The 4th South Pacific Games (; ), also known as Papeete 1971 (), held in Papeete, Tahiti from 25 August to 5 September 1971, was the fourth edition of the South Pacific Games.
Approximately 1,500 male athletes and 500 female athletes participated in the games.
Fourteen Pacific nations or territories competed at the Games:
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There were 17 sports contested at the 1971 South Pacific Games:
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Medals were awarded in 117 events:
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Cycling: Six events were held: 1 km time trial, individual road race (111 km), 74 km road race, 4 km individual pursuit, 4 km Olympic pursuit, and an individual sprint.
The sailing event was for the Fireball dinghy class.
The women's softball tournament was won by Guam, with Papua New Guinea and American Samoa taking second and third place respectively, although the Oceania Sport Information Centre report (on their Sporting Pulse webpage as at October 2015) omits the result. </div>