1985 Pacific Conference Games
| V Pacific Conference Games | |
|---|---|
 The host stadium | |
| Dates | 22–23 June |
| Host city | Berkeley, California, United States |
| Venue | Edwards Stadium |
| Events | 37 |
The 1985 Pacific Conference Games was the fifth and final edition of the international athletics competition between five Pacific coast nations: Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States. Like the 1981 edition before it, athletes from beyond the Pacific grouping were allowed to compete at the tournament. A total of 21 men's and 16 women's athletics events were contested. One change was made to the event programme: the women's pentathlon was dropped in favour of the heptathlon, mirroring the same change in the Olympic programme which had happened at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.[1]
The competition was held at the Edwards Stadium in Berkeley, California, with the United States being the last nation of the five original invited nations to fulfil its duty in hosting the meeting. Sports television channel ESPN broadcast highlights of the competition nationally.[2]
Medal summary[]
Men[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Emmit King (USA) |
10.44 | Lee McNeill (USA) |
10.45 |  (CAN) |
10.56 |
| 200 metres | (USA) |
20.83 | Courtney Brown (CAN) |
21.17 | Mike Dwyer (CAN) |
21.32 |
| 400 metres | Andrew Valmon (USA) |
45.64 |  Susumu Takano (JPN) |
45.95 | (USA) |
46.12 |
| 800 metres | Ocky Clark (USA) |
1:46.01 |  Peter Pearless (NZL) |
1:46.97 | Simon Hoogewerf (CAN) |
1:47.36 |
| 1500 metres | (CAN) |
3:44.25 |  Peter Bourke (AUS) |
3:45.13 | Craig Masback (USA) |
3:45.44 |
| 5000 metres | (CAN) |
13:54.00 | Tsukasa Endo (JPN) |
13:54.45 | (USA) |
14:00.45 |
| 10,000 metres | Peter Butler (CAN) |
28:53.1 | Rex Wilson (NZL) |
29:07.0 | Paul Gorman (USA) |
29:21.0 |
| 110 m hurdles | (USA) |
13.5w | (USA) |
13.6w | Jeff Glass (CAN) |
13.7w |
| 400 m hurdles | Nat Page (USA) |
49.56 | John Graham (CAN) |
50.11 | (USA) |
50.30 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Peter Renner (NZL) |
8:28.33 | Graeme Fell (CAN) |
8:40.67 | (JPN) |
8:41.79 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | United States (USA) Lee McNeill Emmit King |
39.30 | Australia (AUS) Clayton Kearney Miles Murphy Robert Stone |
40.28 | Japan (JPN) Koji Kurihara |
40.40 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | United States (USA) |
3:03.70 | Japan (JPN) |
3:05.76 | Australia (AUS) Miles Murphy Robert Stone |
3:09.80 |
| High jump | Jim Howard (USA) |
2.31 m | Brian Stanton (USA) |
2.27 m | Shuji Ujino (JPN) |
2.18 m |
| Pole vault | (USA) |
5.40 m | (AUS) |
5.20 m | (JPN) |
5.20 m |
| Long jump | Mike McRae (USA) |
7.82w m | Junichi Usui (JPN) |
7.69 m | (NZL) |
7.46 m |
| Triple jump | Willie Banks (USA) |
17.07 m | Yasushi Ueta (JPN) |
16.36 m | (AUS) |
15.81 m |
| Shot put | (USA) |
20.24 m | (CAN) |
17.66 m | Henry Smith (NZL) |
16.96 m |
| Discus throw | (USA) |
59.48 m | Ray Lazdins (CAN) |
58.20 m | Paul Nandapi (AUS) |
57.98 m |
| Hammer throw | (USA) |
69.62 m | Hans Lotz (AUS) |
68.24 m | Joe Quigley (AUS) |
67.52 m |
| Javelin throw | John Stapylton-Smith (NZL) |
87.28 m | Mike Mahovlich (CAN) |
83.46 m | (USA) |
82.80 m |
| Decathlon | Dave Steen (CAN) |
8109 pts | Greg Haydenluck (CAN) |
7562 pts | Simon Poelman (NZL) |
7553 pts |
Women[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Michelle Finn (USA) |
11.63 | Angela Phipps (CAN) |
11.77 | (USA) |
11.79 |
| 200 metres | Gwen Torrence (USA) |
23.57 | Maree Chapman (AUS) |
23.59 | (USA) |
23.63 |
| 400 metres | Lillie Leatherwood (USA) |
51.06 | Maree Chapman (AUS) |
51.72 | (USA) |
52.64 |
| 800 metres | Renée Bélanger (CAN) |
2:02.45 | (USA) |
2:03.45 | (AUS) |
2:04.15 |
| 1500 metres | Sue Foster (USA) |
4:09.36 | (NZL) |
4:11.61 | (AUS) |
4:14.77 |
| 3000 metres | (AUS) |
9:06.53 | Sue Lee (CAN) |
9:07.55 | Christine Pfitzinger (NZL) |
9:08.95 |
| 100 m hurdles | Stephanie Hightower (USA) |
13.34 | Sylvia Forgrave (CAN) |
13.61 | (NZL) |
13.67 |
| 400 m hurdles | Schowonda Williams (USA) |
56.85 | Gwen Wall (CAN) |
57.64 | Lyn Grime (NZL) |
57.87 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | United States (USA) Michelle Finn Gwen Torrence |
44.25 | Canada (CAN) Esmie Lawrence Angela Phipps |
44.76 | Australia (AUS) Jane Flemming Maree Chapman Kerry Johnson |
45.00 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | United States (USA) |
3:28.20 | Australia (AUS) Maree Chapman |
3:33.40 | Canada (CAN) |
3:35.49 |
| High jump | (AUS) |
1.90 m | Coleen Sommer (USA) |
1.90 m | Megumi Sato (JPN) |
1.87 m |
| Long jump | Carol Lewis (USA) |
6.63 m | (CAN) |
6.37 m | (JPN) |
6.23 m |
| Shot put | Ramona Pagel (USA) |
18.40 m | Gael Martin (AUS) |
16.05 m | (AUS) |
15.68 m |
| Discus throw | Penny Neer (USA) |
61.36 m | (AUS) |
57.30 m | (CAN) |
54.24 m |
| Javelin throw | Cathy Sulinski (USA) |
57.20 m | Céline Chartrand (CAN) |
57.04 m | (CAN) |
55.70 m |
| Heptathlon | (AUS) |
5838 pts | Donna Smellie (CAN) |
5773 pts | (NZL) |
5451 pts |
References[]
- ^ Pacific Conference Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-14.
- ^ Track Stars at Cal Next Weekend. Los Angeles Times (1985-06-16). Retrieved on 2015-01-15.
- Medalists
- Pacific Conference Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-14.
- Australian results in full Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Results
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