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.

[1] A total of 20 men's and 14 women's athletics events were contested.

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.

[2] It marked the first major international athletics event to be held in the country since the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

[3] The stadium later went on to host the 1985 IAAF World Cup.