New Caledonia at the 2023 Pacific Games

New Caledonia competed at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands from 19 November to 2 December 2023. New Caledonian athletes have appeared at every edition of the Pacific Games since the inaugural games in 1963.

New Caledonia at the
2023 Pacific Games
IOC codeNCL
National federationComité Territorial Olympique et Sportif de Nouvelle-Calédonie
in Honiara, Solomon Islands
19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) – 2 December 2023 (2023-12-02)
Competitors285 (167 men and 118 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearerArmonie Konhu
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
82
Silver
57
Bronze
58
Total
197
Pacific Games appearances
2019
2027

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1][2]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 5 4 9
Athletics 23 16 38
Basketball 16 4 20
Bodybuilding 2 2 4
Boxing 6 2 8
Football 21 21 42
Golf 4 4 8
Judo 12 5 17
Karate 13 7 20
Powerlifting 3 1 4
Sailing 4 2 6
Swimming 8 8 16
Table tennis 6 5 11
Taekwondo 3 1 4
Tennis 3 2 5
Triathlon 3 3 6
Va'a 15 13 28
Volleyball 16 14 30
Weightlifting 4 4 8
Total 167 118 285

Archery

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Athletics

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Basketball

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5×5 basketball

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Summary
Team Event Preliminary round Qualifying finals Semifinals Final / GM
Opposition
Score
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Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
New Caledonia men's Men's tournament   Tonga
L 80–82
  Tahiti
50–53 W
  Fiji
L 66–68
3rd   Papua New Guinea
78–87 W
  Fiji
L 71–60

Men's tournament

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New Caledonia national basketball team qualified for the Pacific Games by securing one of two berths after winning gold at the 2022 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup in Suva.[3]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – one team of 12 players

3×3 basketball

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Summary
Team Event Preliminary round Semifinals Final / GM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
New Caledonia men's Men's tournament   Solomon Islands
  Marshall Islands
  Papua New Guinea
  American Samoa
  Samoa
New Caledonia women's Women's tournament   Tonga
  Guam
  Papua New Guinea
  French Polynesia

Bodybuilding

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Boxing

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Football

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Summary
Team Event Preliminary round Semifinal Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
New Caledonia men's Men's   Tonga   Cook Islands
New Caledonia women's Women's   Cook Islands   American Samoa   Papua New Guinea

Men's tournament

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Team roster

Head coach:   Johann Sidaner

Sidaner named his 21-man squad on 15 November 2023[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Rocky Nyikeine (1992-05-26)26 May 1992 (aged 31) 23 0   Hienghène Sport
2 2DF Gabriel Vakoume (1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 34) 3 0   Kunié
3 2DF William Rokaud (2001-10-03)3 October 2001 (aged 22) 3 1   Magenta
4 2DF Vincent Vakié (1990-10-20)20 October 1990 (aged 33) 4 0   Kunié
5 3MF Fonzy Ranchain (1994-07-22)22 July 1994 (aged 29) 2 0   Hienghène Sport
6 2DF Martin Makam (2001-09-15)15 September 2001 (aged 22) 2 0   Magenta
7 3MF Morgan Mathelon (1991-09-12)12 September 1991 (aged 32) 7 0   Tiga Sport
8 3MF Pierre Bako (2001-08-09)9 August 2001 (aged 22) 6 1   Gaïtcha
9 4FW Lues Waya (2001-08-01)1 August 2001 (aged 22) 1 0   USSA Vertou
10 3MF William Read (2003-01-11)11 January 2003 (aged 20) 3 1   Lössi
11 3MF César Zeoula (1989-08-29)29 August 1989 (aged 34) 35 10   US Chauvigny
12 3MF Shene Wélépane (1997-12-09)9 December 1997 (aged 25) 13 4   Tiga Sport
13 2DF Josué Welepane (2000-04-19)19 April 2000 (aged 23) 1 0   Tiga Sport
14 4FW Titouan Richard (2000-12-04)4 December 2000 (aged 22) 1 0   Olympique Salaise Rhodia
15 3MF Gérard Waia (2004-12-22)22 December 2004 (aged 18) 1 1   Tiga Sport
16 1GK Mickaël Ulile (1997-07-16)16 July 1997 (aged 26) 11 0   Magenta
17 3MF Jean-Jacques Katrawa (1999-08-02)2 August 1999 (aged 24) 3 0   Gaïtcha
18 3MF Ritchi Iwa (1999-08-31)31 August 1999 (aged 24) 3 0   Païta
20 3MF Makalu Xowi (1999-04-20)20 April 1999 (aged 24) 4 3   Central Sport
21 3MF Robert Neoere (1996-04-18)18 April 1996 (aged 27) 3 0   Kunié
23 2DF Gianni Manmieu 2 0   Kunié

Women's tournament

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Team roster
  • Women's team event – One team of 21 players

Golf

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Judo

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New Caledonia will enter a team of 16 judokas (12 men and 4 women).[5]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / GM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Matteo Lepauvre -60 kg
Antoine Deprez
Maxime Taramarcaz -66 kg
Pierrick Idmont
Cedric Jaszczyszyn -73 kg
Antoine Marcuzzo
Jason Apavou -81 kg
Paulo Taukafauli
Vincent Neris -90 kg
Maasi Falevalu
Ponove Falevalu -100 kg
Teva Gouriou +100 kg
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / GM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Joy Quemener -52 kg
Deborah Bocahut -57 kg
Anais Gopea -70 kg
Ashley Suta Dit Saponia

Karate

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Powerlifting

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Sailing

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Swimming

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Men's Swimming

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Medal Name Event
  Gold Nathan Hudan 200 meter Freestyle
  Gold John-William Dabin 200 meter Backstroke
  Gold Alexandre Gane 100 meter Breaststroke
  Gold Ethan Dumesnil 50 meter Butterfly
  Gold Ethan Dumesnil 100 meter Butterfly
  Gold John-William Dabin 200 meter Individual Medley
  Gold 100 meter Freestyle Relay
  Gold 200 meter Freestyle Relay
  Gold 100 meter Medley Relay
  Silver John-William Dabin 200 meter Freestyle
  Silver Baptiste Savignac 1500 meter Freestyle
  Silver Ethan Dumesnil 50 meter Backstroke
  Silver Ethan Dumesnil 100 meter Backstroke
  Silver Chrissander Cersa 200 meter Backstroke
  Silver Alexandre Gane 200 meter Breaststroke
  Silver Thibaut Mary 100 meter Butterfly
  Silver Alexandre Gane 200 meter Individual Medley
  Silver John-William Dabin 5km Open Water
  Bronze John-William Dabin 400 meter Freestyle
  Bronze Chrissander Cersa 100 meter Backstroke
  Bronze Alexandre Gane 50 meter Breaststroke
  Bronze Thibaut Mary 50 meter Butterfly
  Bronze Baptiste Savignac 200 meter Butterfly
  Bronze Baptiste Savignac 400 meter Individual Medley

Table tennis

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Taekwondo

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Tennis

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Triathlon

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Va'a

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Volleyball

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Weightlifting

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CTOS selected ten weightlifters (5 men, 5 women) for the 2023 Games.[6]

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Rank Clean & jerk Rank Total Rank
Mathieu Lao Yan 55 kg
Mattéo Perraud 73 kg
Sylvain Duclos 81 kg
Jérémy Lancette 89 kg
Kyle Michel +109 kg
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Rank Clean & jerk Rank Total Rank
Prescillia Piotrowsky 55 kg
Diane Dam Wan 59 kg
Julia Paul
Jessica Idjan 64 kg
Demy Dabin 71 kg

References

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  1. ^ "JEUX DU PACIFIQUE SALOMON 2023 / LISTE DES ATHLÈTES SÉLECTIONNÉS" (PDF). CTOS. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Jeux du Pacifique : la liste des Cagous dévoilée". France TV. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  3. ^ "New Caledonia fly out of blocks to secure Melanesian Cup". Radio New Zealand. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. ^ "PACIFIC GAMES 2023 - SELECTION A (Men's)". New Caledonian Football Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ^ "XVII PACIFIC GAMES 2023 - Nations - NCL". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Pacific Games & Oceania Championships Preliminary Entries" (PDF). Oceania Weightlifting Federation. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.