Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump
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 |
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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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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.
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