Pacific Conference Games
The Pacific Conference Games were track and field competitions that were held every four years between 1969 and 1985. Australia , Canada , Japan , New Zealand and the United States were involved in the first Pacific Conference Games, and from 1981 they were open to athletes from all nations.
The event was proposed during the 1967 Tokyo Summer Universiade, at a meeting of Japanese national sports officials with their counterparts from other western Pacific Coast nations. The intent was to hold two-day high-level athletics competitions one year after each Olympics. It was mentioned in contemporary reports that this limited format was proposed in order to exclude the Soviet Union, which boycotted the Tokyo Universiade.
Games | year | date | Stage of execution | was standing | country | Disciplines |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. | 1969 | September 26-27 | Tokyo Olympic Stadium | Tokyo | Japan | 32 |
II | 1973 | June 27-28 | Centennial Park Stadium | Toronto | Canada | 32 |
III | 1977 | December 3-4 | Bruce Stadium | Canberra | Australia | 34 |
IV | 1981 | January 31st - February 1st | Queen Elizabeth II Stadium | Christchurch | New Zealand | 37 |
V | 1985 | June 22-23 | Edwards Stadium | Berkeley California | United States | 37 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ 5 Nations Agree to Have Track Meets . Chicago Tribune , Section 2, pg. 3 (1967-12-09). Retrieved January 15, 2015.