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Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Women's pentathlon

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Women's pentathlon
at the Commonwealth Games

The women's pentathlon event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1] This was the last time that this event was contested at the Commonwealth Games, four years later being replaced by the heptathlon.

Results

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The best mark for each event is highlighted. All five events were won by the gold medallist which as of 2024 is the only time this has happened in a women's pentathlon at a major championships.

The winning margin was 546 points which smashed the previous record of 111 points set in Edinburgh eight years earlier.


Rank Athlete Nationality 100m H SP HJ LJ 800m Points Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Diane Jones-Konihowski  Canada 13.85 14.87 1.88 6.41 2:12.1 4768 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sue Mapstone  England 14.17 11.32 1.75 6.06 2:19.3 4222
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yvette Wray  England 14.16 12.15 1.64 6.04 2:15.6 4211
4 Jill Ross  Canada 4205
5 Karen Page  New Zealand 4099
6 Ruth Howell  Wales 4022
7 Barbara Beable  New Zealand 3989
8 Julie White  Canada 3940
9 Wendy Phillips  Northern Ireland 3594
10 Jennifer Swanston  Barbados 3517
Glynis Saunders  Australia 14.45 11.34 NM DNS DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-27.