Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Women's long jump

The women's long jump event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 10 and 11 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]

Women's long jump
at the Commonwealth Games

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Sue Reeve
  England
Erica Hooker
  Australia
June Griffith
  Guyana

Results

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Qualification

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Held on 10 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
Erica Hooker   Australia 6.16 q
Lynette Jacenko   Australia 6.16 q
13 Jennifer Swanston   Barbados 5.52
Charity Muhuhe   Kenya DNS
Hannah Bantamoi   Sierra Leone DNS

Final

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Held on 11 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Sue Reeve   England 6.59
  Erica Hooker   Australia 6.58
  June Griffith   Guyana 6.52
4 Susan Hearnshaw   England 6.40
5 Shonel Ferguson   Bahamas 6.24
6 Jeanette Yawson   Ghana 6.19
7 Ruth Howell   Wales 6.17
8 Lynette Jacenko   Australia 6.14
9 Jill Ross   Canada 6.07
10 Diane Jones-Konihowski   Canada 6.05
11 Noeline Hodgins   New Zealand 5.86
12 Esther Otieno   Kenya 5.84

References

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