Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump

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The men's long jump event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 8 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica. [1] [2]

Results

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Lynn Davies Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 26 ft 2+3⁄4 in (7.99 m)
Silver medal icon.svg John Morbey Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 25 ft 10+3⁄4 in (7.89 m)
Bronze medal icon.svg Wellesley Clayton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 25 ft 8+1⁄4 in (7.83 m)
4 Allen Crawley Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25 ft 6+3⁄4 in (7.79 m)
5 Victor Brooks Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 25 ft 1+1⁄4 in (7.65 m)
6 Phil May Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24 ft 7+1⁄4 in (7.50 m)
7 Dave Norris Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24 ft 6+1⁄4 in (7.47 m)
8 Julius Sang Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
9 Johnson Amoah Ghana flag 1964.svg  Ghana 23 ft 10+3⁄4 in (7.28 m)
10 George Ogan Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 23 ft 4 in (7.11 m)
11 Byron Lewis Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 22 ft 11+1⁄2 in (7.00 m)
12 Fred Alsop Flag of England.svg  England 22 ft 10+3⁄4 in (6.98 m)
13 Dave Gaskin Flag of England.svg  England 22 ft 8 in (6.91 m)
14 Randolph Benjamin Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 22 ft 4+1⁄2 in (6.82 m)
15 Alvin Young Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 22 ft 2+3⁄4 in (6.78 m)
16 Jerry Wisdom Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas 21 ft 10+1⁄2 in (6.67 m)
17 Maxime Anthony Flag of Mauritius (1923-1968).svg  Mauritius 21 ft 8+1⁄2 in (6.62 m)
18 Silas Tita Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965-1970).svg  Papua New Guinea 18 ft 6+1⁄2 in (5.65 m)

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References

  1. ↑ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Final results". The Age. 10 August 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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