South Pacific Games Locations
| Year | Games | Host City | Country | Dates | Athletes | Nations | Sports | Top Medalling Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | I | Suva, Viti Levu | Fiji | 29 August - 8 September | 700 | 13 | 10 | Fiji |
| 1966 | II | Nouméa, South Province | New Caledonia | 8 - 18 December | 1200 | 14 | 20 | New Caledonia |
| 1969 | III | Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea | 13 - 23 August | 12 | New Caledonia | ||
| 1971 | IV | Papeete, Tahiti | / French Polynesia | 25 August - 5 September | 14 | New Caledonia | ||
| 1975 | V | Tumon | Guam | 1 - 10 August | 12 | New Caledonia | ||
| 1979 | VI | Suva, Viti Levu | Fiji | 28 August - 8 September | 2672 | 19 | 18 | New Caledonia |
| 1983 | VII | Apia, Upolu | Western Samoa | 5 - 16 September | 2500 | New Caledonia | ||
| 1987 | VIII | Nouméa | New Caledonia | 8 - 20 December | 11 | New Caledonia | ||
| 1991 | IX | Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea | 7 - 21 September | 16 | Papua New Guinea | ||
| 1995 | X | Papeete, Tahiti | / French Polynesia | 25 August - 5 September | 12 | New Caledonia | ||
| 1999 | XI | Santa Rita | Guam | 29 May - 12 June | 3000 | 19 | New Caledonia | |
| 2003 | XII | Suva, Viti Levu | Fiji | 28 June - 12 July | 22 | New Caledonia | ||
| 2007 | XIII | Apia, Upolu | Samoa | 25 August - 8 September | 5000 | 22 | 33 | New Caledonia |
| 2011 | XIV | Nouméa | New Caledonia | 27 August - 10 September | 4300 | 22 | 28 | New Caledonia |
| 2015 | XV | Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea | 4 - 18 July | ||||
| 2019 | XVI | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu | Tonga |
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