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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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canberra
Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory at the northern tip of the Australian Alps, the country's highest mountain range. As of June 2021, Canberra's estimated population was 453,558. The area chosen for the capital had been inhabited by Indigenous Australians for up to 21,000 years, with the principal group being the Ngunnawal people. European settlement commenced in the first half of the 19th century, as evidenced by surviving landmarks such as St John's Anglican Church and Blundells Cottage. On 1 January 1901, federation of the colonies of Australia was achieved. Following a long dispute over whether Sydney or Melbourne should be the national capital, a compromise was reached: the new capital would be buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 IAAF World Cup
The 4th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on October 4–6, 1985, at the Bruce Stadium in Canberra, Australia. Overall results Medal summary Men Women External linksWorld Cup Results {{IAAF Championships IAAF Continental Cup |
Geoff Shaw (athlete)
Geoffrey Shaw or Geoff Shaw may refer to: * Geoff Shaw (minister) (1927–1978), Church of Scotland minister and Labour politician * Geoffrey Turton Shaw (1879–1943), English composer and musician * Geoff Shaw (politician) (born 1967), Australian politician *Geoffrey Shaw (MP) Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Reginald Devereux Shaw (29 May 1896 – 8 September 1960) was a British barrister, and the Conservative MP for Sowerby. Early career Shaw was educated at Cheltenham College and King's College, Cambridge. On the outbre ... (1896–1960), British politician and barrister * Geoff Shaw (rugby union) (born 1948), Australian international rugby union player and captain * Geoff Shaw (Aboriginal leader), Aboriginal leader in Alice Springs See also * Jeffrey Shaw (other) {{hndis, Shaw, Geoffrey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Crouch
Graham Crouch (11 January 1948, Ballarat – 28 November 2019, Lengenfeld, Germany) was an Australian former middle-distance runner who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... Major Competitions Crouch won the 1500m at the 1968/69 and 1977/78 Australian Athletics Championship. He also won 5000 m at 1975/76 Championships. Crouch's fifth place run in the classic 1974 Commonwealth Games 1500m established a new Australian record, breaking that set by Herb Elliot at the 1960 Olympic Games. He was a member of the Box Hill Athletics Club. He was married and lived in Lengenfeld (Germany). In the last week of November 2019 he lost his fight with cancer. References External links Athletics Australia Results 1948 births 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Ishii (runner) (石井貴, born 1971), Japanese baseball pitcher and coach
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Takashi Ishii is the name of * Takashi Ishii (film director) (石井隆, born 1946), Japanese film director, screenwriter and manga artist * Takashi Ishii (runner) (石井隆士, born 1954), Japanese runner and medalist in the 1981 Asian Athletics Championships * Takashi Ishii (baseball) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher and coach. He pitched for 14 seasons for the Seibu Lions and made three All-Star teams. His brother Akio Ishii was drafted in 1986 but never made it into Nippon Pro Baseball. Career Takashi Ishii play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Higham (athlete)
John Higham is the name of * John Higham (Australian politician) (1856–1927), Western Australian Legislative Assembly Member * John Higham (historian) (1920–2003), American historian * John Sharp Higham John Sharp Higham (14 June 1857 – 5 January 1932) was a British Liberal Party politician and cotton manufacturer. Background A son of Eli Higham, a cotton manufacturer from Accrington. He was educated privately. He married in 1899, Pollie Har ... (1857-1932), British politician * John Higham (MP for City of London) (died c.1442) {{hndis, Higham, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chum Darvall
Chum may refer to: Broadcasting * CHUM Limited, a defunct Canadian media company * CHUM Radio, now Bell Media Radio, a Canadian radio broadcasting company * CHUM (AM), a Toronto radio station * CHUM-FM, a Toronto radio station * CHUM Chart, a Canadian record chart * Chums, a segment on the TV series ''SMTV Live'' People * Chum Bunrong (born 1950), Cambodian diplomat * Choun Chum (born 1986), Cambodian footballer * Khieu Chum (1907–1975), Cambodian Buddhist monk * Chum Mey (born ), Cambodian genocide survivor * Chum Taylor (born 1927), Australian motorcycle speedway rider Other uses * Chum, a mako shark character in ''Finding Nemo'' * "Chum" (song), by American rapper Earl Sweatshirt * Chum (tent) * Chum salmon (''Oncorhynchus keta'') * Chumming, a fishing practice * ''Chums'' (paper), a defunct British boys newspaper * Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, a university hospital network in Montreal, Canada * Chums Scout Patrols, early Scouting groups * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Willis (athlete)
Mike Willis (born December 26, 1950) is an American former Major League Baseball player who played for the Toronto Blue Jays from 1977 to 1981. He batted and threw left-handed. He is and weighed 210 lbs. He attended Vanderbilt University. He was born on December 26, 1950, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 1972. In 1978, he was one of three left-handers named "Mike" (the others being Mike Flanagan and Mike Caldwell) to defeat the New York Yankees' Ron Guidry in 1978 during Guidry's 25–3 Cy Young season. Normally a relief pitcher, Willis was pressed into service as the Toronto Blue Jays starter on September 20, 1978, and led the Jays to an 8–1 victory over the Yankees and Guidry. Calling it "the game of my life", it was Willis' only career win as a starting pitcher, and his only career complete game In baseball, a complete game (CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher. A pitcher w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim O'Sullivan (athlete)
Jim O'Sullivan may refer to: *Jim O'Sullivan, husband of Irish businesswoman Margaret Molloy * Jim O'Sullivan (hurler), member of Cork Junior Hurling Team 1994 * Jim O'Sullivan (police commissioner), commissioner 1992–2000 of Queensland Police Service * Jim O'Sullivan (athlete), Australian 400m silver medallist in 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, Austral ... * Jim O'Sullivan (engineer), Chief Executive of Highways England {{human name disambiguation, Osullivan, Jim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bevan Smith
Bevan Duncan Smith (born 18 July 1950) is a former New Zealand sprinter. He won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games. He represented New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ..., placing 4th in his heat of the 2nd round of the 200 metres. At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he came 4th in the 400 metres, and was part of the men's 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relay teams that placed 7th and 5th respectively. Smith competed at his second Commonwealth Games in 1978 where he made the quarter finals of the 200 metres and ran in the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relay teams again. References 1950 births New Zealand male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshio Toyota
is a Japanese retired sprinter. He qualified for the 1980 Japan Olympic team but did not compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He was the gold medallist in the 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1981 Asian Championships and the first Japanese to run under 21 seconds with electronic timing in the 200 metres. Personal bests *100 metres – 10.41 (1982) *200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ... – 20.81 (1982) - Former national record International competitions National titles * Japanese Championships **100 m: 1977, 1979 **200 m: 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982 References 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Kumamoto Prefecture People from Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Japanese male sprinters Asian Games silver medalists f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Lehmann
Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodrigues de Oliveira, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1979), Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1983), Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1986), Frederico Burgel Xavier, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1993), Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos, Brazilian * Fred Again (born 1993), British songwriter known as FRED Television and movies * '' Fred Claus'', a 2007 Christmas film * ''Fred'' (2014 film), a 2014 documentary film * Fred Figglehorn, a YouTube character created by Lucas Cruikshank ** ''Fred'' (franchise), a Nickelodeon media franchise ** '' Fred: The Movie'', a 2010 independent comedy film * ''Fred the Caveman'', French Teletoon production from 2002 * Fred Flints ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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