Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump
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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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp |title=Results |access-date=2018-02-25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp |archive-date=2012-09-14 |url-status=dead }}
Medalists
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| width=200 bgcolor=gold|Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver|Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966|Bronze |
Roy Mitchell {{ENG}} |Chris Commons |Suresh Babu |
Results
=Qualification=
Held on 8 August
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Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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| {{hs|1}} | align=left| Chris Commons | align=left| {{AUS}} | 7.81w | q |
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| {{hs|2}} | align=left| Ken Lorraway | align=left| {{AUS}} | 7.35 | q |
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| {{hs|3}} | align=left| Elijah Mbaabu | align=left| {{KEN}} | 7.25 | q |
13 | align=left| Steve Hanna | align=left| {{BAH}} | 7.22 | |
14 | align=left| Barry Boyd | align=left| {{CAN}} | 7.17 | |
15 | align=left| Ronald Chambers | align=left| {{JAM}} | 6.86 | |
16 | align=left| Emmanuel Mbogo | align=left| {{TAN}} | 6.85 | |
17 | align=left| James Malleh Wadda | align=left| {{GAM}} | 6.54 |
=Final=
Held on 10 August
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Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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{{gold1}} | align=left| Roy Mitchell | align=left| {{ENG}} | 8.06w | |
{{silver2}} | align=left| Chris Commons | align=left| {{AUS}} | 8.04w | |
{{bronze3}} | align=left| Suresh Babu | align=left| {{IND}} | 7.94w | |
{{sort|04|4}} | align=left| Dennis Trott | align=left| {{BER}} | 7.89 | |
{{sort|05|5}} | align=left| Richard Rock | align=left| {{CAN}} | 7.85 | |
{{sort|06|6}} | align=left| Emmanuel Mifetu | align=left| {{GHA}} | 7.82 | |
{{sort|07|7}} | align=left| Bogger Mushanga | align=left| {{flag|Zambia|1964}} | 7.68 | |
{{sort|08|8}} | align=left| Ken Lorraway | align=left| {{AUS}} | 7.57w | |
{{sort|09|9}} | align=left| William Kirkpatrick | align=left| {{NIR}} | 7.53 | |
10 | align=left| Jim McAndrew | align=left| {{CAN}} | 7.48 | |
11 | align=left| Ravi Kumara | align=left| {{IND}} | 7.41 | |
{{hs|12}} | align=left| Elijah Mbaabu | align=left| {{KEN}} | {{sort|0.00|DNS}} |
References
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- [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/12381666 Final results (The Canberra Times)]
- [http://athhistory.sportstg.com/international/int47.htm Australian results]
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