1987 South Pacific Games

8th edition of the South Pacific Games 1987 South Pacific Games 1987_South_Pacific_Games_logo.png 150px Nouméa New Caledonia 12 1,650 athletes * 18 sportssports a 1987 12 08 1987 12 20 1983 Apia 1991 Port Moresby The 8th South Pacific Games (fr 8e Jeux du Pacifique sud), also known as Nouméa 1987, held on 8–20 December 1987 in Nouméa, New Caledonia, was the eighth edition of the South Pacific Games. Political events of the time affected the Games in 1987 and the number of competitors were down. Fiji had two military coups in 1987, and within New Caledonia itself, the Games became a focus of protest in the Kanak independence struggle. The French territories of New Caledonia and French Polynesia had the largest teams and dominated the medal count, with Papua New Guinea finishing third ahead of a depleted Fijian team. Participating countries Twelve Pacific nations participated in the Games: 17em American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji French Polynesia Guam New Caledonia 1853 Norfolk Island 23px Northern Mariana Islands Papua New Guinea Tonga Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna local Sports There were 18 sports contested at the 1987 South Pacific Games:sports a 15em Athletics 38stamps b Basketball 2 m Boxing 11 m Cricket 1 m Cycling 6 m Football 1football c Golf 4 mstamps b Judo 9 m Rugby union 1 mrugby d Sailing 8 m Shooting 9 m Squash 4 msquash e Swimming 25 Table tennis 6 m Tennis 7 m Underwater fishing 2 m Volleyball 2 m Weightlifting 10 m Note: A number in parentheses indicates how many medal events were contested in that sport (where known). Medal table Medals were awarded in a total of 164 events: flagcountry 82 48 38 NCL 1853 35 38 43 15 27 27 9 14 15 1 8 13 9 5 5 3 3 6 WLF local 3 3 6 2 3 1 0 2 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 football c See also Athletics at the 1987 South Pacific Games Football at the 1987 South Pacific Games Notes athletes * A total of 1,650 athletes from 12 Pacific nations and territories took part in the Games. The Solomon Islands and Western Samoa did not attend. sports a The results published on the OSIC (Oceania Sport Information Centre) website listed 18 sports.SPG Results 1987 Islands Business reported that there was no netball at the 1987 Games: stamps b Postage stamps depicting athletics, rugby and golf were issued by New Caledonia for the 1987 South Pacific Games. football c Football finals: New Caledonia 1-0 Tahiti in the gold medal match. Papua New Guinea 3-1 Vanuatu in the bronze medal match. rugby d Rugby: New Caledonia won the rugby 15s gold medal Referee Patrick Robin FFR. Michael Agnew PNGRFU refereed Tests between Cook Islands and Samoa and New Caledonia and French Polynesia.SPG Results 1987 6 squash e The South Pacific Games Council announced in 1978 that squash would be included in the Games, and it was played in 1979, 1983, 1987, and 1991. References 1990 Matenga shoots for gold Islands Business 16 63 News (South Pacific) Limited 29 May 2015 https://books.google.com/books?id=aNK2AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Matenga+shoots+for+gold%22 8 March 2007 South Pacific Games 1987 Pacific Games Council 15 May 2015 http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-2642-0-0-0&sID=24032&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=68548 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150418213625/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-2642-0-0-0&sID=24032&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=68548 18 April 2015 10 December 1987 Police fire teargas at protesters The Canberra Times http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122415169 27 May 2015 9 October 2009 ...that in 1978 Squash was included for the FIRST time Squash Fiji 15 May 2015 http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-1627-0-0-0&sID=61202&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=5119849 2015 New Caledonia 1987 eBay http://www.befr.ebay.be/itm/New-Caledonia-1987-8th-South-Pacific-Games-Sports-Golf-Soccer-Sc-568-0-MNH-/271811425453 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150525203101/http://www.befr.ebay.be/itm/New-Caledonia-1987-8th-South-Pacific-Games-Sports-Golf-Soccer-Sc-568-0-MNH-/271811425453 25 May 2015 1987 South Pacific Games 1987 (New Caledonia) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 27 May 2015 http://rsssf.com/tabless/southpac87.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20150420151445/http://rsssf.com/tabless/southpac87.html 20 April 2015 Sources 1987 South Pacific Games Results Oceania Sport Information Centre 28 October 2015 http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=3845705 live https://web.archive.org/web/20151030143233/http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=3845705 30 October 2015 SPG Results 1987 Category:Pacific Games by year Pacific Games P Category:1987 in New Caledonia Pacific