The 1973 Pacific Conference Games was the second edition of the international athletics competition between five Pacific coast nations: Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States. It was held on June 27 and 28 in Toronto.[1] A total of 20 men's and 12 women's athletics events were contested.[2]
| II Pacific Conference Games | |
|---|---|
 The host stadium | |
| Dates | 27–28 June |
| Host city | Toronto, Canada |
| Venue | Centennial Park Stadium |
| Events | 32 |
Medal summary edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Herb Washington (USA) |
10.5 |  Masahide Jinno (JPN) |
10.6 | Ivory Crockett (USA) |
10.6 |
| 200 metres | Marshall Dill (USA) |
21.2 | Mark Lutz (USA) |
21.2 |  Bevan Smith (NZL) |
21.5 |
| 400 metres | Maurice Peoples (USA) |
45.5 | Carl Farmer (USA) |
46.9 |  Bill Hooker (AUS) |
47.1 |
| 800 metres | Rick Wohlhuter (USA) |
1:49.2 | Bill Hooker (AUS) |
1:49.6 | John Walker (NZL) |
1:50.0 |
| 1500 metres | Rod Dixon (NZL) |
3:42.0 | Tony Polhill (NZL) |
3:42.5 | Chuck LaBenz (USA) |
3:42.9 |
| 5000 metres |  Grant McLaren (CAN) |
13:38.4 | Dick Quax (NZL) |
13:38.8 | Dick Buerkle (USA) |
13:48.8 |
| 10,000 metres | Ichio Sato (JPN) |
29:21.0 | Dan Shaughnessy (CAN) |
29:23.0 | Dick Tayler (NZL) |
29:34.6 |
| 110 m hurdles | Thomas Hill (USA) |
13.7 | Warren Parr (AUS) |
14.2 | Mal Baird (AUS) |
14.4 |
| 400 m hurdles | Robert Primeaux (USA) |
50.8 | Gary Knoke (AUS) |
51.6 | David Jarvis (CAN) |
52.5 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Kerry O'Brien (AUS) |
8:36.6 | Barry Brown (USA) |
8:37.4 | Takaharu Koyama (JPN) |
8:39.2 |
| 4×100 m relay | United States (USA) |
39.7 | New Zealand (NZL) |
40.6 | Japan (JPN) |
40.6 |
| 4×400 m relay | United States (USA) |
3:07.0 | New Zealand (NZL) |
3:10.0 | Canada (CAN) |
3:11.0 |
| High jump | John Hawkins (CAN) |
2.18 m | Chris Dunn (USA) |
2.14 m | Claude Ferragne (CAN) Lawrie Peckham (AUS) Hidehiko Tomizawa (JPN) |
2.09 m |
| Pole vault | Vic Dias (USA) |
5.15 m | Bruce Simpson (CAN) |
5.10 m | Ray Boyd (AUS) |
5.00 m |
| Long jump | Al Lanier (USA) |
7.98 m | Chris Commons (AUS) |
7.91 m | Rick Cuttell (CAN) |
7.59 m |
| Triple jump | John Craft (USA) |
16.39 m | Mick McGrath (AUS) |
15.75 m | Phil May (AUS) |
15.71 m |
| Shot put | Sam Walker (USA) |
19.04 m | Bruce Pirnie (CAN) |
18.04 m | Ray Rigby (AUS) |
17.19 m |
| Discus throw | Mac Wilkins (USA) |
61.26 m | Ain Roost (CAN) |
55.68 m | Tony Pervan (NZL) |
51.32 m |
| Hammer throw | Peter Farmer (AUS) |
64.94 m | Yoshihisa Ishida (JPN) |
62.96 m | Al Hall (USA) |
62.66 m |
| Javelin throw | Cary Feldmann (USA) |
82.50 m | Sig Koscik (AUS) |
69.36 m | Minoru Onda (JPN) |
68.28 m |
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Raelene Boyle (AUS) |
11.8 | Wendy Brown (NZL) |
11.8 | Denise Robertson (AUS) |
11.8 |
| 200 metres | Denise Robertson (AUS) |
23.6 | Raelene Boyle (AUS) |
23.7 | Jackie Thompson (USA) |
24.0 |
| 400 metres | Judy Canty (AUS) |
52.9 | Charlene Rendina (AUS) |
52.9 | Joyce Sadowick (CAN) |
54.0 |
| 800 metres | Mary Decker (USA) |
2:05.1 | Charlene Rendina (AUS) |
2:05.2 | Glenda Reiser (CAN) |
2:05.2 |
| 1500 metres | Francie Larrieu (USA) |
4:12.5 | Glenda Reiser (CAN) |
4:13.4 | Thelma Wright (CAN) |
4:16.9 |
| 100 m hurdles | Patty Johnson (USA) |
13.5 | Gaye Dell (AUS) |
14.0 | Wendy Taylor (CAN) |
14.1 |
| 4×100 m relay | Australia (AUS) Denise Robertson Raelene Boyle Gaye Dell Lyn Jacenko |
45.3 | Canada (CAN) |
45.3 | United States (USA) |
45.4 |
| High jump | Louise Hanna (CAN) |
1.74 m | Mikiko Sone (JPN) Debbie Van Kiekebelt (CAN) |
1.71 m | Not awarded | |
| Long jump | Martha Watson (USA) |
6.37 m | Lyn Tillett (AUS) |
6.34 m | Erica Nixon (AUS) |
6.28 m |
| Shot put | Maren Seidler (USA) |
15.61 m | Kayoko Hayashi (JPN) |
15.14 m | Valerie Young (NZL) |
14.62 m |
| Discus throw | Carol Martin (CAN) |
50.60 m | Joan Pavelich (CAN) |
47.48 m | Kayoko Hayashi (JPN) |
44.68 m |
| Javelin throw | Kate Schmidt (USA) |
57.94 m | Mieko Takasaka (JPN) |
49.62 m | Petra Rivers (AUS) |
47.14 m |
References edit
- ^ Dill Edges Past Lutz in Toronto. Lawrence Journal-World, pg. 17 (1973-06-28). Retrieved on 2015-01-14.
- ^ Pacific Conference Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-14.
- Pacific Conference Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-14.
- Australia at the Games Pacific Conference Games - 1973 Toronto, Canada Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Australia. Retrieved on 2015-01-15.