2011 Pacific Games

2011 Pacific Games

Official logo of the Games
Host city Nouméa, New Caledonia
Nations participating 22
Athletes participating 4,300
Sports 28
Opening ceremony 27 August
Closing ceremony 10 September

The 2011 Pacific Games (officially known as NC 2011) took place in Nouméa, New Caledonia, from August 27 to September 10, 2011. Nouméa was the 14th host of the Pacific Games.[1] 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.[2]

Contents

Sporting events

As of August 2009, 30 sports have been proposed for the 2011 Games, but a maximum of 28 were contested.

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.[3]

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 [4]

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 [4]

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.[2][4] Clicking on the number will take you to a page on that nation's delegation to the 2011 Games.

Medal Table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  New Caledonia 120 107 61 288
2 Tahiti 60 42 42 144
3  Papua New Guinea 48 25 48 121
4  Fiji 33 44 53 130
5  Samoa 22 17 34 73
6  Nauru 8 10 10 28
7  Tonga 4 6 10 20
8 Micronesia 3 0 0 3
9  Cook Islands 2 6 4 12
10 Wallis and Futuna 2 3 7 12
11  Vanuatu 1 8 8 17
12  Kiribati 1 6 6 13
13  Northern Mariana Islands 1 0 0 1
14  Guam 0 6 5 11
15  Solomon Islands 0 5 17 22
16  Niue 0 3 3 6
17  Tuvalu 0 2 1 3
18  Palau 0 1 3 4
19  American Samoa 0 0 0 0
 Marshall Islands 0 0 0 0
 Norfolk Island 0 0 0 0
 Tokelau 0 0 0 0
Total 305 291 312 908

Schedule

OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
August/September 27th
Sat		 28th
Sun		 29th
Mon		 30th
Tue		 31st
Wed		 1st
Thu		 2nd
Fri		 3rd
Sat		 4th
Sun		 5th
Mon		 6th
Tue		 7th
Wed		 8th
Thu		 9th
Fri		 10th
Sat		 Events
Ceremonies OC CC
Archery 4 ● 4 6 14
Athletics 4 6 9 7 9 8 4 47
Badminton ● ● ● ● 5 5
Baseball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Basketball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Bodybuilding 12 12
Boxing ● ● ● ● 10 10
Canoeing 4 4 2 2 12
Cricket ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Football ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Golf ● ● ● 4 4
Judo 7 7 4 18
Karate 6 6 6 18
Powerlifting 7 8 15
Rugby sevens ● ● 2 2
Sailing ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 6 6
Shooting 2 2 2 6
Squash ● ● ● ● 2 ● ● ● 2 ● 3 7
Surfing ● ● 3 3
Swimming 7 7 8 8 8 2 40
Table tennis ● ● ● 2 ● 2 ● ● ● 2 6
Taekwondo 8 8 2 18
Tennis ● ● 1 1 ● ● ● ● 2 3 7
Triathlon 3 3
Volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Weightlifting 6 5 4 15
Total events
Cumulative total
February 27th
Sat		 28th
Sun		 29th
Mon		 30th
Tue		 31st
Wed		 1st
Thu		 2nd
Fri		 3rd
Sat		 4th
Sun		 5th
Mon		 6th
Tue		 7th
Wed		 8th
Thu		 9th
Fri		 10th
Sat		 Events

References

  1. ^ Website of the 2011 Pacific Games. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  2. ^ a b "4,300 athletes listed for Pacific Games", Saipan Tribune, July 2, 2011
  3. ^ (French) Sport list from the website of the 2011 Pacific Games. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  4. ^ a b c EXCITING INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS AT 2011 PACIFIC GAMES

External links

Events at the 2011 Pacific Games in New Caledonia
South Pacific
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  • Nouméa 1966
  • Port Moresby 1969
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  • Guam 1975
  • Suva 1979
  • Apia 1983
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  • Guam 1999
  • Suva 2003
  • Apia 2007
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