2011 Pacific Games
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The 2011 Pacific Games took place in Nouméa
, New Caledonia
, from August 27 to September 10, 2011. Nouméa was the 14th host of the Pacific Games. Upon closure of the registration for entries, "some 4,300 athletes" had registered from the twenty-two competing nations, although it was expected that not all would attend.
The remaining (up to) 16 sports came from these sports: archery, badminton, baseball, body building, boxing, cricket, cycling, (team) handball, judo, karate, power lifting, sailing, shooting, squash, surfing, taekwondo, and triathlon.
Cricket - all matches were deemed by the International Cricket Council as "Official Internationals" meaning that participating countries had the opportunity to move up into a higher ICC membership category
Football - the men's event was supposed to be the first stage qualification for the FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the women's event was supposed to be the first stage qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. However, in June 2011 the format was amended, and the Pacific Games were no longer part of the qualification process.
Tennis - the Oceania Tennis Federation used the Pacific Games as an official selection event for the Pacific Oceania Davis Cup (Men) and Federation Cup (Women) teams
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Nouméa
Nouméa is the capital city of the French territory of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian , Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians,...
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New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
, from August 27 to September 10, 2011. Nouméa was the 14th host of the Pacific Games. Upon closure of the registration for entries, "some 4,300 athletes" had registered from the twenty-two competing nations, although it was expected that not all would attend.
Sporting events
As of August 2009, 30 sports have been proposed for the 2011 Games, but a maximum of 28 were contested.- BodybuildingBodybuildingBodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...
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CanoeingCanoeingCanoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....
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GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
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KarateKarateis a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
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PowerliftingPowerliftingPowerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
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Rugby sevensRugby sevensRugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
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SquashSquash (sport)Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
- SurfingSurfingSurfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
The remaining (up to) 16 sports came from these sports: archery, badminton, baseball, body building, boxing, cricket, cycling, (team) handball, judo, karate, power lifting, sailing, shooting, squash, surfing, taekwondo, and triathlon.
Cricket - all matches were deemed by the International Cricket Council as "Official Internationals" meaning that participating countries had the opportunity to move up into a higher ICC membership category
Football - the men's event was supposed to be the first stage qualification for the FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the women's event was supposed to be the first stage qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. However, in June 2011 the format was amended, and the Pacific Games were no longer part of the qualification process.
Tennis - the Oceania Tennis Federation used the Pacific Games as an official selection event for the Pacific Oceania Davis Cup (Men) and Federation Cup (Women) teams
Competing nations
The numbers provided indicate the number of registered athletes prior to the Games, with that number expected to diminish by the Games' start. Clicking on the number will take you to a page on that nation's delegation to the 2011 Games.(159
American Samoa at the 2011 Pacific Games
American Samoa competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 American Samoa has listed 159 competitors.- Baseball:American Samoa has qualified a team...
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Cook Islands at the 2011 Pacific Games
Cook Islands competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Cook Islands has listed 212 competitors.- Athletics:Cook Islands has qualified 2 athletes.Women*Patricia Taea...
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Fiji at the 2011 Pacific Games
Fiji competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Fiji has listed 425 competitors.- Archery:Fiji has qualified 5 athletes.Men*George Fong*Kavitesh Sharma*Robert ElderWomen...
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Tahiti
Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...
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Tahiti at the 2011 Pacific Games
French Polynesia competed as Tahiti at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Tahiti has listed 410 competitors.Tahiti won the first gold medals of the games in the Va'a competitions....
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Guam at the 2011 Pacific Games
Guam competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Guam has listed 312 competitors.- Athletics:Guam has qualified 6 athletes.Men*Michael Herreros*Derek Mandell - 1500mWomen...
) (74
Kiribati at the 2011 Pacific Games
Kiribati competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Kiribati has listed 74 competitors.- Athletics:Kiribati has qualified 3 athletes.Men*Raobu TarawaWomen*Kaingauee David...
) (8
Marshall Islands at the 2011 Pacific Games
Marshall Islands competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Marshall Islands has listed 8 competitors.- Athletics:Marshall Islands has qualified 1 athletes.Women*Haley Nemra...
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Federated States of Micronesia at the 2011 Pacific Games
Micronesia competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Micronesia has listed 24 competitors.- Athletics:Micronesia has qualified 1 athlete.Men*John Howard- Basketball:...
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Nauru at the 2011 Pacific Games
Nauru competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Nauru has listed 69 competitors.- Athletics:Nauru has qualified 14 athletes.Men*Kevin Baui*Joseph Sorian Dabana...
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New Caledonia at the 2011 Pacific Games
New Caledonia competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 New Caledonia has listed 747 competitors.- Archery:New Caledonia has qualified 10 athletes.Men*Laurent Clerte...
) (63
Niue at the 2011 Pacific Games
Niue competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Niue has listed 63 competitors.- Athletics:Niue has qualified 1 athletes.Men*Michael Juni Jackson- Bodybuilding:...
) (13
Norfolk Island at the 2011 Pacific Games
Norfolk Island competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Norfolk Island has listed 13 competitors.- Athletics:Norfolk Island has qualified 1 athlete.Men*Daniel Griffiths...
) (48
Northern Mariana Islands at the 2011 Pacific Games
Northern Mariana Islands competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Northern Mariana Islands has listed 48 competitors.- Athletics:...
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Palau at the 2011 Pacific Games
Palau competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Palau has listed 66 competitors.- Athletics:Palau has qualified 6 athletes.Men*Jersey Lyar*Leon Mengloi*Jacques Stills...
) (432
Papua New Guinea at the 2011 Pacific Games
Papua New Guinea competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Papua New Guinea has listed 432 competitors.- Archery:Papua New Guinea has qualified 4 athletes.Men*Nagato Suke...
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Samoa at the 2011 Pacific Games
Samoa competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Samoa has listed 318 competitors.- Archery:Samoa has qualified 9 athletes.Men*Joshua Hans Walter*Eddie Pengcheng Chan Pao...
) (248
Solomon Islands at the 2011 Pacific Games
Solomon Islands competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Solomon Islands has listed 248 competitors.- Athletics:Solomon Islands has qualified 8 athletes.Men*Casper Mabe...
) (22
Tokelau at the 2011 Pacific Games
Tokelau competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Tokelau has listed 22 competitors.- Rugby Sevens:Tokelau has qualified a men's team...
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Tonga at the 2011 Pacific Games
Tonga competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Tonga has listed 139 competitors.- Archery:Tonga has qualified 1 athlete.Men*Sio Sifa Taumoepeau- Athletics:...
) (90
Tuvalu at the 2011 Pacific Games
Tuvalu competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Tuvalu has listed 90 competitors.- Athletics:Tuvalu has qualified 2 athletes.Men*Okilani TinilauWomen*Asenate Manoa...
) (244
Vanuatu at the 2011 Pacific Games
Vanuatu competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Vanuatu has listed 244 competitors.- Archery:Vanuatu has qualified 3 athletes.Men*William Lago*Andrew Joe*Maxon Seru Sam...
) (185
Wallis and Futuna at the 2011 Pacific Games
Wallis and Futuna competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Wallis and Futuna has listed 185 competitors.- Athletics:Wallis and Futuna has qualified 8 athletes.Men...
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Medal Table
| 1 | align=left | |120 | 107 | 61 | 288 |
| 2 |  TahitiTahiti at the 2011 Pacific Games French Polynesia competed as Tahiti at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Tahiti has listed 410 competitors.Tahiti won the first gold medals of the games in the Va'a competitions.... |
60 | 42 | 42 | 144 |
| 3 | align=left | |48 | 25 | 48 | 121 |
| 4 | align=left | |33 | 44 | 53 | 130 |
| 5 | align=left | |22 | 17 | 34 | 73 |
| 6 | align=left | |8 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 7 | align=left | |4 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 |  MicronesiaFederated States of Micronesia at the 2011 Pacific Games Micronesia competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Micronesia has listed 24 competitors.- Athletics:Micronesia has qualified 1 athlete.Men*John Howard- Basketball:... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | align=left | |2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 |  Wallis and FutunaWallis and Futuna at the 2011 Pacific Games Wallis and Futuna competed at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia between August 27 and September 10, 2011. As of June 28, 2011 Wallis and Futuna has listed 185 competitors.- Athletics:Wallis and Futuna has qualified 8 athletes.Men... |
2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 11 | align=left | |1 | 8 | 8 | 17 |
| 12 | align=left | |1 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 13 | align=left | |1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | align=left | |0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 15 | align=left | |0 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 16 | align=left | |0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | align=left | |0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | align=left | |0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | align=left | |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| align=left | |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| align=left | |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| align=left | |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 305 | 291 | 312 | 908 | |
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