Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
30 km 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 | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
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]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Roy Mitchell England | Chris Commons Australia | Suresh Babu India |
Held on 8 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Chris Commons | Australia | 7.81w | q | |
Ken Lorraway | Australia | 7.35 | q | |
Elijah Mbaabu | Kenya | 7.25 | q | |
13 | Steve Hanna | Bahamas | 7.22 | |
14 | Barry Boyd | Canada | 7.17 | |
15 | Ronald Chambers | Jamaica | 6.86 | |
16 | Emmanuel Mbogo | Tanzania | 6.85 | |
17 | James Malleh Wadda | Gambia | 6.54 |
Held on 10 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Roy Mitchell | England | 8.06w | ||
Chris Commons | Australia | 8.04w | ||
Suresh Babu | India | 7.94w | ||
4 | Dennis Trott | Bermuda | 7.89 | |
5 | Richard Rock | Canada | 7.85 | |
6 | Emmanuel Mifetu | Ghana | 7.82 | |
7 | Bogger Mushanga | Zambia | 7.68 | |
8 | Ken Lorraway | Australia | 7.57w | |
9 | William Kirkpatrick | Northern Ireland | 7.53 | |
10 | Jim McAndrew | Canada | 7.48 | |
11 | Ravi Kumara | India | 7.41 | |
Elijah Mbaabu | Kenya | DNS |
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