400 m Hurdles, Men	Penisimani Tuipulotu	TGA	Marcel Blaméble	NCD	Moses Purpuruk	PNG
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men	Usaia Sotutu	FIJ	John Kokinai	PNG	Ala Loi	PNG
4 x 100 m Relay, Men	French Polynesia	FPN	Fiji	FIJ	Papua New Guinea	PNG
4 x 400 m Relay, Men	Fiji	FIJ	Papua New Guinea	PNG	New Caledonia	NCD
High Jump, Men	Pierre Léontieff-Téahu	FPN	Paul Poaniéwa	NCD	Jean Salmon	FPN
Pole Vault, Men	Stanley Drollet	FPN	Bernard Balastre	FPN	Yannick Bonnet De Larbogne	NCD
Long Jump, Men	Kila Raula	PNG	Léonard Angexetine	NCD	Christian Kaddour	NCD
Triple Jump, Men	Piewavagi Waea	PNG	Bula Tora	FIJ	Léonard Angexetine	NCD
Shot Put, Men	Arnjolt Beer	NCD	William Buchanan	GUM	Lolésio Tuita	WAF
Discus Throw, Men	Arnjolt Beer	NCD	Martial Bone	NCD	William Buchanan	GUM
Hammer Throw, Men	Martial Bone	NCD	John Warnock	PNG	Arnjolt Beer	NCD
Javelin Throw, Men	Lolésio Tuita	WAF	Steven Vairaaroa	FPN	Talper Nial	VAN
Decathlon, Men	Charles Tétaria	FPN	Raki Leka	PNG	Sanitesi Latu	TGA
100 m, Women	Keta Iongi	TGA	Salitia Pipit	PNG	Danièle Guyonnet	FPN
200 m, Women	Salitia Pipit	PNG	Miriama Kadavu Tuisorisori	FIJ	Keta Iongi	TGA
400 m, Women	Salitia Pipit	PNG	Make Suveinaka Liku	FIJ	Gaet Nim	PNG
800 m, Women	Salitia Pipit	PNG	Lucia Likonia	SOL	Elisabeth Tito	SOL
1,500 m, Women	Make Suveinaka Liku	FIJ	Seini Debui	FIJ	Lucia Likonia	SOL
100 m Hurdles, Women	Danièle Guyonnet	FPN	Keta Iongi	TGA	Miriama Kadavu Tuisorisori	FIJ
4 x 100 m Relay, Women	Fiji	FIJ	New Caledonia	NCD	Papua New Guinea	PNG
High Jump, Women	Henriette Wahuzue	NCD	Inès Elocie	NCD	Danièle Guyonnet	FPN
Long Jump, Women	Inès Elocie	NCD	Nancy Kennedy	PNG	Miriama Kadavu Tuisorisori	FIJ
Shot Put, Women	Marie-Claude Wetta	NCD	Lavah Tingdai	PNG	Atanasia Fenuafanote	WAF
Discus Throw, Women	Marie-Claude Wetta	NCD	Danielle Sakoumory	NCD	Didin Kaltakae	VAN
Javelin Throw, Women	Soana Simutoga	NCD	Marguerite Wabet	NCD	Kuniguda Namur	PNG
Pentathlon, Women	Miriama Kadavu Tuisorisori	FIJ	Meg Taylor	PNG	Eleanor Ann Phillips	FIJ
Basketball, Men	French Polynesia	FPN	American Samoa	ASA	Papua New Guinea	PNG
Basketball, Women	Papua New Guinea	PNG	French Polynesia	FPN	New Caledonia	NCD
100 m Freestyle, Men	Nigel Cluer	PNG	J. Morault	NCD	Andre Mouren	NCD
200 m Freestyle, Men	Charlie Martin	PNG	Nigel Cluer	PNG	Max Mowen	PNG
400 m Freestyle, Men	Max Mowen	PNG	Charlie Martin	PNG	Andre Mouren	NCD
1,500 m Freestyle, Men	Charlie Martin	PNG	Max Mowen	PNG	Andre Mouren	NCD
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men	Papua New Guinea	PNG	New Caledonia	NCD	French Polynesia	FPN
100 m Backstroke, Men	Charlie Martin	PNG	Nigel Cluer	PNG	Eric Brillant	FPN
200 m Breaststroke, Men	Nigel Cluer	PNG	Jean-François Meuel	FPN	Freddy Hunter	FPN
100 m Butterfly, Men	Charlie Martin	PNG	Andre Mouren	NCD	Nigel Cluer	PNG
200 m Individual Medley, Men	Nigel Cluer	PNG	Charlie Martin	PNG	Andre Mouren	NCD
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men	Papua New Guinea	PNG	French Polynesia	FPN	New Caledonia	NCD
100 m Freestyle, Women	Marie-José Kersaudy	NCD	Marlene Hanner	NCD	Lyndall Probert	FIJ
200 m Freestyle, Women	Marie-José Kersaudy	NCD	Dolores Anewy	NCD	Marlene Hanner	NCD
400 m Freestyle, Women	Dolores Anewy	NCD	G. Jauseelon	NCD	C. Legras	NCD
800 m Freestyle, Women	Dolores Anewy	NCD	G. Jauseelon	NCD	Fiona Mooney	PNG
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women	New Caledonia	NCD	French Polynesia	FPN	Papua New Guinea	PNG
100 m Backstroke, Women	Marie-José Kersaudy	NCD	M. Cadet	NCD	Marlene Hanner	NCD
100 m Breaststroke, Women	Julia Murphy	FIJ	C. Hemonot	NCD	C. Ferrari	NCD
100 m Butterfly, Women	Marie-José Kersaudy	NCD	Marlene Hanner	NCD	M. Cadet	NCD
200 m Individual Medley, Women	Marie-José Kersaudy	NCD	M. Cadet	NCD	Dolores Anewy	NCD
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women	New Caledonia	NCD	Papua New Guinea	PNG	Guam	GUM
Volleyball, Men	New Caledonia	NCD	French Polynesia	FPN	American Samoa	ASA
Volleyball, Women	French Polynesia	FPN	New Caledonia	NCD	Wallis and Futuna	WAF
flyweight -52 kg Total (three lifts), Men	W Wai	SAM	S Niautou	NCD	J Seeto	PNG
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts), Men	Sibona Oka	PNG	R Mudaliar	FIJ
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts), Men	D Seeto	PNG	M Cheung	PNG	Soane Gutuhau	NCD
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men	Geoffrey Hui	PNG	C Seeto	PNG	T Amato	SAM
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts), Men	Paul Wallwork	SAM	A Cheung	FPN	R Bowen	NCD
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men	I Luveni	FIJ	S Petelo	SAM	E Smith	FPN
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Total (three lifts), Men	O Ah Sue	SAM	F Romanu	FIJ	S Tinorua	FPN
heavyweight -110 kg Total (three lifts), Men	P Bernard	SAM	Qumivatia Vilipati	FIJ	M Bone	NCD
super-heavyweight +110 kg Total (three lifts), Men	A Beer	NCD	R Sako	WAF	P Seiuli	SAM