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

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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[edit]

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

Results[edit]

Qualification[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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