Fiji 1963

Date	29th August - 7th September 1963
Official Opening	Thursday 29th August at Buckhurst Park, Suva by the Fiji Governor, Sir Kenneth Maddocks.
No. Athletes & Team Officials	770 competitors and officials
No. Nations	13
Ticketing	Ticket prices ranged from 80c for the Opening Day (which included the Fiji-PNG soccer match) to 50c for Rugby and 30c for Volleyball. On the final Boxing night, ringside seats were set at $2.
Technical Officials	280 technical officials
Accredited Media	91 accredited radio and press representatives
Biggest/Smallest	The 187-strong Fiji contingent was the largest group with the 12 member Gilbert and Ellice Island team the smallest.
Youngest/Oldest	The youngest competitor was 13-year-old Fiji swimmer Joan Herrington, while a 45-year-old Tongan table tennis player topped the seniority list.
Medical	A doctor was in attendance daily and in all some 250 consultations were attended to, of which one third were superficial abrasions. There were 2 bone fractures, one case being a boxer and the other a soccer player.
Spectators	The total number of paying spectators was 59, 694 with gross takings of $19,080. Rugby and Soccer were easily the most popular sports with just over 16,500 spectators each.

Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	TOTAL
Fiji	34	23	27	64
PNG	9	12	11	32
New Caledonia	7	9	11	27
French Polynesia	4	2	4	10
Tonga	2	4	2	8
American Samoa	1	2	4	7
Cook Islands	2	3		5
Western Islands [Western Samoa]		1	2	3
Gilbert & Ellice		1	1	2
New Hebrides		1		1
Niue
Nauru
Solomon Islands
TOTAL	59	58	62	179

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