1973 Pacific Conference Games
# 1973 Pacific Conference Games

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. A total of 20 men's and 12 women's athletics events were contested.

## Medal summary

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 | 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 |
