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Host city | Tumon (main stadium) Hagåtña (swimming) |
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Country | Guam |
Nations | 13 |
Athletes | 1,205 |
Events | 16 sports |
Opening | August 1, 1975 |
Closing | August 10, 1975 |
Opened by | Ricardo Bordallo[1] |
The 1975 South Pacific Games, held in Guam from 1 to 10 August 1975, was the fifth edition of the South Pacific Games.[2] A total of 1,205 athletes (907 men and 298 women) participated in a rain-affected games which had only one clear day out of the ten scheduled.[3]
The hosting of the event, originally planned for 1974,[4] had met trouble from the start. Carlos Camacho, the Governor of Guam, had been opposed to spending any government money on the games.[1] The impasse was broken in late 1973 and the games were rescheduled for 1975.[2] However, preparations for the events did not progress smoothly,[5] and visiting teams were disappointed with the condition of some of the venues and the scheduling in the middle of the rainy season.[1][2] The games went ahead despite the logistical problems. Sixteen South Pacific Games records were broken in the track and field athletics events alone.[6]
Guam's basketball gold medal win by the men's team captained by Tony Susuico was the highlight of the Games for the hosting country.[7]
Thirteen Pacific nations or territories competed at the Games:[8]
There were 16 sports contested at the 1975 South Pacific Games:[3][9][10]
New Caledonia topped the (unofficial) medal count.
* Host nation (Guam (host))
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 37 | 31 | 34 | 102 |
2 | ![]() | 27 | 28 | 39 | 94 |
3 | ![]() | 22 | 25 | 18 | 65 |
4 | ![]() | 13 | 13 | 11 | 37 |
5 | ![]() | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
6 | ![]() | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
7 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
8 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (13 entries) | 119 | 120 | 134 | 373 |