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

GoldSilverBronze
Roy Mitchell
 England
Chris Commons
 Australia
Suresh Babu
 India

Results

Qualification

Held on 8 August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Chris Commons Australia7.81wq
Ken Lorraway Australia7.35q
Elijah Mbaabu Kenya7.25q
13Steve Hanna Bahamas7.22
14Barry Boyd Canada7.17
15Ronald Chambers Jamaica6.86
16Emmanuel Mbogo Tanzania6.85
17James Malleh Wadda Gambia6.54

Final

Held on 10 August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Roy Mitchell England8.06w
Chris Commons Australia8.04w
Suresh Babu India7.94w
4Dennis Trott Bermuda7.89
5Richard Rock Canada7.85
6Emmanuel Mifetu Ghana7.82
7Bogger Mushanga Zambia7.68
8Ken Lorraway Australia7.57w
9William Kirkpatrick Northern Ireland7.53
10Jim McAndrew Canada7.48
11Ravi Kumara India7.41
Elijah Mbaabu KenyaDNS

References

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