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 England |
Chris Commons Australia |
Suresh Babu India |
Results
Qualification
Held on 8 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Commons | Australia | 7.81w | q | |
Ken Lorraway | Australia | 7.35 | q | |
Elijah Mbaabu | Kenya | 7.25 | q | |
13 | Steve Hanna | Bahamas | 7.22 | |
14 | Barry Boyd | Canada | 7.17 | |
15 | Ronald Chambers | Jamaica | 6.86 | |
16 | Emmanuel Mbogo | Tanzania | 6.85 | |
17 | James Malleh Wadda | Gambia | 6.54 |
Final
Held on 10 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Roy Mitchell | England | 8.06w | ||
Chris Commons | Australia | 8.04w | ||
Suresh Babu | India | 7.94w | ||
4 | Dennis Trott | Bermuda | 7.89 | |
5 | Richard Rock | Canada | 7.85 | |
6 | Emmanuel Mifetu | Ghana | 7.82 | |
7 | Bogger Mushanga | Zambia | 7.68 | |
8 | Ken Lorraway | Australia | 7.57w | |
9 | William Kirkpatrick | Northern Ireland | 7.53 | |
10 | Jim McAndrew | Canada | 7.48 | |
11 | Ravi Kumara | India | 7.41 | |
Elijah Mbaabu | Kenya | DNS |
References
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-25.