# 1977 Pacific Conference Games

The 1977 Pacific Conference Games was the third edition of the international athletics competition between five Pacific coast nations: Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States. It was held on 3 and 4 December in Canberra, Australia. A total of 20 men's and 14 women's athletics events were contested. Two new women's events were added to the programme of the previous edition: the 400 metres hurdles and the 4×400 metres relay. The relay event had gained Olympic status in 1972, but the inclusion of the women's hurdles event was ahead of its time as it was not held at the Olympics until seven years later.
It marked the first major international athletics event to be held in the country since the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. The venue, Bruce Stadium, was purpose-built for the competition and represented a new, modern stadium for the sport in Australia. The stadium later went on to host the 1985 IAAF World Cup. The area's sporting reputation grew with the opening of the Australian Institute of Sport nearby in 1981.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Paul Narracott (AUS) | 10.52 | Bill Collins (USA) | 10.69 | Fred Lehmann (AUS) | 10.77 |
| 200 metres | Bill Collins (USA) | 20.83 | Paul Narracott (AUS) | 21.06 | Toshio Toyota (JPN) | 21.28 |
| 400 metres | Bevan Smith (NZL) | 46.27 | Jim O'Sullivan (AUS) | 46.35 | Mike Willis (AUS) | 46.93 |
| 800 metres | Chum Darvall (AUS) | 1:47.88 | John Higham (AUS) | 1:48.54 | Takashi Ishii (JPN) | 1:48.93 |
| 1500 metres | Takashi Ishii (JPN) | 3:45.08 | Graham Crouch (AUS) | 3:45.17 | Geoff Shaw (NZL) | 3:45.94 |
| 5000 metres | David Fitzsimons (AUS) | 13:45.15 | Geoff Shaw (NZL) | 13:50.66 | Dave Hill (CAN) | 13:55.22 |
| 10,000 metres | Rob de Castella (AUS) | 29:23.66 | Greg Fredericks (USA) | 29:28.93 | Peter Butler (CAN) | 30:20.02 |
| 110 m hurdles | Warren Parr (AUS) | 14.21 | Charles Foster (USA) | 14.21 | Don Wright (AUS) | 14.25 |
| 400 m hurdles | Garry Brown (AUS) | 51.89 | Sam Turner (USA) | 53.08 | Takashi Nagao (JPN) | 53.30 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Ron Addison (USA) | 8:38.16 | Masanari Shintaku (JPN) | 8:44.44 | Bob Hendy (AUS) | 8:55.46 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | United States (USA) | 38.85 | Japan (JPN) | 39.54 | Australia (AUS) Fred Lehmann Paul Narracott Jim O'Sullivan Don Wright | 39.96 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | United States (USA) | 3:07.26 | Japan (JPN) | 3:08.01 | Australia (AUS) Chum Darvall Paul Narracott Jim O'Sullivan Mike Willis | 3:11.18 |
| High jump | Kazunori Koshikawa (JPN) | 2.17 m | Ron Livers (USA) | 2.13 m | Moriichi Takako (JPN) | 2.10 m |
| Pole vault | Bruce Simpson (CAN) | 5.25 m | Ray Boyd (AUS) | 5.05 m | Yasuhiro Kigawa (JPN) | 5.00 m |
| Long jump | Chris Commons (AUS) | 8.08w m | Kashira Machida (JPN) | 7.64 m w | Glenn Stewart (AUS) | 7.59 m |
| Triple jump | Ron Livers (USA) | 16.63 m | Yasushi Ueta (JPN) | 16.35 m | Milan Tiff (USA) | 16.32 m |
| Shot put | Colin Anderson (USA) | 19.62 m | Bruno Pauletto (CAN) | 18.43 m | Yuzo Koyama (JPN) | 15.44 m |
| Discus throw | Dan Gardner (USA) | 57.54 m | Kiyotaka Kawasaki (JPN) | 57.44 m | Wayne Martin (AUS) | 51.66 m |
| Hammer throw | Peter Farmer (AUS) | 67.62 m | Yoji Kitano (JPN) | 62.82 m | Murray Cheater (NZL) | 61.06 m |
| Javelin throw | Phil Olsen (CAN) | 80.98 m | Mike O'Rourke (NZL) | 74.32 m | John Corazza (CAN) | 73.54 m |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Denise Robertson (AUS) | 11.67 | Debbie Wells (AUS) | 11.79 | Wendy Brown (NZL) | 11.91 |
| 200 metres | Denise Robertson (AUS) | 22.87 | Debbie Wells (AUS) | 23.64 | Kim Robertson (NZL) | 23.68 |
| 400 metres | Verna Burnard (AUS) | 52.63 | Sharon Dabney (USA) | 53.03 | Marian Fisher (AUS) | 53.19 |
| 800 metres | Francie Larrieu (USA) | 2:06.30 | Michelle Green (NZL) | 2:06.68 | Alison Wrench (AUS) | 2:07.22 |
| 1500 metres | Francie Larrieu (USA) | 4:18.32 | Debbie Pearson (CAN) | 4:19.09 | Debbie Campbell (CAN) Jan Healy (NZL) | 4:26.82 |
| 100 m hurdles | Deby LaPlante (USA) | 14.03 | Cheryl Boswell (AUS) | 14.35 | Emi Akimoto (JPN) | 14.44 |
| 400 m hurdles | Marian Fisher (AUS) | 57.28 | Francine Gendron (CAN) | 58.40 | Carmen Campton (AUS) | 58.53 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Australia (AUS) Denise Robertson Lyn Jacenko Marian Fisher Debbie Wells | 44.26 | New Zealand (NZL) | 44.95 | Canada (CAN) | 45.99 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Australia (AUS) Denise Robertson Verna Burnard Carmen Campton Marian Fisher | 3:34.24 | Canada (CAN) | 3:37.94 | New Zealand (NZL) | 3:42.54 |
| High jump | Debbie Brill (CAN) | 1.88 m | Tamami Yagi (JPN) | 1.82 m | Chris Annison (AUS) | 1.80 m |
| Long jump | Lyn Jacenko (AUS) | 6.59w m | Erica Hooker (AUS) | 6.38 m | Noeline Hodgins (NZL) | 6.18 m |
| Shot put | Gael Mulhall (AUS) | 16.15 m | Kayoko Hayashi (JPN) | 16.00 m | Lucette Moreau (CAN) | 15.40 m |
| Discus throw | Jane Haist (CAN) | 55.64 m | Gael Mulhall (AUS) | 54.40 m | Lynne Winbigler (USA) | 52.58 m |
| Javelin throw | Pam Matthews (AUS) | 56.88 m | Karen Smith (USA) | 54.50 m | Keiko Myogai (JPN) | 49.90 m |