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 cityCanberra, Australia
VenueBruce 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]

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[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Paul Narracott (AUS) 10.52  Bill Collins (USA) 10.69   (AUS) 10.77
200 metres  Bill Collins (USA) 20.83  Paul Narracott (AUS) 21.06  Toshio Toyota (JPN) 21.28
400 metres  Bevan Smith (NZL) 46.27   (AUS) 46.35   (AUS) 46.93
800 metres   (AUS) 1:47.88   (AUS) 1:48.54   (JPN) 1:48.93
1500 metres   (JPN) 3:45.08  Graham Crouch (AUS) 3:45.17   (NZL) 3:45.94
5000 metres  David Fitzsimons (AUS) 13:45.15   (NZL) 13:50.66  Dave Hill (CAN) 13:55.22
10,000 metres  Rob de Castella (AUS) 29:23.66   (USA) 29:28.93  Peter Butler (CAN) 30:20.02
110 m hurdles  Warren Parr (AUS) 14.21  Charles Foster (USA) 14.21  Don Wright (AUS) 14.25
400 m hurdles  Garry Brown (AUS) 51.89  Sam Turner (USA) 53.08  Takashi Nagao (JPN) 53.30
3000 metres steeplechase   (USA) 8:38.16  Masanari Shintaku (JPN) 8:44.44   (AUS) 8:55.46
4 × 100 m relay  United States (USA) 38.85  Japan (JPN) 39.54  Australia (AUS)

Paul Narracott

Don Wright		 39.96
4 × 400 m relay  United States (USA) 3:07.26  Japan (JPN) 3:08.01  Australia (AUS)

Paul Narracott

 3:11.18
High jump  Kazunori Koshikawa (JPN) 2.17 m   (USA) 2.13 m   (JPN) 2.10 m
Pole vault  Bruce Simpson (CAN) 5.25 m  Ray Boyd (AUS) 5.05 m   (JPN) 5.00 m
Long jump  Chris Commons (AUS) 8.08w m   (JPN) 7.64 m w   (AUS) 7.59 m
Triple jump   (USA) 16.63 m  Yasushi Ueta (JPN) 16.35 m  Milan Tiff (USA) 16.32 m
Shot put   (USA) 19.62 m  Bruno Pauletto (CAN) 18.43 m   (JPN) 15.44 m
Discus throw   (USA) 57.54 m   (JPN) 57.44 m   (AUS) 51.66 m
Hammer throw  Peter Farmer (AUS) 67.62 m   (JPN) 62.82 m  Murray Cheater (NZL) 61.06 m
Javelin throw  Phil Olsen (CAN) 80.98 m  Mike O'Rourke (NZL) 74.32 m   (CAN) 73.54 m

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Denise Robertson (AUS) 11.67  Debbie Wells (AUS) 11.79  Wendy Brown (NZL) 11.91
200 metres  Denise Robertson (AUS) 22.87  Debbie Wells (AUS) 23.64  Kim Robertson (NZL) 23.68
400 metres  Verna Burnard (AUS) 52.63  Sharon Dabney (USA) 53.03   (AUS) 53.19
800 metres  Francie Larrieu (USA) 2:06.30   (NZL) 2:06.68   (AUS) 2:07.22
1500 metres  Francie Larrieu (USA) 4:18.32   (CAN) 4:19.09   (CAN)
  (NZL)		 4:26.82
100 m hurdles  Deby LaPlante (USA) 14.03   (AUS) 14.35  Emi Akimoto (JPN) 14.44
400 m hurdles   (AUS) 57.28   (CAN) 58.40   (AUS) 58.53
4 × 100 m relay  Australia (AUS)
Denise Robertson
Lyn Jacenko

Debbie Wells		 44.26  New Zealand (NZL) 44.95  Canada (CAN) 45.99
4 × 400 m relay  Australia (AUS)
Denise Robertson
Verna Burnard

 3:34.24  Canada (CAN) 3:37.94  New Zealand (NZL) 3:42.54
High jump  Debbie Brill (CAN) 1.88 m   (JPN) 1.82 m  Chris Annison (AUS) 1.80 m
Long jump  Lyn Jacenko (AUS) 6.59w m  Erica Hooker (AUS) 6.38 m   (NZL) 6.18 m
Shot put  Gael Mulhall (AUS) 16.15 m   (JPN) 16.00 m  Lucette Moreau (CAN) 15.40 m
Discus throw  Jane Haist (CAN) 55.64 m  Gael Mulhall (AUS) 54.40 m  Lynne Winbigler (USA) 52.58 m
Javelin throw  Pam Matthews (AUS) 56.88 m   (USA) 54.50 m   (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

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