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Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump

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Men's long jump
at the Commonwealth Games

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

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Gold Silver Bronze
Roy Mitchell
 England
Chris Commons
 Australia
Suresh Babu
 India

Results

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Qualification

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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

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Held on 10 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Roy Mitchell  England 8.06w
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chris Commons  Australia 8.04w
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-25.