Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's long jump

The women's long jump event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 7 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1][2][3]

Women's long jump
at the Commonwealth Games

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Yvette Williams   New Zealand 19 ft 11+12 in (6.08 m) GR
  Thelma Hopkins   Northern Ireland 19 ft 2 in (5.84 m)
  Jean Desforges   England 19 ft 2 in (5.84 m)
4 Rosella Thorne   Canada 17 ft 10+14 in (5.44 m)
5 Ann Johnson   England 17 ft 9+12 in (5.42 m)
6 Annabelle Murray   Canada 17 ft 8+12 in (5.40 m)
7 Gwen Wallace   Australia 17 ft 4+34 in (5.30 m)
8 Margery Squires   Canada 17 ft 4+34 in (5.30 m)
9 Thelma Jones   Bermuda 17 ft 2+34 in (5.25 m)
10 Edna Maskell   Northern Rhodesia 16 ft 7+34 in (5.07 m)
11 Dorothy Tyler   England 16 ft 7+14 in (5.06 m)
12 Pearline Thornhill-Fisher   Northern Rhodesia 16 ft 4+14 in (4.98 m)
13 Betty Blackburn   New Zealand 16 ft 0+12 in (4.89 m)
14 Sainiana Sorowale   Fiji 15 ft 7+14 in (4.76 m)
Marlene Middlemiss   Australia DNS
Heather Walker   Canada DNS
Patricia Devine   Scotland DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 9 August 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Final results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2020.