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

Men's long jump
at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Men's long jump ; at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Independence Park, Kingston
Dates	August 8, 1966
Medalists
	← 1962 Perth (AUS) Edinburgh 1970 →

Last updated October 25, 2024

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

Final results
Rank	Name	Nationality	Distance
	Lynn Davies	Wales	26 ft 2+3⁄4 in (7.99 m)
	John Morbey	Bermuda	25 ft 10+3⁄4 in (7.89 m)
	Wellesley Clayton	Jamaica	25 ft 8+1⁄4 in (7.83 m)
4	Allen Crawley	Australia	25 ft 6+3⁄4 in (7.79 m)
5	Victor Brooks	Jamaica	25 ft 1+1⁄4 in (7.65 m)
6	Phil May	Australia	24 ft 7+1⁄4 in (7.50 m)
7	Dave Norris	New Zealand	24 ft 6+1⁄4 in (7.47 m)
8	Julius Sang	Kenya	24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
9	Johnson Amoah	Ghana	23 ft 10+3⁄4 in (7.28 m)
10	George Ogan	Nigeria	23 ft 4 in (7.11 m)
11	Byron Lewis	Jamaica	22 ft 11+1⁄2 in (7.00 m)
12	Fred Alsop	England	22 ft 10+3⁄4 in (6.98 m)
13	Dave Gaskin	England	22 ft 8 in (6.91 m)
14	Randolph Benjamin	Bermuda	22 ft 4+1⁄2 in (6.82 m)
15	Alvin Young	Jamaica	22 ft 2+3⁄4 in (6.78 m)
16	Jerry Wisdom	Bahamas	21 ft 10+1⁄2 in (6.67 m)
17	Maxime Anthony	Mauritius	21 ft 8+1⁄2 in (6.62 m)
18	Silas Tita	Papua New Guinea	18 ft 6+1⁄2 in (5.65 m)

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References

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

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[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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Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Track events
100 yd	men	women
220 yd	men	women
440 yd	men	women
880 yd	men	women
1 mile	men
3 miles	men
6 miles	men
80 m hurdles		women
120 yd hurdles	men
440 yd hurdles	men
3000 m steeplechase	men
4 × 110 yd relay	men	women
4 × 440 yd relay	men
Road events
Marathon	men
20 miles walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Decathlon	men
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