Basketball at the 1969 South Pacific Games

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Basketball at the 1969 South Pacific Games was played at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea in August 1969. Men's and women's tournaments were held with eight and six teams, respectively, competing.

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After a round robin stage the teams in the top two positions played off for the gold and silver medals, and the teams in the third and fourth positions played off for the bronze medal.

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men'sFlag of France.svg  Tahiti Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg  Papua New Guinea Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  New Caledonia
Women'sFlag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg  Papua New Guinea Flag of France.svg  Tahiti Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji

Men's tournament

Standings

Qualified for the Finals
Qualified for the Battle-For-Third

Final standings after the round robin tournament: [1]

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of France.svg  Tahiti 77053326928514
Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg  Papua New Guinea 752416248-510
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 75254442116810
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  New Caledonia 752499376-4510
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 725390544-254
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 725374415-1314
Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji 725463505-2284
Flag of the Solomon Islands (1956-1966).svg  Solomon Islands 7072506912500

Group matches

August 1969
Tahiti  Flag of France.svg4340Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg  Papua New Guinea

August 1969
Tahiti  Flag of France.svg7938Flag of Guam.svg  Guam

August 1969
Tahiti  Flag of France.svg6747Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  New Caledonia

August 1969
Tahiti  Flag of France.svg10129Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru

August 1969
Tahiti  Flag of France.svg6347Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa

August 1969
Tahiti  Flag of France.svg7345Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji

August 1969
Tahiti  Flag of France.svg10723Flag of the Solomon Islands (1956-1966).svg  Solomon Islands

August 1969
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg5444Flag of Guam.svg  Guam

August 1969
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg6628Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru

August 1969
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg6732Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa

August 1969
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg7142Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji

August 1969
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg8315Flag of the Solomon Islands (1956-1966).svg  Solomon Islands

August 1969
Guam  Flag of Guam.svg7564Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  New Caledonia

August 1969
Guam  Flag of Guam.svg10863Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru

August 1969
Guam  Flag of Guam.svg8560Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa

August 1969
Guam  Flag of Guam.svg8559Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji

August 1969
Guam  Flag of Guam.svg10942Flag of the Solomon Islands (1956-1966).svg  Solomon Islands

August 1969
New Caledonia  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg4435Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg  Papua New Guinea

August 1969
New Caledonia  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg10049Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru

August 1969
New Caledonia  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg5136Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa

August 1969
New Caledonia  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg8880Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji

August 1969
New Caledonia  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg10534Flag of the Solomon Islands (1956-1966).svg  Solomon Islands

August 1969
Nauru  Flag of Nauru.svg8172Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji

August 1969
Nauru  Flag of Nauru.svg8641Flag of the Solomon Islands (1956-1966).svg  Solomon Islands

August 1969
American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg5654Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru

August 1969
American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg9041Flag of the Solomon Islands (1956-1966).svg  Solomon Islands

August 1969
Fiji  Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg5453Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa

August 1969
Fiji  Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg11154Flag of the Solomon Islands (1956-1966).svg  Solomon Islands

Bronze medal game

August 1969
Guam  Flag of Guam.svg6472Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  New Caledonia

Men's final

August 1969
Tahiti  Flag of France.svg5639Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg  Papua New Guinea

Women's tournament

Standings

Qualified for the Finals
Qualified for the Battle-For-Third

Final standings after the round robin tournament: [1]

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg  Papua New Guinea 431227110+1176
Flag of France.svg  Tahiti 431203120+836
Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji 222241151+904
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  New Caledonia 42218218204
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 40481371−29010

Group matches

August 1969
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg2317Flag of France.svg  Tahiti

August 1969
New Caledonia  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg4334Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji

August 1969
New Caledonia  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg6442Flag of Guam.svg  Guam

August 1969
Fiji  Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg11714Flag of Guam.svg  Guam

August 1969
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg5126Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  New Caledonia

August 1969
Tahiti  Flag of France.svg8216Flag of Guam.svg  Guam

August 1969
Tahiti  Flag of France.svg5549Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  New Caledonia

August 1969
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg1089Flag of Guam.svg  Guam

August 1969
Tahiti  Flag of France.svg4932Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji

August 1969
Fiji  Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg5845Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg  Papua New Guinea

Bronze medal playoff

August 1969
Fiji  Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg5028Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  New Caledonia

Women's final

August 1969
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg3533Flag of France.svg  Tahiti

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