The 1969 Pacific Conference Games was the first edition of the international athletics competition between five Pacific coast nations: Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States. It was held from 26–27 September at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2] A total of 20 men's and 12 women's athletics events were contested.[3]
| I Pacific Conference Games | |
|---|---|
 The host stadium | |
| Dates | 26–27 September |
| Host city | Tokyo, Japan |
| Venue | National Olympic Stadium |
| Events | 32 |
Medal summary edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Ivory Crockett (USA) |
10.4 |  Greg Lewis (AUS) |
10.6 |  Masahide Jinno (JPN) |
10.6 |
| 200 metres | Peter Norman (AUS) |
21.0 | Greg Lewis (AUS) |
21.0 | Ivory Crockett (USA) |
21.3 |
| 400 metres | Len van Hofwegen (USA) |
46.6 | Jay Elbel (USA) |
47.6 |  Tony Powell (CAN) |
48.1 |
| 800 metres | Ralph Doubell (AUS) |
1:48.0 | Keith Wheeler (AUS) |
1:48.9 | Lowell Paul (USA) |
1:48.9 |
| 1500 metres | Tony Benson (AUS) |
3:43.8 |  Dick Tayler (NZL) |
3:44.7 | Norm Trerise (CAN) |
3:45.4 |
| 5000 metres | Tracy Smith (USA) |
13:40.2 | Rex Maddaford (NZL) |
13:45.8 | John Coyle (AUS) |
13:48.0 |
| 10,000 metres | Kenny Moore (USA) |
29:01.2 | Tsugumichi Suzuki (JPN) |
29:01.4 | Dave Lotty (AUS) |
29:02.4 |
| 110 m hurdles | Gary Power (USA) |
14.1 | Mal Baird (AUS) |
14.4 | Dale Frederick (AUS) |
14.5 |
| 400 m hurdles | Gary Knoke (AUS) |
51.0 | Bill Hooker (AUS) |
52.7 | Brian Donnelly (CAN) |
52.9 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Kerry O'Brien (AUS) |
8:35.4 | Tony Manning (AUS) |
8:35.6 | Taketsugu Saruwatari (JPN) |
8:35.8 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Australia (AUS) Greg Lewis Phil May Peter Norman Murray Tolbert |
40.8 | Japan (JPN) |
40.9 | United States (USA) |
41.2 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | United States (USA) |
3:07.4 | Canada (CAN) |
3:12.7 | Australia (AUS) Ralph Doubell Bill Hooker Phil King Gary Knoke |
3:13.3 |
| High jump | Lawrie Peckham (AUS) |
2.14 m | Phil Shinnick (USA) |
2.06 m | Hidehiko Tomizawa (JPN) |
2.06 m |
| Pole vault | Kyoichiro Inoue (JPN) |
5.10 m | Bob Seagren (USA) |
4.90 m | Kiyoshi Niwa (JPN) |
4.90 m |
| Long jump | Phil May (AUS) |
7.74 m | Shinji Ogura (JPN) |
7.58 m | Hiroomi Yamada (JPN) |
7.56 m |
| Triple jump | Phil May (AUS) |
16.53 m | Yukito Muraki (JPN) |
16.36 m | Toshiaki Inoue (JPN) |
15.88 m |
| Shot put | Les Mills (NZL) |
18.90 m | Brian Oldfield (USA) |
18.85 m | Dave Steen (CAN) |
18.54 m |
| Discus throw | George Puce (CAN) |
56.00 m | Tim Vollmer (USA) |
54.96 m | Dave Steen (CAN) |
54.94 m |
| Hammer throw | George Frenn (USA) |
65.00 m | Yoshihisa Ishida (JPN) |
64.74 m | Shigenobu Murofushi (JPN) |
63.32 m |
| Javelin throw | Milt Sonsky (USA) |
80.36 m | Hisao Yamamoto (JPN) |
75.34 m | Sig Koscik (AUS) |
73.84 m |
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Marion Hoffman (AUS) |
11.7 | Penny Haworth (NZL) |
11.9 | Stephanie Berto (CAN) |
11.9 |
| 200 metres | Raelene Boyle (AUS) |
23.9 | Marion Hoffman (AUS) |
24.1 | Penny Haworth (NZL) |
24.3 |
| 400 metres | Kathy Hammond (USA) |
53.4 | Lorraine Wilson (NZL) |
54.5 | Nancy Shafer (USA) |
54.6 |
| 800 metres | Cheryl Peasley (AUS) |
2:04.7 | Doris Brown (USA) |
2:05.4 | Nancy Shafer (USA) |
2:06.5 |
| 1500 metres | Doris Brown (USA) |
4:19.9 | Val Robinson (NZL) |
4:23.0 | Francie Larrieu (USA) |
4:28.5 |
| 100 m hurdles | Pam Kilborn (AUS) |
13.3 | Penny McCallum (AUS) |
14.0 | Mamie Rallins (USA) |
14.2 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Australia (AUS) Raelene Boyle Marion Hoffman Jenny Lamy Diane Pease |
45.1 | Canada (CAN) |
46.0 | New Zealand (NZL) |
46.4 |
| High jump | Debbie Brill (CAN) |
1.71 m | Carolyn Wright (AUS) |
1.71 m | Susan Baster (NZL) Diane Jones (CAN) |
1.60 m |
| Long jump | Willye White (USA) |
6.26w m | Hiroko Yamashita (JPN) |
6.11 m | Brenda Eisler (CAN) |
5.98 m |
| Shot put | Barbara Poulsen (NZL) |
14.90 m | Lynn Graham (USA) |
14.84 m | Diane Charteris (NZL) |
14.48 m |
| Discus throw | Jean Roberts (AUS) |
51.14 m | Carol Martin (CAN) |
45.72 m | Diane Charteris (NZL) |
45.28 m |
| Javelin throw | Jay Dahlgren (CAN) |
54.40 m | Petra Rivers (AUS) |
52.58 m | Chris Thompson (AUS) |
50.76 m |
References edit
- ^ Canada Set To Propose. Winnipeg Free Press, pg. 34 (1969-09-26). Retrieved on 2015-01-15.
- ^ 5 Nations Agree to Have Track Meets. Chicago Tribune, Section 2, pg. 3 (1967-12-09). Retrieved on 2015-01-15.
- ^ Pacific Conference Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-14.
- Medalists
- Pacific Conference Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-14.
- Australia at the Games Pacific Conference Games - 1969 Tokyo, Japan Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Australia. Retrieved on 2015-01-15.