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]
| V Pacific Conference Games | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The host stadium | |
| Dates | 22–23 June |
| Host city | Berkeley, California, United States |
| Venue | Edwards Stadium |
| Events | 37 |
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
editMen
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Emmit King (USA) |
10.44 | Lee McNeill (USA) |
10.45 |  Rick Jones (CAN) |
10.56 |
| 200 metres | Harvey McSwain (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 | Cedric Vaughans (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 | Dave Campbell (CAN) |
3:44.25 |  Peter Bourke (AUS) |
3:45.13 | Craig Masback (USA) |
3:45.44 |
| 5000 metres | Rob Lonergan (CAN) |
13:54.00 | Tsukasa Endo (JPN) |
13:54.45 | Brad Erickstad (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 | Alex Washington (USA) |
13.5w | Tom Wilcher (USA) |
13.6w | Jeff Glass (CAN) |
13.7w |
| 400 m hurdles | Nat Page (USA) |
49.56 | John Graham (CAN) |
50.11 | Tony Valentine (USA) |
50.30 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Peter Renner (NZL) |
8:28.33 | Graeme Fell (CAN) |
8:40.67 | Hideki Mieda (JPN) |
8:41.79 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | United States (USA) Lee McNeill Emmit King Greg Moore Harvey McSwain |
39.30 | Australia (AUS) Neil Honey Clayton Kearney Miles Murphy Robert Stone |
40.28 | Japan (JPN) Hirofumi Miyazaki Koichi Mishiba Koji Kurihara Hiromi Kawagumi |
40.40 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | United States (USA) |
3:03.70 | Japan (JPN) |
3:05.76 | Australia (AUS) Ken Gordon Dale Horrobin 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 | Steve Stubblefield (USA) |
5.40 m | Neil Honey (AUS) |
5.20 m | Toshiyuki Hashioka (JPN) |
5.20 m |
| Long jump | Mike McRae (USA) |
7.82w m | Junichi Usui (JPN) |
7.69 m | Steve Walsh (NZL) |
7.46 m |
| Triple jump | Willie Banks (USA) |
17.07 m | Yasushi Ueta (JPN) |
16.36 m | Matt Sweeney (AUS) |
15.81 m |
| Shot put | Jesse Stuart (USA) |
20.24 m | Luby Chambul (CAN) |
17.66 m | Henry Smith (NZL) |
16.96 m |
| Discus throw | Art Swarts (USA) |
59.48 m | Ray Lazdins (CAN) |
58.20 m | Paul Nandapi (AUS) |
57.98 m |
| Hammer throw | Dave McKenzie (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 | Craig Christianson (USA) |
82.80 m |
| Decathlon | Dave Steen (CAN) |
8109 pts | Greg Haydenluck (CAN) |
7562 pts | Simon Poelman (NZL) |
7553 pts |
Women
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Michelle Finn (USA) |
11.63 | Angela Phipps (CAN) |
11.77 | Katherine Wallace (USA) |
11.79 |
| 200 metres | Gwen Torrence (USA) |
23.57 | Maree Chapman (AUS) |
23.59 | Ella Smith (USA) |
23.63 |
| 400 metres | Lillie Leatherwood (USA) |
51.06 | Maree Chapman (AUS) |
51.72 | Tonya McIntosh (USA) |
52.64 |
| 800 metres | Renée Bélanger (CAN) |
2:02.45 | Veronica McIntosh (USA) |
2:03.45 | Bronwyn Fleming (AUS) |
2:04.15 |
| 1500 metres | Sue Foster (USA) |
4:09.36 | Anne McKenzie (NZL) |
4:11.61 | Penny Just (AUS) |
4:14.77 |
| 3000 metres | Sharon Dalton (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 | Lyn Stock (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) Tonya McIntosh Michelle Finn Gwen Torrence Ella Smith |
44.25 | Canada (CAN) Esmie Lawrence Fay Blackwood Angela Phipps Carol Galloway |
44.76 | Australia (AUS) Jenny Flaherty Jane Flemming Maree Chapman Kerry Johnson |
45.00 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | United States (USA) Roberta Belle Susan Shurr Michelle Maxey Tonya McIntosh |
3:28.20 | Australia (AUS) Jenny Flaherty Bronwyn Fleming Maree Chapman Debbie Tomsett |
3:33.40 | Canada (CAN) |
3:35.49 |
| High jump | Deann Bopf (AUS) |
1.90 m | Coleen Sommer (USA) |
1.90 m | Megumi Sato (JPN) |
1.87 m |
| Long jump | Carol Lewis (USA) |
6.63 m | Carol Galloway (CAN) |
6.37 m | Minako Isogai (JPN) |
6.23 m |
| Shot put | Ramona Pagel (USA) |
18.40 m | Gael Martin (AUS) |
16.05 m | Sue Reinwald (AUS) |
15.68 m |
| Discus throw | Penny Neer (USA) |
61.36 m | Sue Reinwald (AUS) |
57.30 m | Gale Dolegiewicz (CAN) |
54.24 m |
| Javelin throw | Cathy Sulinski (USA) |
57.20 m | Céline Chartrand (CAN) |
57.04 m | Laurie Schultz (CAN) |
55.70 m |
| Heptathlon | Jocelyn Millar-Cubit (AUS) |
5838 pts | Donna Smellie (CAN) |
5773 pts | Terry Genge (NZL) |
5451 pts |
References
edit- ^ 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