Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump
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]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Roy Mitchell England
|
Chris Commons Australia
|
Suresh Babu India
|
Results[]
Qualification[]
Held on 8 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Commons | Australia |
7.81w | q | |
| Ken Lorraway | Australia |
7.35 | q | |
 Kenya |
7.25 | q | ||
| 13 | Steve Hanna |  Bahamas |
7.22 | |
| 14 |  Canada |
7.17 | ||
| 15 |  Jamaica |
6.86 | ||
| 16 |  Tanzania |
6.85 | ||
| 17 |  Gambia |
6.54 |
Final[]
Held on 10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
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 |  Ghana |
7.82 | ||
| 7 | Bogger Mushanga |  Zambia |
7.68 | |
| 8 | Ken Lorraway | Australia |
7.57w | |
| 9 |  Northern Ireland |
7.53 | ||
| 10 | Jim McAndrew | Canada |
7.48 | |
| 11 | India |
7.41 | ||
| Kenya |
DNS |
References[]
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Long jump at the Commonwealth Games