Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Appearance
Athletics at the 11th Commonwealth Games | |
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Dates | 6–12 August 1978 |
Host city | Edmonton, Alberta, Kanada![]() |
Venue | Commonwealth Stadium |
Ebene | Senior |
Events | 38 |
Participation | 520 athletes from 39 nations |
Records set | 4 Games records |
At the 1978 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A total of 38 events were contested, 23 for men and 15 for women.
Medal summary
[edit]Men
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (wind: +7.6 m/s) |
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10.03 w | ![]() |
10.07 w | ![]() |
10.09 w |
200 metres (wind: +4.4 m/s) |
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20.12 w | ![]() |
20.18 w | ![]() |
20.43 w |
400 metres |
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46.34 | ![]() |
46.54 | ![]() |
46.63 |
800 metres |
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1:46.39 | ![]() |
1:47.30 | ![]() |
1:47.57 |
1500 metres |
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3:35.48 | ![]() |
3:35.59 | ![]() |
3:35.60 |
5000 metres |
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13:23.04 | ![]() |
13:29.92 | ![]() |
13:31.35 |
10,000 metres |
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28:13.65 | ![]() |
28:19.14 | ![]() |
28:34.30 |
Marathon |
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2:15:40 | ![]() |
2:16:14 | ![]() |
2:16:52 |
3000 metres steeplechase |
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8:26.54 | ![]() |
8:32.21 | ![]() |
8:34.07 |
110 metres hurdles (wind: +6.2 m/s) |
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13.70 w | ![]() |
13.73 w | ![]() |
13.73 w |
400 metres hurdles |
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49.48 | ![]() |
50.04 | ![]() |
50.09 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
![]() Allan Wells David Jenkins Cameron Sharp Drew McMaster |
39.24 | ![]() Edwin Noel Hasely Crawford Christopher Brathwaite Ephraim Serrette |
39.29 | ![]() Errol Quarrie Colin Bradford Oliver Heywood Floyd Brown |
39.33 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
![]() Washington Njiri Daniel Kimaiyo Bill Koskei Joel Ngetich |
3:03.54 | ![]() Clive Barriffe Bertland Cameron Colin Bradford Floyd Brown Seymour Newman* |
3:04.00 | ![]() John Higham Chum Darvall Garry Brown Rick Mitchell |
3:04.23 |
30 kilometres walk |
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2:22:04 | ![]() |
2:22:59 | ![]() |
2:26:34 |
High jump |
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2.20 m | ![]() |
2.18 m | ![]() ![]() |
2.15 m |
Pole vault |
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5.10 m | ![]() |
5.10 m | ![]() |
5.00 m |
Long jump |
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8.06 m (w) | ![]() |
8.04 m (w) | ![]() |
7.94 m (w) |
Triple jump |
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17.21 m (w) | ![]() |
16.93 m (w) | ![]() |
16.69 m |
Shot put |
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19.77 m | ![]() |
19.33 m | ![]() |
18.45 m |
Discus throw |
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59.70 m | ![]() |
57.30 m | ![]() |
55.48 m |
Hammer throw |
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71.10 m | ![]() |
69.92 m | ![]() |
68.14 m |
Javelin throw |
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84.00 m | ![]() |
83.18 m | ![]() |
78.58 m |
Decathlon |
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8467 pts | ![]() |
7623 pts | ![]() |
7484 pts |
Women
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (wind: +2.9 m/s) |
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11.27 w | ![]() |
11.35 w | ![]() |
11.37 w |
200 metres (wind: +5.1 m/s) |
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22.82 w | ![]() |
22.89 w | ![]() |
22.93 w |
400 metres |
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51.69 | ![]() |
52.94 | ![]() |
53.06 |
800 metres |
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2:02.82 | ![]() |
2:02.87 | ![]() |
2:03.10 |
1500 metres |
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4:06.34 GR | ![]() |
4:07.53 | ![]() |
4:08.14 |
3000 metres |
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9:12.95 | ![]() |
9:20.69 | ![]() |
9:24.05 |
100 metres hurdles (wind: +3.6 m/s) |
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12.98w | ![]() |
13.08w | ![]() |
13.17w |
4 × 100 metres relay |
![]() Beverley Goddard Kathy Smallwood Sharon Colyear Sonia Lannaman |
43.70 | ![]() Angela Bailey Margaret Howe Marjorie Bailey Patty Loverock |
44.26 | ![]() Colleen Beazley Denise Boyd Lyn Jacenko Roxanne Gelle |
44.78 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
![]() Ruth Kennedy Joslyn Hoyte Verona Elder Donna Hartley |
3:27.19 GR | ![]() Bethanie Nail Denise Boyd Maxine Corcoran Judy Peckham |
3:28.65 | ![]() Anne Mackie-Morelli Debbie Campbell Margaret Stride Rachelle Campbell |
3:35.83 |
High jump |
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1.93 m GR | ![]() |
1.90 m | ![]() |
1.83 m |
Long jump |
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6.59 m | ![]() |
6.58 m | ![]() |
6.52 m |
Shot put |
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17.31 m | ![]() |
16.45 m | ![]() |
16.14 m |
Discus throw |
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62.16 m | ![]() |
57.60 m | ![]() |
56.64 m |
Javelin throw |
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61.34 m | ![]() |
54.52 m | ![]() |
53.60 m |
Pentathlon |
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4768 pts GR | ![]() |
4222 pts | ![]() |
4211 pts |
Medal table
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Dave_Moorcroft.jpg/220px-Dave_Moorcroft.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Tessa_Sanderson-2.jpg/220px-Tessa_Sanderson-2.jpg)
* Host nation (Kanada)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 16 | 5 | 12 | 33 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (13 entries) | 38 | 38 | 39 | 115 |
Participating nations
[edit]Antigua und Barbuda (5)
Australien (44)
Bahamas (6)
Bangladesch (1)
Barbados (6)
Belize (1)
Bermuda (19)
Kanada (78)
Cayman-Inseln (2)
Zypern (1)
England (87)
Gambia (10)
Ghana (16)
Gibraltar (3)
Grenada (2)
Guyana (3)
Indien (9)
Isle of Man (6)
Jamaika (20)
Jersey (1)
Kenia (45)
Lesotho (8)
Malaysia (5)
Mauritius (5)
Neuseeland (28)
Northern Ireland (13)
St. Kitts und Nevis (2)
St. Lucia (6)
St. Vincent und die Grenadinen (4)
Scotland (25)
Sierra Leone (3)
Singapur (1)
Sri Lanka (1)
Swasiland (1)
Tansania (16)
Trinidad und Tobago (12)
Turks- und Caicosinseln (5)
Wales (16)
Sambia (4)
References
[edit]- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.