Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump

The men's long jump event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 22 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

Athletics at the 1958 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

Medalists
GoldSilverBronze
Paul Foreman
 Jamaica		 Deryck Taylor
 Jamaica		 Muhammad Ramzan Ali
 Pakistan

Results

Qualification

Qualifying distance: 23 ft (7.01 m)

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
?Ian Tomlinson Australia23 ft 7 3⁄4 in (7.21 m)Q[2]
17Gabuh Piging North Borneo22 ft 11 1⁄2 in (7.00 m)
18Jim McCann Australia22 ft 9 1⁄4 in (6.94 m)
19Maurice Rich Australia22 ft 9 in (6.93 m)
20Gordon Hamilton Northern Ireland22 ft 7 1⁄2 in (6.90 m)
21Thomas Cairns Northern Ireland22 ft 0 1⁄2 in (6.72 m)
22Francis Tommy Sierra Leone21 ft 11 3⁄4 in (6.70 m)
23Ray Gazard Wales21 ft 8 1⁄2 in (6.62 m)
24Dennis Cakebread England21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
25Hector Hogan Australia21 ft 5 in (6.53 m)
26Learie Scipio Trinidad and Tobago21 ft 3 in (6.48 m)
27J. Agbo Ghana21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
28Joseph Lee Gut-Hing Sarawak21 ft 0 3⁄4 in (6.42 m)
29Pattiyage Victor Ceylon20 ft 7 in (6.27 m)
30Godrey Roberts Saint Vincent and the Grenadines19 ft 5 1⁄2 in (5.93 m)
Alex Grant ScotlandNM
Mohinder Singh IndiaDNS
T. E. Patel MauritiusDNS
Lloyd Anderson Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesDNS
Joe Goddard Trinidad and TobagoDNS

Final

[3]

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Paul Foreman Jamaica24 ft 6 1⁄4 in (7.47 m)
Deryck Taylor Jamaica24 ft 6 1⁄4 in (7.47 m)
Muhammad Ramzan Ali Pakistan24 ft 0 1⁄2 in (7.33 m)
4Ian Tomlinson Australia23 ft 11 1⁄2 in (7.30 m)
5Roy Cruttenden England23 ft 10 1⁄2 in (7.28 m)
6Roy Williams New Zealand23 ft 10 in (7.26 m)
7Jack Smyth Canada23 ft 5 3⁄4 in (7.16 m)
8Dave Norris New Zealand23 ft 5 1⁄2 in (7.15 m)
9Keith Parker England23 ft 3 1⁄4 in (7.09 m)
10Victor Odofin Nigeria23 ft 2 3⁄4 in (7.08 m)
11Ken Wilmshurst England23 ft 2 1⁄2 in (7.07 m)
12Ram Mehar India23 ft 1 in (7.04 m)
13Lawrence Ogwang Uganda22 ft 10 3⁄4 in (6.98 m)
14Karim Olowu Nigeria22 ft 10 1⁄2 in (6.97 m)
15Desmond Luke Sierra Leone22 ft 10 1⁄4 in (6.97 m)
16John Woolley Wales21 ft 3 in (6.48 m)

References
  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. Australian results
  3. "Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record". The Manchester Guardian. 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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