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

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Women's long jump
at the Commonwealth Games

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]

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yvette Williams  New Zealand 19 ft 11+12 in (6.08 m) GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thelma Hopkins  Northern Ireland 19 ft 2 in (5.84 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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.