The men's long jump event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 29 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Alan Lerwill England
|
Chris Commons Australia
|
Joshua Owusu Ghana
|
Results edit
Qualification edit
Held on 27 January.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Field | Australia |
7.73 | [2] | |
| Chris Commons | Australia |
7.65 | [2] | |
| Tony Moore |  Fiji |
7.65 | ||
| Murray Tolbert | Australia |
7.46 | [2] | |
| 13 | Johnson Mogusu |  Kenya |
7.15 | |
| 14 | Yesaya Mhango |  Malawi |
7.13 | |
| 15 | Charles Lupiya |  Zambia |
7.12 | |
| 16 | Alfred Ogunfeyimi |  Nigeria |
7.10 | |
| 17 | William Clark |  Scotland |
7.07 | |
| 18 | Sakaraia Tuva | Fiji |
5.97 | |
| Kenneth Atkins | Scotland |
NM | ||
| Johnson Amoah | Ghana |
DNS |
Final edit
Held on 29 January.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Alan Lerwill | England |
7.94 | |
 |
Chris Commons | Australia |
7.92 | |
 |
Joshua Owusu | Ghana |
7.75 | |
| 4 | Kingsley Adams | Ghana |
7.68 | |
| 5 | Bruce Field | Australia |
7.63 | |
| 6 | John Okoro | Nigeria |
7.58 | |
| 7 | Fidelis Ndyabagye |  Uganda |
7.50 | |
| 8 | Murray Tolbert | Australia |
7.42 | |
| 9 | Tuariki Delamere |  New Zealand |
7.31 | |
| 10 | Kerry Hill | New Zealand |
7.18 | |
| 11 | William Kirkpatrick |  Northern Ireland |
6.90 | |
| Tony Moore | Fiji |
NM |