Athletics at the 1966 South Pacific Games

Athletics competitions at the 1966 South Pacific Games were held in Nouméa, New Caledonia, between December 10-13, 1966.[1]

Athletics at the II South Pacific Games
DatesDecember 10-13
Host cityNouméa, New Caledonia
LevelSenior
Events31 (20 men, 11 women)
Participation13 nations

1966 South Pacific Games

A total of 31 events were contested, 20 by men and 11 by women.

Medal summary

Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage courtesy of Tony Isaacs and Børre Lilloe,[2] and on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow.[3]

Complete results can also be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow.[1]

Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: -2.5 m/s)  Jacques Pothin (NCL)11.2/11.29 Aphmelody Kaumatua (PNG)11.3  Kalivate Cavuilati (FIJ)11.5
200 metres  Jean Bourne (PYF)22.4/22.52 Bruce Richter (PNG)22.6  Sitiveni Moceidreke (FIJ)22.8
400 metres  Didier Lacabanne (NCL)50.2 Damian Midi (PNG)50.9  Lasarusa Waqa (FIJ)51.3
800 metres  Ellia Humuni (NCL)2:00.5 William Wellbourne (PNG)2:00.8  Osea Malamala (FIJ)2:02.4
1500 metres Tony Bowditch (NRU)4:07.9  Peceli Tuinakauvadra (FIJ)4:08.7  Kalivate Raciri (FIJ)4:08.9
5000 metres Robert Morgan-Morris (NRU)15:44.8  Danny Schuster (SAM)16:19.1 Livingstone Tabua (PNG)16:23.7
10000 metres Robert Morgan-Morris (NRU)33:04.6  Usaia Sotutu (FIJ)33:24.7  Julien Gohe (NCL)34:19.2
3000 metres steeplechase  Usaia Sotutu (FIJ)9:59.2 Tony Bowditch (NRU)10:01.0  Michel Guepy (NCL)10:08.8
110 metres hurdles  Penisimani Tuipulotu (TGA)15.3  Charles Tétaria (PYF)15.6  Marcel Blameble (NCL)16.1
400 metres hurdles  Marcel Blameble (NCL)54.7 William Wellbourne (PNG)56.0  Honoré Iwa (NCL)56.9
High Jump  Jean Salmon (PYF)1.90  Alexandre Léontieff-Téahu (PYF)1.90  Ludovico Manuafina (WLF)1.86
Pole Vault  Bernard Balastre (PYF)4.15  Stanley Drollet (PYF)4.10  Yannick Bonnet de Larbogne (NCL)4.10
Long Jump  Charles Tétaria (PYF)7.31 (wind: -2.0 m/s)  Jacques Pothin (NCL)7.14  Jone Lesumaiuma (FIJ)7.08
Triple Jump  Christian Kaddour (NCL)14.70 (wind: +1.4 m/s) Georges Lepping (SOL)14.21 Vincent Biri (SOL)13.97
Shot Put  Arnjolt Beer (NCL)15.82  Martial Bone (NCL)14.72  Adonio Tokawa (NCL)14.02
Discus Throw  Mesulame Rakuro (FIJ)45.12  Arnjolt Beer (NCL)44.68  Henri Wetta (NCL)40.06
Hammer Throw  Henri Wetta (NCL)38.58  James Deane (PYF)37.86  Martial Bone (NCL)35.70
Javelin Throw  Petelo Wakalina (NCL)69.14  William Liga (FIJ)66.30  Unango Watha (NCL)59.34
4 x 100 metres relay Papua and New Guinea
Placid Walekwate
Aphmeledy Kaumatua
Silas Tita
Bruce Richter		43.0/42.80  Fiji
Kalivate Cavuilati
Roy Thomas
Jone Lesu
Rupeni Ravonu		43.0/42.81  French Polynesia
Marcel Thunot
Charles Tetaria
Anatole Teai
Jean Bourne		43.7
4 x 400 metres relay  Fiji
Amani Racule
Osea Malamala
Lasarusa Waqa
Saimoni Tamani		3:24.08  New Caledonia
Honore Iwa
Alexandre Yekawéné
Marcel Blaméble
Didier Lacabanne
&
Papua and New Guinea
Eliab Wuate
Peter Tavip
William Wellbourne
Damien Midi		3:27.27 Not awarded as New Caledonia & Papua New Guinea were tied for the silver medal

Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: -1.4 m/s)  Torika Varo (FIJ)12.87  Ana Ramacake (FIJ)13.12 Naomi Taraingal (PNG)13.34
200 metres  Torika Varo (FIJ)25.3/25.52  Ana Ramacake (FIJ)26.5  Monique Lacombe (NCL)26.8
400 metres  Iona Mitchell (FIJ)62.8/62.88  Géraldine Bigourd (NCL)63.0  Madeleine Frebault (PYF)63.6
800 metres  Sulueti Macuku (FIJ)2:25.2 Bernadette Namal (PNG)2:25.5  Géraldine Bigourd (NCL)2:26.7
80 metres hurdles (wind: -6.0 m/s)  Shirley Heffernan (FIJ)12.86 Lois Lax (NRU)12.88  Yvonne Ukeiwe (NCL)12.92
High Jump  Annemarie Vakoume (NCL)1.52  Eleanor Phillips (FIJ)1.52  Lauria Meindu (NCL)1.47
Long Jump  Ana Ramacake (FIJ)5.51 w (wind: +2.8 m/s)  Yolande Temeharo (PYF)5.10 (wind: +1.9 m/s)  Torika Varo (FIJ)5.09
Shot Put  Akisi Naimotu (FIJ)12.17  Marie-Claude Wetta (NCL)11.81  Losaline Faka'ata (TGA)11.46
Discus Throw Lois Lax (NRU)42.32  Merewai Turukawa (FIJ)35.38  Claude Maitere (PYF)34.32
Javelin Throw  Evelyne Poa-Matha (NCL)40.40  Sophie Kamen-Milot (NCL)40.10  Natalia Tufele (WLF)38.68
4 x 100 metres relay  Fiji
Ulamila Toroki
Torika Varo
Iona Mitchell
Ana Ramacake		49.6  New Caledonia
Monique Lacombe
Arlette Kopoui
Eseta Deuwi Arii
Annemarie Benjamin		50.5 Papua and New Guinea
Meriba Wika
Naomi Taraingal
Delilah Exon
Navo Anisa		52.9

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (New Caledonia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Fiji (FIJ)118726
2 New Caledonia (NCL)*1081331
3 French Polynesia (PYF)45312
4 Australia (AUS)4206
5 Papua New Guinea (PNG)17311
6 Tonga (TON)1012
7 Solomon Islands (SOL)0112
8 Western Samoa (WSM)0101
9 Wallis and Futuna (WLF)0022
Totals (9 nations)31323093


Participation (unofficial)

Athletes from 13 countries were reported to participate:[1]

References
  1. Snow, Bob (October 20, 2012), SECOND SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES - NOUMEA 1966 - FULL RESULTS OF THE ATHLETICS COMPETITION (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved March 28, 2013
  2. SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved March 28, 2013
  3. Snow, Bob (September 12, 2011), SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES RESULTS (PDF), OAA, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2013, retrieved March 28, 2013
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