Athletics at the 11th Commonwealth Games | |
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Dates | 6–12 August 1978 |
Host city | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ![]() |
Venue | Commonwealth Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Events | 38 |
Participation | 520 athletes from 39 nations |
Records set | 4 Games records |
At the 1978 Commonwealth Games , the athletics events were held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A total of 38 events were contested, 23 for men and 15 for women.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (wind: +7.6 m/s) | ![]() | 10.03 w | ![]() | 10.07 w | ![]() | 10.09 w |
200 metres (wind: +4.4 m/s) | ![]() | 20.12 w | ![]() | 20.18 w | ![]() | 20.43 w |
400 metres | ![]() | 46.34 | ![]() | 46.54 | ![]() | 46.63 |
800 metres | ![]() | 1:46.39 | ![]() | 1:47.30 | ![]() | 1:47.57 |
1500 metres | ![]() | 3:35.48 | ![]() | 3:35.59 | ![]() | 3:35.60 |
5000 metres | ![]() | 13:23.04 | ![]() | 13:29.92 | ![]() | 13:31.35 |
10,000 metres | ![]() | 28:13.65 | ![]() | 28:19.14 | ![]() | 28:34.30 |
Marathon | ![]() | 2:15:40 | ![]() | 2:16:14 | ![]() | 2:16:52 |
3000 metres steeplechase | ![]() | 8:26.54 | ![]() | 8:32.21 | ![]() | 8:34.07 |
110 metres hurdles (wind: +6.2 m/s) | ![]() | 13.70 w | ![]() | 13.73 w | ![]() | 13.73 w |
400 metres hurdles | ![]() | 49.48 | ![]() | 50.04 | ![]() | 50.09 |
4 × 100 metres relay | ![]() Allan Wells David Jenkins Cameron Sharp Drew McMaster | 39.24 | ![]() Edwin Noel Hasely Crawford Christopher Brathwaite Ephraim Serrette | 39.29 | ![]() Errol Quarrie Colin Bradford Oliver Heywood Floyd Brown | 39.33 |
4 × 400 metres relay | ![]() Washington Njiri Daniel Kimaiyo Bill Koskei Joel Ngetich | 3:03.54 | ![]() Clive Barriffe Bertland Cameron Colin Bradford Floyd Brown Seymour Newman* | 3:04.00 | ![]() John Higham Chum Darvall Garry Brown Rick Mitchell | 3:04.23 |
30 kilometres walk | ![]() | 2:22:04 | ![]() | 2:22:59 | ![]() | 2:26:34 |
High jump | ![]() | 2.20 m | ![]() | 2.18 m | ![]() ![]() | 2.15 m |
Pole vault | ![]() | 5.10 m | ![]() | 5.10 m | ![]() | 5.00 m |
Long jump | ![]() | 8.06 m (w) | ![]() | 8.04 m (w) | ![]() | 7.94 m (w) |
Triple jump | ![]() | 17.21 m (w) | ![]() | 16.93 m (w) | ![]() | 16.69 m |
Shot put | ![]() | 19.77 m | ![]() | 19.33 m | ![]() | 18.45 m |
Discus throw | ![]() | 59.70 m | ![]() | 57.30 m | ![]() | 55.48 m |
Hammer throw | ![]() | 71.10 m | ![]() | 69.92 m | ![]() | 68.14 m |
Javelin throw | ![]() | 84.00 m | ![]() | 83.18 m | ![]() | 78.58 m |
Decathlon | ![]() | 8467 pts | ![]() | 7623 pts | ![]() | 7484 pts |
* Host nation (Canada)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 16 | 5 | 12 | 33 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (13 entries) | 38 | 38 | 39 | 115 |