II Pacific Conference Games
Size200px
Optional captionThe host stadium
Host cityToronto, Canada
Dates27–28 June
StadiumCentennial Park Stadium
Events32
Previous1969 Tokyo
Next1977 Canberra

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]

Medal summary

Men

100 metresHerb Washington (United States)10.5Masahide Jinno (Japan)10.6Ivory Crockett (United States)10.6
200 metresMarshall Dill (United States)21.2Mark Lutz (United States)21.2Bevan Smith (New Zealand)21.5
400 metresMaurice Peoples (United States)45.5Carl Farmer (United States)46.9Bill Hooker (Australia)47.1
800 metresRick Wohlhuter (United States)1:49.2Bill Hooker (Australia)1:49.6John Walker (New Zealand)1:50.0
1500 metresRod Dixon (New Zealand)3:42.0Tony Polhill (New Zealand)3:42.5Chuck LaBenz (United States)3:42.9
5000 metresGrant McLaren (Canada)13:38.4Dick Quax (New Zealand)13:38.8Dick Buerkle (United States)13:48.8
10,000 metresIchio Sato (Japan)29:21.0Dan Shaughnessy (Canada)29:23.0Dick Tayler (New Zealand)29:34.6
110 m hurdlesThomas Hill (United States)13.7Warren Parr (Australia)14.2Mal Baird (Australia)14.4
400 m hurdlesRobert Primeaux (United States)50.8Gary Knoke (Australia)51.6David Jarvis (Canada)52.5
3000 metres steeplechaseKerry O'Brien (Australia)8:36.6Barry Brown (United States)8:37.4Takaharu Koyama (Japan)8:39.2
4×100 m relayUnited States39.7New Zealand40.6Japan40.6
4×400 m relayUnited States3:07.0New Zealand3:10.0Canada3:11.0
High jumpJohn Hawkins (Canada)2.18 mChris Dunn (United States)2.14 mClaude Ferragne (Canada)
Lawrie Peckham (Australia)
Hidehiko Tomizawa (Japan)		2.09 m
Pole vaultVic Dias (United States)5.15 mBruce Simpson (Canada)5.10 mRay Boyd (Australia)5.00 m
Long jumpAl Lanier (United States)7.98 mChris Commons (Australia)7.91 mRick Cuttell (Canada)7.59 m
Triple jumpJohn Craft (United States)16.39 mMick McGrath (Australia)15.75 mPhil May (Australia)15.71 m
Shot putSam Walker (United States)19.04 mBruce Pirnie (Canada)18.04 mRay Rigby (Australia)17.19 m
Discus throwMac Wilkins (United States)61.26 mAin Roost (Canada)55.68 mTony Pervan (New Zealand)51.32 m
Hammer throwPeter Farmer (Australia)64.94 mYoshihisa Ishida (Japan)62.96 mAl Hall (United States)62.66 m
Javelin throwCary Feldmann (United States)82.50 mSig Koscik (Australia)69.36 mMinoru Onda (Japan)68.28 m

Women

100 metresRaelene Boyle (Australia)11.8Wendy Brown (New Zealand)11.8Denise Robertson (Australia)11.8
200 metresDenise Robertson (Australia)23.6Raelene Boyle (Australia)23.7Jackie Thompson (United States)24.0
400 metresJudy Canty (Australia)52.9Charlene Rendina (Australia)52.9Joyce Sadowick (Canada)54.0
800 metresMary Decker (United States)2:05.1Charlene Rendina (Australia)2:05.2Glenda Reiser (Canada)2:05.2
1500 metresFrancie Larrieu (United States)4:12.5Glenda Reiser (Canada)4:13.4Thelma Wright (Canada)4:16.9
100 m hurdlesPatty Johnson (United States)13.5Gaye Dell (Australia)14.0Wendy Taylor (Canada)14.1
4×100 m relayAustralia
Denise Robertson
Raelene Boyle
Gaye Dell
Lyn Jacenko		45.3Canada45.3United States45.4
High jumpLouise Hanna (Canada)1.74 mMikiko Sone (Japan)
Debbie Van Kiekebelt (Canada)		1.71 mNot awarded
Long jumpMartha Watson (United States)6.37 mLyn Tillett (Australia)6.34 mErica Nixon (Australia)6.28 m
Shot putMaren Seidler (United States)15.61 mKayoko Hayashi (Japan)15.14 mValerie Young (New Zealand)14.62 m
Discus throwCarol Martin (Canada)50.60 mJoan Pavelich (Canada)47.48 mKayoko Hayashi (Japan)44.68 m
Javelin throwKate Schmidt (United States)57.94 mMieko Takasaka (Japan)49.62 mPetra Rivers (Australia)47.14 m

References

  1. ^ Dill Edges Past Lutz in Toronto. Lawrence Journal-World, pg. 17 (1973-06-28). Retrieved on 2015-01-14.
  2. ^ Pacific Conference Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-14.