1977 Pacific Conference Games

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III Pacific Conference Games
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The host stadium in 2005 after being converted
Dates3 and 4 December
Host city Canberra, Australia
Venue Bruce Stadium
Events34

The 1977 Pacific Conference Games was the third edition of the international athletics competition between five Pacific coast nations: Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States. It was held on 3 and 4 December in Canberra, Australia. [1] A total of 20 men's and 14 women's athletics events were contested. Two new women's events were added to the programme of the previous edition: the 400 metres hurdles and the 4×400 metres relay. The relay event had gained Olympic status in 1972, but the inclusion of the women's hurdles event was ahead of its time as it was not held at the Olympics until seven years later. [2]

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It marked the first major international athletics event to be held in the country since the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. The venue, Bruce Stadium, was purpose-built for the competition and represented a new, modern stadium for the sport in Australia. [3] The stadium later went on to host the 1985 IAAF World Cup. [4] The area's sporting reputation grew with the opening of the Australian Institute of Sport nearby in 1981. [5]

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Paul Narracott  (AUS)10.52Flag of the United States.svg  Bill Collins  (USA)10.69Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Fred Lehmann  (AUS)10.77
200 metresFlag of the United States.svg  Bill Collins  (USA)20.83Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Paul Narracott  (AUS)21.06Flag of Japan.svg  Toshio Toyota  (JPN)21.28
400 metresFlag of New Zealand.svg  Bevan Smith  (NZL)46.27Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jim O'Sullivan  (AUS)46.35Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Mike Willis  (AUS)46.93
800 metresFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Chum Darvall  (AUS)1:47.88Flag of Australia (converted).svg  John Higham  (AUS)1:48.54Flag of Japan.svg  Takashi Ishii  (JPN)1:48.93
1500 metresFlag of Japan.svg  Takashi Ishii  (JPN)3:45.08Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Graham Crouch  (AUS)3:45.17Flag of New Zealand.svg  Geoff Shaw  (NZL)3:45.94
5000 metresFlag of Australia (converted).svg  David Fitzsimons  (AUS)13:45.15Flag of New Zealand.svg  Geoff Shaw  (NZL)13:50.66Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Dave Hill  (CAN)13:55.22
10,000 metresFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Rob de Castella  (AUS)29:23.66Flag of the United States.svg  Greg Fredericks  (USA)29:28.93Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Peter Butler  (CAN)30:20.02
110 m hurdlesFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Warren Parr  (AUS)14.21Flag of the United States.svg  Charles Foster  (USA)14.21Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Don Wright  (AUS)14.25
400 m hurdlesFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Garry Brown  (AUS)51.89Flag of the United States.svg  Sam Turner  (USA)53.08Flag of Japan.svg  Takashi Nagao  (JPN)53.30
3000 metres steeplechaseFlag of the United States.svg  Ron Addison  (USA)8:38.16Flag of Japan.svg  Masanari Shintaku  (JPN)8:44.44Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Bob Hendy  (AUS)8:55.46
4 × 100 m relayFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)38.85Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)39.54Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)
Fred Lehmann
Paul Narracott
Jim O'Sullivan
Don Wright
39.96
4 × 400 m relayFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)3:07.26Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)3:08.01Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)
Chum Darvall
Paul Narracott
Jim O'Sullivan
Mike Willis
3:11.18
High jumpFlag of Japan.svg  Kazunori Koshikawa  (JPN)2.17 mFlag of the United States.svg  Ron Livers  (USA)2.13 mFlag of Japan.svg  Moriichi Takako  (JPN)2.10 m
Pole vaultFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bruce Simpson  (CAN)5.25 mFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Ray Boyd  (AUS)5.05 mFlag of Japan.svg  Yasuhiro Kigawa  (JPN)5.00 m
Long jumpFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Chris Commons  (AUS)8.08w mFlag of Japan.svg  Kashira Machida  (JPN)7.64 m w Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Glenn Stewart  (AUS)7.59 m
Triple jumpFlag of the United States.svg  Ron Livers  (USA)16.63 mFlag of Japan.svg  Yasushi Ueta  (JPN)16.35 mFlag of the United States.svg  Milan Tiff  (USA)16.32 m
Shot putFlag of the United States.svg  Colin Anderson  (USA)19.62 mFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bruno Pauletto  (CAN)18.43 mFlag of Japan.svg  Yuzo Koyama  (JPN)15.44 m
Discus throwFlag of the United States.svg  Dan Gardner  (USA)57.54 mFlag of Japan.svg  Kiyotaka Kawasaki  (JPN)57.44 mFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Wayne Martin  (AUS)51.66 m
Hammer throwFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Peter Farmer  (AUS)67.62 mFlag of Japan.svg  Yoji Kitano  (JPN)62.82 mFlag of New Zealand.svg  Murray Cheater  (NZL)61.06 m
Javelin throwFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Phil Olsen  (CAN)80.98 mFlag of New Zealand.svg  Mike O'Rourke  (NZL)74.32 mFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  John Corazza  (CAN)73.54 m

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metresFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Denise Robertson  (AUS)11.67Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Debbie Wells  (AUS)11.79Flag of New Zealand.svg  Wendy Brown  (NZL)11.91
200 metresFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Denise Robertson  (AUS)22.87Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Debbie Wells  (AUS)23.64Flag of New Zealand.svg  Kim Robertson  (NZL)23.68
400 metresFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Verna Burnard  (AUS)52.63Flag of the United States.svg  Sharon Dabney  (USA)53.03Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Marian Fisher  (AUS)53.19
800 metresFlag of the United States.svg  Francie Larrieu  (USA)2:06.30Flag of New Zealand.svg  Michelle Green  (NZL)2:06.68Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Alison Wrench  (AUS)2:07.22
1500 metresFlag of the United States.svg  Francie Larrieu  (USA)4:18.32Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Debbie Pearson  (CAN)4:19.09Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Debbie Campbell  (CAN)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jan Healy  (NZL)
4:26.82
100 m hurdlesFlag of the United States.svg  Deby LaPlante  (USA)14.03Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cheryl Boswell  (AUS)14.35Flag of Japan.svg  Emi Akimoto  (JPN)14.44
400 m hurdlesFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Marian Fisher  (AUS)57.28Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Francine Gendron  (CAN)58.40Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Carmen Campton  (AUS)58.53
4 × 100 m relayFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)
Denise Robertson
Lyn Jacenko
Marian Fisher
Debbie Wells
44.26Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)44.95Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)45.99
4 × 400 m relayFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)
Denise Robertson
Verna Burnard
Carmen Campton
Marian Fisher
3:34.24Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)3:37.94Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)3:42.54
High jumpFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Debbie Brill  (CAN)1.88 mFlag of Japan.svg  Tamami Yagi  (JPN)1.82 mFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Chris Annison  (AUS)1.80 m
Long jumpFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Lyn Jacenko  (AUS)6.59w mFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Erica Hooker  (AUS)6.38 mFlag of New Zealand.svg  Noeline Hodgins  (NZL)6.18 m
Shot putFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Gael Mulhall  (AUS)16.15 mFlag of Japan.svg  Kayoko Hayashi  (JPN)16.00 mFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lucette Moreau  (CAN)15.40 m
Discus throwFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jane Haist  (CAN)55.64 mFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Gael Mulhall  (AUS)54.40 mFlag of the United States.svg  Lynne Winbigler  (USA)52.58 m
Javelin throwFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Pam Matthews  (AUS)56.88 mFlag of the United States.svg  Karen Smith  (USA)54.50 mFlag of Japan.svg  Keiko Myogai  (JPN)49.90 m

References

  1. Third Pacific Conference Games, Canberra, 3-4 December 1977. National Library of Australia. Retrieved on 2015-01-15.
  2. Pacific Conference Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-14.
  3. 3rd Pacific Conference Games. The Sydney Morning Herald (1977-07-29). Retrieved on 2015-01-15.
  4. History Archived 2015-01-15 at the Wayback Machine . Stadium Canberra. Retrieved on 2015-01-15.
  5. Canberra Stadium Archived 2015-01-15 at the Wayback Machine . Australia History. Retrieved on 2015-01-15.
Medalists