The 2nd South Pacific Games (French: 2es Jeux du Pacifique sud), also known as Nouméa 1966, held on 8–18 December 1966 in Nouméa, New Caledonia, was the second edition of the South Pacific Games.
Fourteen Pacific nations or territories participated in the Games:[1] Twelve sports were contested at the 1966 South Pacific Games:[2][3][4] In a significant turnaround of fortunes backed by French government investment, New Caledonia took the mantle at the top of the medal table from Fiji and French Polynesia obtained third position.
[1] ^a Men's and women's basketball (five-a-side) competitions were held.
A women's netball competition (seven-a-side) was also held.
These were all team events (i.e. competitions for men's, women's and mixed teams).