Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Women's long jump

The women's long jump event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 13 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] [2]

Results edit

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Mary Rand   England 20 ft 10+12 in (6.36 m)
  Sheila Parkin   England 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m)
  Violet Odogwu   Nigeria 20 ft 2+14 in (6.15 m)
4 Alix Jamieson   Scotland 19 ft 10+12 in (6.06 m)
5 Helen Frith   Australia 19 ft 7+14 in (5.98 m)
6 Jenny Wingerson   Canada 19 ft 2+12 in (5.85 m)
7 Pam Kilborn   Australia 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m)
8 Catherine Chapman   Canada 18 ft 11+14 in (5.77 m)
9 Ann Wilson   England 18 ft 9+14 in (5.72 m)
10 Gwenda Hurst   England 18 ft 5+12 in (5.63 m)
11 Alice Annum   Ghana 18 ft 5+14 in (5.62 m)
12 Althea Callender   Barbados 18 ft 3 in (5.56 m)
13 Beverley Welsh   Jamaica 17 ft 11 in (5.46 m)
14 Cynthia Smith   Jamaica 17 ft 10+12 in (5.45 m)
15 Ana Ramacake   Fiji 16 ft 9+34 in (5.12 m)
16 Esther Maganga   Tanzania 15 ft 10+14 in (4.83 m)
17 Annette Simmonds   Antigua and Barbuda 13 ft 10+34 in (4.24 m)
Carmen Smith   Jamaica DNS

References edit

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Final results". The Guardian. 15 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.