Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and 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 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 22 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales. [1]

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Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Paul Foreman
Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 		Deryck Taylor
Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 		Muhammad Ramzan Ali
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan

Results

Qualification

Qualifying distance: 23 ft (7.01 m)

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
 ? Ian Tomlinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 23 ft 7+3⁄4 in (7.21 m)Q [2]
17 Gabuh Piging Flag of North Borneo (1948-1963).svg  North Borneo 22 ft 11+1⁄2 in (7.00 m)
18 Jim McCann Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22 ft 9+1⁄4 in (6.94 m)
19 Maurice Rich Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22 ft 9 in (6.93 m)
20 Gordon Hamilton Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 22 ft 7+1⁄2 in (6.90 m)
21 Thomas Cairns Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 22 ft 0+1⁄2 in (6.72 m)
22 Francis Tommy Flag of Sierra Leone 1916-1961.gif Sierra Leone 21 ft 11+3⁄4 in (6.70 m)
23 Ray Gazard Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales 21 ft 8+1⁄2 in (6.62 m)
24 Dennis Cakebread Flag of England.svg  England 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
25 Hector Hogan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21 ft 5 in (6.53 m)
26 Learie Scipio Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889-1958).svg  Trinidad and Tobago 21 ft 3 in (6.48 m)
27J. AgboFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
28 Joseph Lee Gut-Hing Flag of Sarawak (1947-1963).svg  Sarawak 21 ft 0+3⁄4 in (6.42 m)
29 Pattiyage Victor Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon 20 ft 7 in (6.27 m)
30 Godrey Roberts Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1907-1979).svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19 ft 5+1⁄2 in (5.93 m)
Alex Grant Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland NM
Mohinder Singh Flag of India.svg  India DNS
T. E. PatelFlag of Mauritius (1923-1968).svg  Mauritius DNS
Lloyd Anderson Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1907-1979).svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines DNS
Joe Goddard Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889-1958).svg  Trinidad and Tobago DNS

Final

[3]

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Paul Foreman Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 24 ft 6+1⁄4 in (7.47 m)
Silver medal icon.svg Deryck Taylor Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 24 ft 6+1⁄4 in (7.47 m)
Bronze medal icon.svg Muhammad Ramzan Ali Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 24 ft 0+1⁄2 in (7.33 m)
4 Ian Tomlinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 23 ft 11+1⁄2 in (7.30 m)
5 Roy Cruttenden Flag of England.svg  England 23 ft 10+1⁄2 in (7.28 m)
6 Roy Williams Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 23 ft 10 in (7.26 m)
7 Jack Smyth Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada 23 ft 5+3⁄4 in (7.16 m)
8 Dave Norris Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 23 ft 5+1⁄2 in (7.15 m)
9 Keith Parker Flag of England.svg  England 23 ft 3+1⁄4 in (7.09 m)
10 Victor Odofin Flag of Nigeria (1914-1952).svg  Nigeria 23 ft 2+3⁄4 in (7.08 m)
11 Ken Wilmshurst Flag of England.svg  England 23 ft 2+1⁄2 in (7.07 m)
12 Ram Mehar Flag of India.svg  India 23 ft 1 in (7.04 m)
13 Lawrence Ogwang Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  Uganda 22 ft 10+3⁄4 in (6.98 m)
14 Karim Olowu Flag of Nigeria (1914-1952).svg  Nigeria 22 ft 10+1⁄2 in (6.97 m)
15 Desmond Luke Flag of Sierra Leone 1916-1961.gif Sierra Leone 22 ft 10+1⁄4 in (6.97 m)
16 John Woolley Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales 21 ft 3 in (6.48 m)

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References

  1. ↑ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Australian results [usurped]
  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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