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Oceania > Papua New Guinea > Sports

PAPUA NEW GUINEAN SPORTS STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games > Medals > Pos 17 [2nd of 16]
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games > Medals > Pos 17 [6th of 19]
1978 Commonwealth Games > Medals > Pos 18 [3rd of 18]
All-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games > 2002 Commonwealth Games > Gold 1 [33rd of 38]
All-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games > 2006 Commonwealth Games > Gold 2 [31st of 38]
All-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games > 2006 Commonwealth Games > Silver 3 [30th of 41]
Chess > GrandMasters 0 [91st of 135]
Chess > International Masters 0 [103rd of 135]
Chess > World Chess Rankings 2,150 [112nd of 135]
FIFA World Ranking > Men 189 [161st of 198]
FIFA World Ranking > Women 1,429 [56th of 117]
International Cricket Council members > Associate Members > Member Since 1973
international rugby league teams > Test Nations > First year in > international competition 1975
international rugby league teams > Test Nations > Nickname The Kumuls
National Olympic Committee > NOC by recognition date > # 126 [22nd of 68]
Overall Medal Table for Swimming at the Commonwealth Games > 1930-2006 > Pos 8 [4th of 9]
Overall Medal Table for Swimming at the Commonwealth Games > 1930-2006 > Total 1 [7th of 9]

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games ; Wikipedia: 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games ; Wikipedia: 1978 Commonwealth Games ; Wikipedia: All-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games ; World Chess Federation, 2006; Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA); FIFA Official Website, December 2005; Wikipedia: List of International Cricket Council members ; Wikipedia: List of international rugby league teams ; Wikipedia: National Olympic Committee ; Wikipedia: Overall Medal Table for Swimming at the Commonwealth Games

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Papua New Guinea, Independent State of Papua New Guinea, new guinea, papua n.g.

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