# 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.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| 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 |

## Basketball
### 5×5 basketball
#### Summary

| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Qualifying finals | Semifinals | Final / GM | Final / GM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition 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

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.

##### Team roster

* Men's team event – one team of 12 players

### 3×3 basketball
#### Summary

| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Semifinals | Final / GM | Final / GM |
| Team | Event | 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 – | — | | | | |

## Football
### Summary

| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Team | Event | 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
#### Team roster

Head coach: Johann Sidaner
Sidaner named his 21-man squad on 15 November 2023
| 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
#### Team roster

* Women's team event – One team of 21 players

## Judo

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

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / GM | Final / GM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Matteo Lepauvre | -60 kg | | | | | | | |
| Antoine Deprez | -60 kg | | | | | | | |
| Maxime Taramarcaz | -66 kg | | | | | | | |
| Pierrick Idmont | -66 kg | | | | | | | |
| Cedric Jaszczyszyn | -73 kg | | | | | | | |
| Antoine Marcuzzo | -73 kg | | | | | | | |
| Jason Apavou | -81 kg | | | | | | | |
| Paulo Taukafauli | -81 kg | | | | | | | |
| Vincent Neris | -90 kg | | | | | | | |
| Maasi Falevalu | -90 kg | | | | | | | |
| Ponove Falevalu | -100 kg | | | | | | | |
| Teva Gouriou | +100 kg | | | | | | | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / GM | Final / GM |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | -70 kg | | | | | | | |

## Swimming
### Men's Swimming

| 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 |

## Weightlifting

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

### Men

| Athlete | Event |
| Mathieu Lao Yan | 55 kg |
| Mattéo Perraud | 73 kg |
| Sylvain Duclos | 81 kg |
| Jérémy Lancette | 89 kg |
| Kyle Michel | +109 kg |

### Women

| Athlete | Event |
| Prescillia Piotrowsky | 55 kg |
| Diane Dam Wan | 59 kg |
| Julia Paul | 59 kg |
| Jessica Idjan | 64 kg |
| Demy Dabin | 71 kg |