Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump

Men's long jump
at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
VenueMeadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
Dates21 and 22 July 1970
Medalists
gold medal Lynn Davies   Wales
silver medal Phil May   Australia
bronze medal Alan Lerwill   England
Athletics at the 1970 British
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
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 relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 mile walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

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]

Medallists

Medallists
Gold Silver Bronze
Lynn Davies
 Wales 		Phil May
 Australia 		Alan Lerwill
 England

Results

Qualification

Qualification for the final—top twelve (q)
Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
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

Final results
Rank Name Nationality Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lynn Davies  Wales 8.06
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Phil May  Australia 7.94 [a]
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
  1. ^ Second best jump: 7.89 m
  2. ^ Second best jump: 7.86 m

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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