| Outrigger Canoeing at the 1995 South Pacific Games | |
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| Location | Tahiti |
Outrigger canoeing at the 1995 South Pacific Games in Tahiti. Events were contested in the Va'a rudderless canoe. Tahiti dominated the competition winning all eight gold medals. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  French Polynesia (TAH) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 |  New Caledonia (NCL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 |  Wallis and Futuna (WLF) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 |  Cook Islands (COK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V1 500m | K. Maoni (TAH) | 2:12.13 | P. Vairaaroa (TAH) | 2:14.92 | A. Toafatavao (WLF) | 2:19.40 |
| V6 500m | Tahiti 2 | 1:47.77 | Tahiti 1 | 1:49.56 | Wallis and Futuna | 1:49.80 |
| V6 2500m | Tahiti 1 | 11:36.70 | New Caledonia | 11:44.51 | Wallis and Futuna | 11:54.41 |
| V6 Marathon 30 km (time= hr:min:sec) | Tahiti 1 | 1:54:13 | Tahiti 2 | 1:55:08 | New Caledonia | 2:02.41 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| V1 500m | M. Tautu (TAH) | 2:35.26 | N. Montel (TAH) | 2:36.98 | M. Maono (NCL) | 2:50.41 |
| V6 500m | Tahiti 1 | 2:09.22 | Tahiti 2 | 2:09.48 | Fiji | 2:11.89 |
| V6 2500m | Tahiti 1 | 13:11.86 | New Caledonia | 13:35.22 | Cook Islands | 14:13.20 |
| V6 Marathon 20 km (time= hr:min:sec) | Tahiti 2 | 1:38:27 | Tahiti 1 | 1:45:27 | Fiji | 1:57.58 |
Countries entered in the outrigger canoeing events at the 1995 Games included:
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