Fiji at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

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Fiji competed for the eighth time at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. A team of thirty-six athletes (27 men and 9 women) and ten officials (9 men and 1 woman) was sent to the 1974 Games.

Fijian competitors competed in athletics (10 men & 5 women), boxing (8 men), lawn bowls (7 men), swimming (1 man & 4 women), and weightlifting (1 man).^[1] No medals were won.

Two swimmers representing Fiji were from New Zealand, sisters Jane and Rebecca Perrott; their father was Registrar at the University of the South Pacific. At 12½ Rebecca was the youngest competitor at the games.

Medals

				Total
Fiji	0	0	0	0

References

↑ 'Official History of the Xth British Commonwealth Games edited by A. R. Cant (1974, Christchurch)

Sources

Fiji results for the 1974 Games, Commonwealth Games Federation

Fiji at the Commonwealth Games

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Fiji did not compete in Games before 1938, or between 1990 and 1994. It was banned from taking part in 2010, due to being suspended from the Commonwealth at the time.

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