Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump

The men's long jump event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 22 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
Paul Foreman
  Jamaica
Deryck Taylor
  Jamaica
Muhammad Ramzan Ali
  Pakistan

Results edit

Qualification edit

Qualifying distance: 23 ft (7.01 m)

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
? Ian Tomlinson   Australia 23 ft 7+34 in (7.21 m) Q[2]
17 Gabuh Piging   North Borneo 22 ft 11+12 in (7.00 m)
18 Jim McCann   Australia 22 ft 9+14 in (6.94 m)
19 Maurice Rich   Australia 22 ft 9 in (6.93 m)
20 Gordon Hamilton   Northern Ireland 22 ft 7+12 in (6.90 m)
21 Thomas Cairns   Northern Ireland 22 ft 0+12 in (6.72 m)
22 Francis Tommy   Sierra Leone 21 ft 11+34 in (6.70 m)
23 Ray Gazard   Wales 21 ft 8+12 in (6.62 m)
24 Dennis Cakebread   England 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
25 Hector Hogan   Australia 21 ft 5 in (6.53 m)
26 Learie Scipio   Trinidad and Tobago 21 ft 3 in (6.48 m)
27 J. Agbo   Ghana 21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
28 Joseph Lee Gut-Hing   Sarawak 21 ft 0+34 in (6.42 m)
29 Pattiyage Victor   Ceylon 20 ft 7 in (6.27 m)
30 Godrey Roberts   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19 ft 5+12 in (5.93 m)
Alex Grant   Scotland NM
Mohinder Singh   India DNS
T. E. Patel   Mauritius DNS
Lloyd Anderson   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines DNS
Joe Goddard   Trinidad and Tobago DNS

Final edit

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Paul Foreman   Jamaica 24 ft 6+14 in (7.47 m)
  Deryck Taylor   Jamaica 24 ft 6+14 in (7.47 m)
  Muhammad Ramzan Ali   Pakistan 24 ft 0+12 in (7.33 m)
4 Ian Tomlinson   Australia 23 ft 11+12 in (7.30 m)
5 Roy Cruttenden   England 23 ft 10+12 in (7.28 m)
6 Roy Williams   New Zealand 23 ft 10 in (7.26 m)
7 Jack Smyth   Canada 23 ft 5+34 in (7.16 m)
8 Dave Norris   New Zealand 23 ft 5+12 in (7.15 m)
9 Keith Parker   England 23 ft 3+14 in (7.09 m)
10 Victor Odofin   Nigeria 23 ft 2+34 in (7.08 m)
11 Ken Wilmshurst   England 23 ft 2+12 in (7.07 m)
12 Ram Mehar   India 23 ft 1 in (7.04 m)
13 Lawrence Ogwang   Uganda 22 ft 10+34 in (6.98 m)
14 Karim Olowu   Nigeria 22 ft 10+12 in (6.97 m)
15 Desmond Luke   Sierra Leone 22 ft 10+14 in (6.97 m)
16 John Woolley   Wales 21 ft 3 in (6.48 m)

References edit

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ Australian results
  3. ^ "Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record". The Manchester Guardian. 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.