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{{Short description|14th edition of the Pacific Games}}
{{Infobox games
| name          = XIV Pacific Games
| logo          = 2011 Pacific Games logo.png
| size          = 155px
| host_city     = [[Nouméa]]
| country       = [[New Caledonia]]
| motto         =
| nations       = 22
| athletes      = 4,300
| events        = 27 sports
| opening       = {{Start date|2011|08|27}}
| closing       = {{End date|2011|09|10}}
| opened_by     = [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]
| athlete_oath  = 
| judge_oath    = 
| torch_lighter = 
| stadium       = [[Stade Numa-Daly Magenta]]
| previous      = [[2007 Pacific Games|Apia 2007]]
| next          = [[2015 Pacific Games|Port Moresby 2015]] 
}}
The '''14th Pacific Games''' ({{langx|fr|14e Jeux du Pacifique}}), also known as '''NC 2011''' or '''Nouméa 2011''', took place in [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]], from August 27 to September 10, 2011. Nouméa was the 14th host of the [[Pacific Games]].<ref name="nc2011"/> Upon closure of the registration for entries, "some 4,300 athletes" had registered from the twenty-two competing nations, although it was expected that not all would attend.<ref name="saipantribune1"/>

==Competing nations==
There were 22 nations from the Pacific competing in Nouméa. The numbers provided in brackets indicate the number of registered athletes prior to the Games, with that number expected to diminish by the Games' start.<ref name="saipantribune1"/><ref name="athlete-list"/> Clicking on the number will take you to a page on that nation's delegation to the 2011 Games.

{{columns-list|colwidth=18.5em|
*{{flag|American Samoa}} ([[American Samoa at the 2011 Pacific Games|159]])
*{{flag|Cook Islands}} ([[Cook Islands at the 2011 Pacific Games|212]])
*{{flag|Fiji}} ([[Fiji at the 2011 Pacific Games|425]])
*{{flag|French Polynesia}}, "[[Tahiti]]" ([[Tahiti at the 2011 Pacific Games|410]])
*{{flag|Guam}} ([[Guam at the 2011 Pacific Games|312]])
*{{flag|Kiribati}} ([[Kiribati at the 2011 Pacific Games|74]])
*{{flag|Marshall Islands}} ([[Marshall Islands at the 2011 Pacific Games|8]])
*{{flag|Federated States of Micronesia|name=Micronesia}} ([[Federated States of Micronesia at the 2011 Pacific Games|24]])
*{{flag|Nauru}} ([[Nauru at the 2011 Pacific Games|69]])
*{{flag|New Caledonia|merged}} ([[New Caledonia at the 2011 Pacific Games|747]])
*{{flag|Niue}} ([[Niue at the 2011 Pacific Games|63]])
*{{flag|Norfolk Island}} ([[Norfolk Island at the 2011 Pacific Games|13]])
*{{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}} ([[Northern Mariana Islands at the 2011 Pacific Games|48]])
*{{flag|Palau}} ([[Palau at the 2011 Pacific Games|66]])
*{{flag|Papua New Guinea}} ([[Papua New Guinea at the 2011 Pacific Games|432]])
*{{flag|Samoa}} ([[Samoa at the 2011 Pacific Games|318]])
*{{flag|Solomon Islands}} ([[Solomon Islands at the 2011 Pacific Games|248]])
*{{flag|Tokelau}} ([[Tokelau at the 2011 Pacific Games|22]])
*{{flag|Tonga}} ([[Tonga at the 2011 Pacific Games|139]])
*{{flag|Tuvalu}} ([[Tuvalu at the 2011 Pacific Games|90]])
*{{flag|Vanuatu}} ([[Vanuatu at the 2011 Pacific Games|244]])
*{{flag|Wallis and Futuna|local}} ([[Wallis and Futuna at the 2011 Pacific Games|185]])
}}

==Mascot==
[[File:Joemy.JPG|thumb|95px|Joemy]]
The mascot for 2011, Joemy, was unveiled on 27 August 2009 after a public vote by mail, email, fax and SMS (with nearly 8,000 voters). An initial sketch by a pupil from Jules Garnier High School in Nouméa was transformed into a three dimensional cartoon character by graphic designers at ''Banana Studio'' in Nouméa.<ref name= mascot-2011/>

Joemy is a blue [[flying fox]] in orange shorts. Her name was intended as an "invitation", chosen for its proximity to the local [[Drehu language|Drehu]] word {{transliteration|dhv|troemi}} (pronounced "chôémi" which means "come") and the English phrase "join me". The flying fox is an animal that is endemic to New Caledonia. The colour blue was chosen as representing the ocean surrounding all of the 22 island countries taking part in the Games.<ref name= mascot-2011/>

==Sporting events==
There were 27 sports contested at the 2011 Games:
{{divhide |2011 Pacific Games sports
 |color=#f2f2f2 |show=yes
}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=18.5em|
* {{GamesSport|Archery            | Events= 12}}
* {{GamesSport|Athletics          | Events= 48}}
* {{GamesSport|Badminton          | Events= 6}}
* {{GamesSport|Baseball           | Events= 1}}
* {{GamesSport|Basketball         | Events= 2}}
* {{GamesSport|Beach volleyball   | Events= 2}}<ref>{{cite web
|date=2011
|title=Fiji Islands, Vanuatu dominate beach volley at Pacific Games
|website=Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
|access-date=23 June 2017
|url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=32009&Language=en#.WUyBZ9R967A
|url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623030656/http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=32009&Language=en
|archive-date=23 June 2017}}
</ref>
* {{GamesSport|Bodybuilding       | Events= 9}}
* {{GamesSport|Boxing             | Events= 10}}
* {{GamesSport|Cricket            | Events= 1}}
* {{GamesSport|Football           | Events= 2}}
* {{GamesSport|Golf               | Events= 4}}
* {{GamesSport|Judo               | Events= 18}}
* {{GamesSport|Karate             | Events= 16}}
* {{GamesSport|Outrigger canoeing | Events= 12}}
* {{GamesSport|Powerlifting       | Events= 14}}
* {{GamesSport|Rugby sevens       | Events= 2}}
* {{GamesSport|Sailing            | Events= 6}}
* {{GamesSport|Shooting           | Events= 6}}
* {{GamesSport|Squash             | Events= 7}}
* {{GamesSport|Surfing            | Events= 3}}
* {{GamesSport|Swimming           | Events= 40}}
* {{GamesSport|Table tennis       | Events= 7}}
* {{GamesSport|Taekwondo          | Events= 17}}
* {{GamesSport|Tennis             | Events= 7}}
* {{GamesSport|Triathlon          | Events= 3}}
* {{GamesSport|Volleyball         | Events= 2}}
* {{GamesSport|Weightlifting      | Events= 15}}
}}
{{divhide|end}}

A list of 30 sports was proposed in August 2009, with a maximum of 28 to be included. There were 12 compulsory sports, with 10 having to be staged for both men and women
(athletics,
basketball,
beach volleyball,
golf,
swimming,
table tennis,
tennis,
va’a outrigger canoeing,
volleyball,
weightlifting), and a further 2 having to be staged for men (football and rugby sevens) that were optional women's events.<ref name="charter">{{cite web
|date= 2007
|title= Charter |page=14
|publisher= Pacific Games Council
|access-date= 15 May 2015
|format= PDF 0.3 MB
|url= http://www.sportingpulse.com/pics/20/02/200259_firstfileFILE.pdf
|url-status= dead
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070928015358/http://www.sportingpulse.com/pics/20/02/200259_firstfileFILE.pdf
|archive-date= 28 September 2007}}
</ref>

The remaining (up to) 16 sports were to be selected from: archery, badminton, baseball, bodybuilding, boxing, cricket, cycling, team handball, judo, karate, power lifting, sailing, shooting, squash, surfing, taekwondo, and triathlon.<ref name="sports" />

'''Notes:'''<div style="line-height:1.5em; margin-left:1.2em; font-size:92%;">
#Athletics: For the first time at the Pacific Games, four [[Disabled sports|parasport]] events were included: Men's Shot Put – seated throw, Women's Shot Put – seated throw, Men's Javelin – ambulatory, and Men's 100m – ambulatory.<ref name = para-2011>{{cite web
|date= 21 May 2011
|title= Handisport included for New Caledonia
|website= NC2011 |language = fr
|url= http://www.nc2011.nc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=341&Itemid=53
|url-status= dead
|archive-url= http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110521120317/http://www.nc2011.nc/index.php?option%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D341%26Itemid%3D53
|archive-date= 21 May 2011}}
</ref>
# Cricket -  all matches were deemed by the International Cricket Council as "Official Internationals" meaning that participating countries had the opportunity to move up into a higher ICC membership category <ref name="sportingpulse"/>
# Football - the men's event was supposed to be the first stage qualification for the FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the women's event was supposed to be the first stage qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. However, in June 2011 the format was amended, and the Pacific Games were no longer part of the qualification process.
# Tennis - the Oceania Tennis Federation used the Pacific Games as an official selection event for the Pacific Oceania Davis Cup (Men) and Federation Cup (Women) teams <ref name="sportingpulse"/>
</div>

==Medal table==
The host nation topped the medal count.{{sfn|PG Results|2011|p=1}}
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = NCL
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_NCL = 120 | silver_NCL = 107 | bronze_NCL = 61 | host_NCL = yes  | name_NCL = {{flaglink|NCL|at the 2011 Pacific Games|variant=merged}}
 | gold_TAH = 60 | silver_TAH = 42 | bronze_TAH = 42 | name_TAH = {{flaglink|TAH|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_PNG = 48 | silver_PNG = 25 | bronze_PNG = 48 | name_PNG = {{flaglink|PNG|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_FIJ = 33 | silver_FIJ = 44 | bronze_FIJ = 53 | name_FIJ = {{flaglink|FIJ|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_SAM = 22 | silver_SAM = 17 | bronze_SAM = 34 | name_SAM = {{flaglink|SAM|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_NRU = 8 | silver_NRU = 10 | bronze_NRU = 10 | name_NRU = {{flaglink|NRU|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_TGA = 4 | silver_TGA = 6 | bronze_TGA = 10 | name_TGA = {{flaglink|TGA|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_FSM = 3 | silver_FSM = 0 | bronze_FSM = 0
 | gold_COK = 2 | silver_COK = 6 | bronze_COK = 4 | name_COK = {{flaglink|COK|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_WLF = 2 | silver_WLF = 3 | bronze_WLF = 7 | name_WLF = {{flagteam|WLF|local}}
 | gold_VAN = 1 | silver_VAN = 8 | bronze_VAN = 8 | name_VAN = {{flaglink|VAN|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_KIR = 1 | silver_KIR = 6 | bronze_KIR = 6 | name_KIR = {{flaglink|KIR|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_NMI = 1 | silver_NMI = 0 | bronze_NMI = 0 | name_NMI = {{flaglink|NMI|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_GUM = 0 | silver_GUM = 6 | bronze_GUM = 5 | name_GUM = {{flaglink|GUM|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_SOL = 0 | silver_SOL = 5 | bronze_SOL = 17 | name_SOL = {{flaglink|SOL|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_NIU = 0 | silver_NIU = 3 | bronze_NIU = 3 | name_NIU = {{flaglink|NIU|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_TUV = 0 | silver_TUV = 2 | bronze_TUV = 1 | name_TUV = {{flaglink|TUV|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_PLW = 0 | silver_PLW = 1 | bronze_PLW = 3 | name_PLW = {{flaglink|PLW|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_ASA = 0 | silver_ASA = 0 | bronze_ASA = 0 | name_ASA = {{flaglink|ASA|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_MHL = 0 | silver_MHL = 0 | bronze_MHL = 0 | name_MHL = {{flaglink|MHL|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_NFK = 0 | silver_NFK = 0 | bronze_NFK = 0 | name_NFK = {{flaglink|NFK|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
 | gold_TKL = 0 | silver_TKL = 0 | bronze_TKL = 0 | name_TKL = {{flaglink|TKL|at the 2011 Pacific Games}}
}}

;Key
{{Color box|#ccccff|&nbsp;<nowiki>*</nowiki>&nbsp;|border=darkgray}} Host nation (New Caledonia)

==Schedule==
{{2011 Pacific Games Calendar}}

==References==
{{reflist|refs=

<ref name="nc2011">[http://www.nc2011.nc/ Website of the 2011 Pacific Games] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817071820/http://www.nc2011.nc/ |date=2009-08-17 }}. Retrieved 2009-08-14.</ref>

<ref name="saipantribune1">[http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=110765&cat=2 "4,300 athletes listed for Pacific Games"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711115342/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=110765&cat=2 |date=2011-07-11 }}, ''Saipan Tribune'', July 2, 2011</ref>

<ref name="sportingpulse">[http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-2642-0-0-0&sID=24021&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=13990066&sectionID=24021 EXCITING INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS AT 2011 PACIFIC GAMES]</ref>

<ref name="athlete-list">[http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=1396003 List of Athletes Competing as of June 28, 2011]</ref>

<ref name = mascot-2011>{{cite web 
 |date= 2011
 |title= NC2011's Mascot - Joemy the Flying Fox
 |publisher= Team Fiji
 |work= Sporting Pulse
 |url= http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-7176-0-0-0&sID=150113&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12401463
 |url-status=live
 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150607182327/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-7176-0-0-0&sID=150113&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12401463
 |archive-date= 7 June 2015}}
</ref>

<ref name="sports">{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.nc2011.nc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=23 Sport list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716085137/http://www.nc2011.nc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=23 |date=2011-07-16 }} from the website of the 2011 Pacific Games. Retrieved 2009-08-14.</ref>
}}

==Sources==
{{refbegin}}

*{{cite report
 |title=XIV<sup>es</sup> Jeux du Pacifique Nouvelle-Calédonie:Rapport Officiel
 |language=fr
 |website= Pacific Games Council
 |access-date= 6 January 2019
 |url= http://websites.sportstg.com/get_file.cgi?id=1981774
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728054607/https://www.scribd.com/document/419978660/2011-Pacific-Games-Official-Report
 |archive-date= 28 July 2019
 |ref={{harvid|PG Final|2011}}
}}

*{{cite report
 |title= 2011 Pacific Games Results
 |website= Oceania Sport Information Centre
 |access-date= 31 October 2015
 |url= http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=3808430
 |url-status= live
 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151031130315/http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=3808430
 |archive-date= 31 October 2015
 |ref={{harvid|PG Results|2011}}
}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
* Official website: {{citation 
 |title=XIV<sup>es</sup> Jeux du Pacifique
 |url=http://jeux.nc2011.nc/
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916004326/http://jeux.nc2011.nc/
 |archive-date=16 September 2012
}}

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