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

Women's long jump
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the
1978 Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmen
30 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

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]

Medalists

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

Results

Qualification

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

Held on 11 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sue Reeve  England 6.59
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Erica Hooker  Australia 6.58
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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