1963 South Pacific Games

The 1st South Pacific Games, also known as Suva 1963, held from 29 August to 9 September 1963 in Suva, Fiji, was the first edition of the South Pacific Games. The multisport games were established to engender bonds of friendship amongst peoples in the Pacific, after an idea originated by Dr A.H. Sahu Khan was adopted by the South Pacific Commission. At a meeting of nine Territories, held in Nouméa during March 1961, Fiji was awarded the honour of hosting the first Games.

Participating countries

Thirteen Pacific nations or territories, and 646 competitors, participated in the Games:

Note: A number in parentheses indicate the size of a country's team.

Ten sports were contested at the 1963 South Pacific Games:

Note: Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.

The home nation, Fiji, easily topped the medal tally:

The following table provides a summary of the competition schedule.