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]

Men's long jump
at the Commonwealth Games

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Roy Mitchell
  England
Chris Commons
  Australia
Suresh Babu
  India

Results

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Qualification

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Held on 8 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
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

Final

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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 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

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-25.