Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump
| Men's long jump at the Commonwealth Games |
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The men's long jump event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 21 and 22 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Lynn Davies Wales
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Phil May Australia
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Alan Lerwill England
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Results
[edit]Qualification
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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| 1 | Phil May | Australia |
8.03w | q |
| 2 | Alan Lerwill | England |
7.78 | q |
| 3 | Geoff Hignett | England |
7.56 | q |
| 4 | Michael Ahey |  Ghana |
7.54 | q |
| 5 | Lynn Davies | Wales |
7.45 | q |
| 6 | Dave Norris |  New Zealand |
7.43 | q |
| 7 | George Ogan |  Nigeria |
7.41 | q |
| 8 | Patrick Onyango Sumba |  Kenya |
7.21 | q |
| 9 | Hamish Robertson |  Scotland |
7.14 | q |
| 10 | Gwyn Williams | Wales |
7.09 | q |
| 11 | Abraham Munabi |  Uganda |
7.07 | q |
| 12 | David Walker | Scotland |
7.05 | q |
| 13 | Granville Buckley |  Antigua and Barbuda |
7.04 | |
| 14 | Sheikh Faye |  Gambia |
7.02 | |
| 15 | Raphael Mlewa |  Tanzania |
6.93 | |
| 16 | Peter Ndovi |  Malawi |
6.92 | |
| 17 | Obed Gardiner |  Bahamas |
6.88 | |
| 18 | Calvin Greenaway | Antigua and Barbuda |
6.84 | |
| 19 | Reynold Edwards | Antigua and Barbuda |
6.61 | |
| 20 | Jack Buga | Uganda |
6.57 | |
| 21 | Orlando Williams |  Sierra Leone |
6.53 | |
| 22 | Don Miller | Bahamas |
6.50 | |
| 23 | Jerry Wisdom | Bahamas |
6.41 | |
| Rick Cuttell |  Canada |
DNS | ||
| Raymond Anthony |  Grenada |
DNS | ||
| Labh Singh |  India |
DNS | ||
| Mohinder Singh Gill | India |
DNS | ||
| John Kanondo | Tanzania |
DNS |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Lynn Davies | Wales |
8.06 | |
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Phil May | Australia |
7.94 | [a] |
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Alan Lerwill | England |
7.94 | [b] |
| 4 | Michael Ahey | Ghana |
7.78 | |
| 5 | Dave Norris | New Zealand |
7.64 | |
| 6 | David Walker | Scotland |
7.51 | |
| 7 | Geoff Hignett | England |
7.49 | |
| 8 | Hamish Robertson | Scotland |
7.37 | |
| 9 | George Ogan | Nigeria |
7.15 | |
| 10 | Gwyn Williams | Wales |
7.14 | |
| 11 | Patrick Onyango Sumba | Kenya |
7.10 | |
| 12 | Abraham Munabi | Uganda |
7.05 |
References
[edit]- Qualification results (p11)
- Final results (p9)
- Australian results
Commonwealth Games champions in men's long jump | |
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