| Wallis and Futuna at the 2019 Pacific Games | |
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| 8 July 2019 – 20 July 2019 | |
| Competitors | in 5 sports |
| Pacific Games appearances | |
Wallis and Futuna competed at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa from 7 to 20 July 2019. The country participated in five sports at the 2019 games. [1]
Wallis and Futuna selected a team of 13 male athletes (and 3 coaches) to compete in athletics at the 2019 games: [2]
Wallis and Futuna selected 14 men and 12 women to compete in the Va'a events at the 2019 games. [3]
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Wallis and Futuna selected 14 players in each of their men's and women's volleyball squads for the 2019 games. [4]
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