Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump
Appearance
The men's long jump event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Roy Mitchell![]() |
Chris Commons![]() |
Suresh Babu![]() |
Results
Qualification
Held on 8 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Chris Commons | ![]() |
7.81w | q | |
Ken Lorraway | ![]() |
7.35 | q | |
Elijah Mbaabu | ![]() |
7.25 | q | |
13 | Steve Hanna | ![]() |
7.22 | |
14 | Barry Boyd | ![]() |
7.17 | |
15 | Ronald Chambers | ![]() |
6.86 | |
16 | Emmanuel Mbogo | ![]() |
6.85 | |
17 | James Malleh Wadda | ![]() |
6.54 |
Final
Held on 10 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Roy Mitchell | ![]() |
8.06w | |
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Chris Commons | ![]() |
8.04w | |
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Suresh Babu | ![]() |
7.94w | |
4 | Dennis Trott | ![]() |
7.89 | |
5 | Richard Rock | ![]() |
7.85 | |
6 | Emmanuel Mifetu | ![]() |
7.82 | |
7 | Bogger Mushanga | ![]() |
7.68 | |
8 | Ken Lorraway | ![]() |
7.57w | |
9 | William Kirkpatrick | ![]() |
7.53 | |
10 | Jim McAndrew | ![]() |
7.48 | |
11 | Ravi Kumara | ![]() |
7.41 | |
Elijah Mbaabu | ![]() |
DNS |
References
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-25.