| Athletics at the II South Pacific Games | |
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| Colour: | yellow |
| Host City: | Nouméa, New Caledonia  |
| Dates: | 10-13 December |
| Nations Participating: | 13 |
| Events: | 31 (20 men, 11 women) |
| Level: | Senior |
| Previous: | 1963 Suva |
| Next: | 1969 Port Moresby |
| Games: | 1966 South Pacific Games |
Athletics competitions at the 1966 South Pacific Games were held in Nouméa, New Caledonia, between 10 and 13 December 1966.
A total of 31 events were contested, 20 by men and 11 by women.
Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpagecourtesy of Tony Isaacs and Børre Lilloe, and on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow.
Complete results can also be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage by Bob Snow.
| 100 metres (wind: -2.5 m/s) | 11.2/11.29 |  Aphmelody Kaumatua (PNG) | 11.3 | 11.5 | |||
| 200 metres | 22.4/22.52 | Bruce Richter (PNG) | 22.6 | 22.8 | |||
| 400 metres | 50.2 | Damian Midi (PNG) | 50.9 | 51.3 | |||
| 800 metres | 2:00.5 | William Wellbourne (PNG) | 2:00.8 | 2:02.4 | |||
| 1500 metres |  Tony Bowditch (NRU) | 4:07.9 | 4:08.7 | 4:08.9 | |||
| 5000 metres | Robert Morgan-Morris (NRU) | 15:44.8 | 16:19.1 | Livingstone Tabua (PNG) | 16:23.7 | ||
| 10000 metres | Robert Morgan-Morris (NRU) | 33:04.6 | 33:24.7 | 34:19.2 | |||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:59.2 | Tony Bowditch (NRU) | 10:01.0 | 10:08.8 | |||
| 110 metres hurdles | 15.3 | 15.6 | 16.1 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 54.7 | William Wellbourne (PNG) | 56.0 | 56.9 | |||
| High Jump | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.86 | ||||
| Pole Vault | 4.15 | 4.10 | 4.10 | ||||
| Long Jump | 7.31 (wind: -2.0 m/s) | 7.14 | 7.08 | ||||
| Triple Jump | 14.70 (wind: +1.4 m/s) |  Georges Lepping (SOL) | 14.21 | Vincent Biri (SOL) | 13.97 | ||
| Shot Put | 15.82 | 14.72 | 14.02 | ||||
| Discus Throw | 45.12 | 44.68 | 40.06 | ||||
| Hammer Throw | 38.58 | 37.86 | 35.70 | ||||
| Javelin Throw | 69.14 | 66.30 | 59.34 | ||||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | 43.0/42.80 | 43.0/42.81 | 43.7 | ||||
| 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:24.08 | 3:27.27 | Not awarded as New Caledonia & Papua New Guinea were tied for the silver medal | ||||
| 100 metres (wind: -1.4 m/s) | 12.87 | 13.12 | Naomi Taraingal (PNG) | 13.34 | |||
| 200 metres | 25.3/25.52 | 26.5 | 26.8 | ||||
| 400 metres | 62.8/62.88 | 63.0 | 63.6 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:25.2 | Bernadette Namal (PNG) | 2:25.5 | 2:26.7 | |||
| 80 metres hurdles (wind: -6.0 m/s) | 12.86 | Lois Lax (NRU) | 12.88 | 12.92 | |||
| High Jump | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.47 | ||||
| Long Jump | 5.51 w (wind: +2.8 m/s) | 5.10 (wind: +1.9 m/s) | 5.09 | ||||
| Shot Put | 12.17 | 11.81 | 11.46 | ||||
| Discus Throw | Lois Lax (NRU) | 42.32 | 35.38 | 34.32 | |||
| Javelin Throw | 40.40 | 40.10 | 38.68 | ||||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | 49.6 | 50.5 | 52.9 |
Athletes from 13 countries were reported to participate:
