The men's triple jump event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 12 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Keith Connor England
|
Ian Campbell Australia
|
Aston Moore England
|
Results edit
Qualification edit
Held on 11 August
Qualification: 15.50 m (Q) or at least 12 best (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Campbell | Australia |
16.56 | Q | |
| Ken Lorraway | Australia |
15.63 | Q | |
| 14 | Bogger Mushanga |  Zambia |
15.45 | |
| 15 | Ronald Chambers |  Jamaica |
15.44 | |
| James Malleh Wadda |  Gambia |
NM | ||
| Suresh Babu |  India |
DNS |
Final edit
Held on 12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Keith Connor | England |
17.21w | |
 |
Ian Campbell | Australia |
16.93w | |
 |
Aston Moore | England |
16.69 | |
| 4 | Ken Lorraway | Australia |
16.27 | |
| 5 | Mike Nipinak |  Canada |
16.24 | |
| 6 | Phil Wood |  New Zealand |
16.05 | |
| 7 | Steve Hanna |  Bahamas |
15.97 | |
| 8 | David Johnson | England |
15.84 | |
| 9 | John Phillips |  Wales |
15.59 | |
| 10 | Dave Watt | Canada |
15.29 | |
| 11 | Gideon Cheruiyot |  Kenya |
15.28 | |
| 12 | Gerry Swan |  Bermuda |
15.06 | |
| 13 | Maxwell Peters |  Antigua and Barbuda |
15.06 |
References edit
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-26.